Wang Wei
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Wang Wei (699 – 759), Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman.

## Official history

> 王維，字摩詰。九歲知屬辭，與弟縉齊名，資孝友。開元初，擢進士，調太樂丞，坐累為濟州司倉參軍。張九齡執政，擢右拾遺。歷監察御史。母喪，毀幾不生。服除，累遷給事中。

— 新唐书/卷202[^zhengshi]

## Basic facts

- Born: 699[^wikidata]
- Died: 759[^wikidata]
- Birthplace: [Yongji](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yongji.html)[^wikidata]

Updated: 2026-10-29

Tags:
- Ancient China https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/ancient-china.html

Relations:
- Born in: Yongji https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yongji.html

Sources:
- Wikidata Q313605 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313605
- 王维（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%8B%E7%BB%B4
- 新唐书/卷202（维基文库） https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7202