Wang Helang (王郃郎)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Helang as a military officer. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Helang	王郃郎	Wang Helang

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Uncertain

Roles

Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 光化二年 · Western Year: AD 899
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:016:s0052

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 16Volume 16 Book of Later Liang 16: Biographies 6: Ge Congzhou, Xie Yanzhang, He Zhen, Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou, Zhang Guibian · 2 passages

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從周等極力死戰，大敗燕人，擒都將薛突厥、王郃郎等。 They fought to the death and captured Xue Tujue and Wang Helang.

從周追襲至青山口，斬首五千級，獲其將王郃郎、楊師悅等，得馬千匹，表授檢校太保，兼徐州兩使留後，尋為兗州節度使。 Pursuing to Qingshan he took five thousand heads and became Yan commissioner and honorary Grand Guardian.