Wang Xiao-Lian

Japanese: 王孝廉 - おう こうれん
Wang Xiao-Lian
?-815 An official from the Balhae Kingdom.
He came to Japan as an ambassador in the 5th year of the Kōnin era (814). In the 6th year he was awarded the rank of Junior Third Rank. In the same year he encountered adverse winds on his way back to Japan and was washed ashore in Echizen (Fukui Prefecture), where he died of illness. Kukai mourned his death and composed a poem. Poems written during his stay are also included in the "Bunka Shūreishū."

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
?-815 渤海(ぼっかい)の官吏。
弘仁(こうにん)5年(814)大使として来日。6年従三位をさずけられた。同年帰国の途中逆風にあい越前(えちぜん)(福井県)に漂着,病死した。空海はその死をいたみ,詩をつくっている。また「文華秀麗集」には滞在中の詩がのせられている。

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