Overview
Wang Jian was a Former Shu Emperor.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Brother the Eighth | 八哥 | Bage |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 918 在位十二年，年七十二Age Value: 72 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 85
- Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 71, passage 133
Age
- 72AD 918 年七十二 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 85
Attested activity
- AD 908 天祐五年六月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 89
- AD 911 五年，改元通正Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 83-84
- AD 887 光啟三年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 30, 35-36
- AD 887 光啟三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 37-38
- AD 885 光啟初Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 16-17
- AD 891 to AD 918 及據蜀Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 137
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- AD 891 to AD 918 及王建據蜀Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 152
- AD 880 to AD 887 吾在神策軍時Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 143
- AD 875 to AD 880 唐末Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 1-3
- AD 918 在位十二年，年七十二Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 85, 88
- AD 891 大順末Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 67
- AD 904 天子遷雒陽Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 74-75
- AD 901 to AD 903 天復初Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 71-73
- AD 905 to AD 907 天祐二年至開平初Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passages 160, 179-180
- AD 908 天祐五年九月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 13
- AD 880 to AD 881 廣明中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 4-5, 7
- AD 891 to AD 892 後建大起蜀軍Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 68
- AD 881 to AD 885 復光死Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 8, 10, 13-15
- AD 889 to AD 891 既有蜀土Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 64
- AD 888 昭宗即位
- AD 904 昭宗改元天祐Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 33
- AD 892 to AD 893 景福中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 69-70
- AD 907 梁祖將謀強禪Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 79
- AD 907 梁祖開國Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 81-82
- AD 907 王建之僭號Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 142
- AD 907 to AD 918 王建以為武信軍節度使Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 26
- AD 907 to AD 918 王建僭號，以格為宰相。Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 71, passage 130
- AD 880 to AD 887 王建在許下時Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 136
- AD 889 龍紀元年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 58-59
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Tian Lingzi (田令孜)adoptive son 假子 · Adoptive parentage · AD 881 to AD 885 復光死
father and son 父子 · Claimed parentageDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 14, 22, 25, 51, 54 - Parent of Wang Yan (王衍)forebear 先人 · paternal line
son 子
successor/son 嗣
youngest son 幼子 - Spouse of Mother of Wang Yan (其母)mother of his son 母 · UncertainStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 86, 90
- Parent of Wang Zongbi (王宗弼)son 子Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 44, passages 30, 120
- Kinship Role sons · Count 2Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 30
- Kinship Role family members · Quantity unspecified · At Dongchuan 東川Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 26, 32
- Kinship Role sons · Quantity unspecifiedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 87
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 136 Volume 136: Biographies of Usurpers 3: Wang Jian, Meng Zhixiang 63 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43 Volume 43 Miscellaneous Biographies 23: Shi Shucong, Li Yanwei, Li Zhen, Pei Di, Wei Zhen, Kong Xun, Sun Dezhao, Wang Jingrao, Jiang Yin 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 71 Volume 71 Book of Later Tang 47: Biographies 23: Ma Yu, Si Kongting, Cao Tingyin, Xiao Xifu, Yao Zongzhi, Jia Fu, Ma Gao, Luo Guan, Chun Yuyan, Zhang Ge, Xu Ji, Zhou Xuanbao 4 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 44 Volume 44 Miscellaneous Biographies 24: Liu Zhijun, Ding Hui, He Delun, Yan Bao, Kang Yanxiao 4 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 17 Volume 17 Book of Later Liang 17: Biographies 7: Cheng Rui, Du Hong, Tian Yun, Zhao Kuangning, Zhang Ji, Lei Man 2 passages
Career and standing
- ruler of Shu 蜀主Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 64, 82
- prefect of a subordinate prefecture 屬郡刺史AD 881 to AD 885 復光死 · Appointed not seatedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 8
- prefect of Bi Prefecture 壁州刺史AD 885 光啟初 · Appointed · At Bi Prefecture 壁州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 17
- military scout 軍候AD 875 to AD 880 唐末 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 3
- inner yamen commander 牙內都校AD 888 昭宗即位 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 40
- commissioner for pacifying the eight kingdoms of Yunnan 雲南八國招撫使AD 889 龍紀元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 58
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- deputy military governor of Xichuan with full authority 西川節度副大使知節度事AD 889 龍紀元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 58
- Honorary Grand Tutor 檢校太傅AD 889 龍紀元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 58
- observation and disposition commissioner within the circuit 管內觀察處置使AD 889 龍紀元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 58
- Prefect of Chengdu 成都尹AD 889 龍紀元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 58
- acting governor 留後AssumedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 57
- commander of one command 都校AD 880 to AD 881 廣明中 · Held · Organization eight Zhongwu commands 忠武軍八都Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 7
- prefect in absentia 遙領刺史AD 881 to AD 885 復光死 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 15
- keeper of the inner-gate fish keys 主內門魚鑰HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 143
