Wang Guan (王瓘) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Guan was an official and Rebel.

Life and dates

Death

Cause Decapitated by Yancong while hunting · With Liu Yancong (劉彥琮)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 145

Attested activity

AD 890 to AD 900 武皇時叛絳
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passages 143, 145

Career and standing

prefect of Jiang 絳州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 143

Events and relationships

Rebelled at Jiang
Rebellion · Rebel
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 143

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 61Volume 61 Book of Later Tang 37: Biographies 13: An Jinquan, An Yuanxin, An Zhongba, Liu Xun, Zhang Jingxun, Liu Yancong, Yuan Jianfeng, Xifang Ye, Zhang Zunhui, Sun Zhang · 3 passages

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先是，絳州刺史王瓘叛，武皇言於彥琮，意欲致之。 Earlier the Jiang prefect Wang Guan had rebelled; the Martial Emperor told Yancong he wanted Guan brought in.

無幾，從略於汾、晉之郊，彥琮奔絳，瓘以為附己，待之甚厚，因命為騎將。 Soon, on a raid near Fen and Jin, Yancong defected to Jiang; Guan thought he had come over willingly, treated him generously, and made him a cavalry officer.

會瓘出獵，於馳驅之際，彥琮刃瓘之首來獻，武皇甚奇之。 When Guan went hunting, Yancong struck off his head in mid-gallop and presented it to the Martial Emperor, who was astonished.