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Wang Huang was a rebel and Merchant.
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 93Biographies of Han Xin (King of Han) and Lu Wan · 10 passages
（與）其與白土人曼丘臣、王黃等立趙苗裔趙利為王，復收信敗散兵，而與信及冒頓謀攻漢。
Together with Manqiu Chen and Wang Huang, men of Baitu, they set up Zhao Li, a scion of the Zhao royal house, as king. They rallied Xin's defeated and scattered troops and, together with Xin and Modu, plotted to attack Han.
匈奴仗左右賢王將萬餘騎與王黃等屯廣武以南，至晉陽，與漢兵戰，漢大破之，追至于離石，復破之。
The Xiongnu deployed their Wise Kings of the Left and Right with more than ten thousand cavalry, who joined Wang Huang's forces and encamped south of Guangwu, advancing as far as Jinyang. They engaged the Han army, but Han won a decisive victory, pursuing them to Lishi and defeating them once more.
漢十年，信令王黃等說誤陳豨。
In the tenth year of the Han dynasty, Xin had Wang Huang and others persuade and lead Chen Xi astray.
當是時，陳豨使王黃求救匈奴。
At this time, Chen Xi sent Wang Huang to request assistance from the Xiongnu.
豨恐，陰令客通使王黃、曼丘臣所。
Chen Xi grew fearful and secretly sent retainers to make contact with Wang Huang and Manqiu Chen.
九月，遂與王黃等反，自立為代王，劫略趙、代。
In the ninth month, he rebelled together with Wang Huang and the others, proclaimed himself King of Dai, and plundered the territories of Zhao and Dai.
曰：「王黃、曼丘臣，皆故賈人。」
Those present replied: 'Wang Huang and Manqiu Chen. Both are former merchants.'
乃各以千金購黃、臣等。
He then placed a bounty of a thousand catties of gold each on the heads of Wang Huang, Manqiu Chen, and the others.
十一年冬，漢兵擊斬陳豨將侯敞、王黃於曲逆下，破豨將張春於聊城，斬首萬餘。
In the winter of the eleventh year, the Han army attacked and beheaded Chen Xi's generals Hou Chang and Wang Huang below the walls of Quni, and defeated his general Zhang Chun at Liaocheng, taking more than ten thousand heads.
王黃、曼丘臣其麾下受購賞之，皆生得，以故陳豨軍遂敗。
Wang Huang and Manqiu Chen were captured alive by their own subordinates, who had been lured by the bounties. With their generals gone, Chen Xi's army collapsed.