- Minister of Works / Minister of Langzhou 閬州司徒HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 32
- lavish gifts 賜與巨萬AD 881 to AD 885 復光死 · BestowedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 13
- emperor 帝AD 907 梁祖開國 · Assumed · At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 82
- King of Shu 蜀王AD 908 天祐五年九月 · HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 13
- penal servitude 徒刑AD 880 to AD 887 王建在許下時 · Sentenced · Mode named-source-report Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 136
- Declared himself emperorPolity Former ShuDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passage 180
- AD 907 建自帝於成都，改元永平At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 82
Places and affiliations
- AD 891 to AD 918 及據蜀Polity Former Shu 前蜀 · Relation RuledDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 116, 137
- Polity Shu 蜀 · Relation Ruled
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 2, 4
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 39, 57-58
- Polity Tang 唐朝 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 143
- At Xiangcheng in Chen Prefecture 陳州項城Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 1
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- AD 887 光啟三年At Hanzhou 漢州 · Relation OccupiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 30, 34, 36
- AD 891 to AD 918 及據蜀At Shu 蜀 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 137
- AD 891 to AD 918 及據蜀At the southwest 坤維 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 116
- AD 907 建自帝於成都At Chengdu 成都 · Relation Ruled fromDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 82
- AD 880 to AD 887 王建在許下時At Xuchang 許下 · Relation ResidedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 136
- AD 889 龍紀元年At Xichuan 西川 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 58
- At both river basins 兩川 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 70
- At Chengdu 成都 · Relation AttackedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 38, 50
- At Jianmen Pass 劍門 · Relation GarrisonedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 49
- At Pengzhou 彭州 · Relation AttackedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 37
- At Shu 蜀 · Relation Operated inDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 37, 57
- At Shu 蜀土 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 64
- At Sichuan 四川 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 89
- AD 875 to AD 880 唐末Organization Zhongwu Army 忠武軍 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 2
- AD 881 to AD 885 復光死Organization Five Commands of the Imperial Escort 隨駕五都 · Relation Commander ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 14
- AD 881 to AD 885 復光死Organization Shence Army 神策軍 · Relation Joint commander ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 15
- Organization Shence Army 神策軍 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 143
Works and attributed material
- saying of Master Han 韓生所謂Relation QuotedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 77
- Secret counsel · Speaker · Paraphrased · Addressed to Li Maozhen (李茂貞)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 72
- AD 887 光啟三年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 25
- AD 887 光啟三年Speech · Subject of report · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 32-34
- AD 891 to AD 918 及據蜀Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 137, 139
- AD 881 to AD 885 復光死Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 11
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- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0075, s0076, s0077, s0078Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 75-78
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0142, s0143, s0144Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 142-144
- Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 57
- proclamation to the empire 檄Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 33
- Speech · Speaker · With Tian Lingzi (田令孜)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 51-52, 54, 56
- Speech · Speaker · With Wei Zhaodu (韋昭度)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 43-45, 47
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 27
Events and relationships
- Accompanied emperorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 16
- Tongzheng 通正AD 911 五年，改元通正 · Political · Actor · Adopted era nameDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 83
- Guangtian 光天AD 911 又改元光天 · Political · Actor · Adopted era nameDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 84
- Yongping 永平AD 907 改元永平 · Political · Actor · Adopted era nameDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 82
- Tianhan 天漢AD 911 是年冬，改元天漢 · Political · Actor · Adopted era nameDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 84
- Appointed garrison commandersAdministrative · Appointer · At Shannan 山南Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 73
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- Attacked Chengdu againMilitary · Commander · At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 38
- Attacked eight Xichuan prefectures then pressed ChengduMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 50
- Attacked Liang at DaanAD 908 天祐五年九月 · Military · Commander · At Da'an 大安Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 13
- AttackedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 67
- AttackedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 74
- Bared his back before guests to deny having been floggedAD 891 to AD 918 及據蜀 · Personal · Subject · With Ma Juan (馬涓) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 139-140
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 5
- CapturedAD 885 to AD 887 光啟 · Military · Commander · At Langzhou 閬州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 19
- CapturedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 69-70
- Bian 汴Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 72
