Sui and Tang · Official

Wang Dan 王淡

Died AD 807

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Dan was an official.

Life and dates

Death

AD 807 元和中
Murdered and cannibalized · Authority Li Qi (李錡)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 62

Attested activity

AD 807 元和李锜
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 62

Career and standing

acting commissioner 留後
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 62

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 181Volume 181 Biographies 106: Chen, Three Li's, Cao, Liu · 1 passage

會使者召锜，稱疾，留後王淡為具行，锜怒，陰教士臠食之，即脅使者為眾奏天子，幸得留。 When an imperial envoy summoned Qi to court, Qi feigned illness and had the acting commissioner Wang Dan prepare to go in his place; enraged, Qi secretly had soldiers dismember and eat Dan, then forced the envoy to petition the throne in the troops' name and was allowed to stay.