- Declared himself acting governor and memorialized the courtPolitical · UsurperDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 57
- Declared emperorAccession · Usurper · At Shu 蜀Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 142
- Fengxiang and Zizhou forces 岐、梓之兵Military · Commander · Defeated · At Lizhou 利州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 68
- Defected to courtDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 13
- Drove offDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 19
- Enrolled by bountyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 3
- Gained prefecturesAD 905 趙匡凝之失荊、襄 · Political · Beneficiary · At Kuizhou, Xiazhou, Zhongzhou, Wanzhou 夔、峽、忠、萬Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 80
- Had Chen Jingxuan and his son killed after they left for YazhouDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 59, 63
- Had Wei Zhaodu personal clerk seized, butchered, and eatenDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 47
- HonoredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 152
- Issued proclamation and raised troops against LiangAD 904 昭宗改元天祐 · Military · WarlordDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 33
- Killed and plunderedAD 885 to AD 887 光啟 · Military · Raider · At Langzhou and Lizhou 閬州、利州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 20
- Marched towardAD 887 光啟三年 · Travel · Visitor · At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 25-27
- Ordered executionDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 31
- Plotted defectionDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 11-12
- Plotted restorationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 79
- Raised the siege and pillaged eleven prefecturesMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 37
- Raised siegeAD 891 大順末 · Military · Commander · At Zizhou 梓州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 67
- Ravaged Shu and attacked PengzhouAD 887 光啟三年 · Military · Commander · At Pengzhou 彭州Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 37
- Refrained from attackingDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 64
- Xingyuan forces 興元之眾AD 892 to AD 893 景福中 · Military · Reliever · Routed · At Dongchuan 東川Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 69
- Sealed Jianmen Pass against the eastern armyMilitary · Commander · At Jianmen Pass 劍門Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 49
- Secretly exchanged envoysDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 72
- Seized prefecturesDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 72-73
- Sent fifty thousand against ChanganMilitary · Troop contributorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 89
- Siege failedAD 887 光啟三年 · Military · Commander · At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 36
- Spared territoryAD 885 to AD 887 光啟 · Military · Recipient of supplies · With Gu Yanlang (顧彥朗) · At Zizhou and Suizhou 梓、遂Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 21
- Urged Wei Zhaodu to abandon the campaign and return to courtDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 43-45
- Urged to follow precedentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 81
- old marriage tie 婚姻之舊Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 64
- Relation Acquaintance of · Person Gu Yanlang (顧彥朗) · known from fighting rebels in GuanzhongDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 21
- Relation Friend of · Person Han Jian (韓建)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 10
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Wei Zhaodu (韋昭度)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 40
- Relation Successor of · Person Wei Zhaodu (韋昭度)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 48
- Relation Successor of · Person Chen Jingxuan (陳敬瑄)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 57
- Relation Employer of · Person Ma Juan (馬涓)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 137
- Relation Friendship cooled with · Person Gu Yanhui (顧彥暉)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 65
- Relation Patron of · Person Du Guangting (杜光庭)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 152
- Relation Enemy of · Person Zhu Wen (朱溫)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 33
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment especially unruly at Xuchang · Mode named-source-report Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 136
- Assessment fierce, suspicious, and endlessly scheming; intentions often unreadable · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 64
- Assessment fiercest rebel of the day, rapacious and watchful, bent on seizing domains, will not serve under another · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 27-28
- Assessment no other designs; turned bandit in Shannan only for lack of a refuge · Mode named-source-report Speaker Tian Lingzi (田令孜)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 22
- Assessment reply praised as proper measure of favor · Mode commentator-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 145
- Assessment wept and thanked Tian Lingzi on receiving the seals · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 56
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- bore no staff scars on his back and displayed this to claim he had not been beatenAD 891 to AD 918 及據蜀 · Physical description · Mode named-source-report Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 136, 139
- Item Shu commander tally and seal 蜀帥符印 · Relation Received · With Tian Lingzi (田令孜)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 55
- Item tally and baton 符節 · Relation Received · With Wei Zhaodu (韋昭度)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 48
Source notes
- Historicity historical
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 142
- reigned twelve yearsAD 907 to AD 918 在位十二年 · Field reign-lengthDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 85
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