Five Dynasties · General and military commissioner

Wang Jingzhan 王景戡

Attested AD 926 - AD 931

Passages
3
Chapters
3
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Jingzhan as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Wang Jingzhan 王景戡 Wang Jingzhan
Given Jingzhan 景戡 Jingzhan
Surname Wang 王 Wang
Personal Wang Jingkan 王景戡
Personal name Wang Jingzhan 王景戡 Wang Jingzhan

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 冬十月庚子 · Inherited Narrative Context: true · Western Year: AD 929
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:040:s0144
  • Source Date: Text: 天成元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 926
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:037:s0104
  • Source Date: Text: 長興二年 · Western Year: AD 931
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:042:s0090

Career and standing

  • Label: Xinzhou military commissioner; formerly Right Dragon Martial commanding general / 新州節度使、右龍武統軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 長興二年 · Western Year: AD 931
    Explicit · jiuwudaishi:042:s0090
  • Label: Right Martial Cavalry senior general / 右驍衛上將軍 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 冬十月庚子 · Inherited Narrative Context: true · Western Year: AD 929
    Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0144
  • Label: Xingzhou military commissioner / 邢州節度使 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · jiuwudaishi:037:s0104
  • Label: former Hua military commissioner / 前華州節度使 · Action: held
    Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0144

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: appointment · Role: appointee · Action: transferred-or-appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 冬十月庚子 · Inherited Narrative Context: true · Western Year: AD 929
    Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0144

References in the histories

Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 37Volume 37 Book of Later Tang 13: Mingzong Annals 3 · 1 passage
Open chapter
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 40Volume 40 Book of Later Tang 16: Mingzong Annals 6 · 1 passage
Open chapter
庚子，以右金吾上將軍史敬鎔為左金吾上將軍，以左驍衛上將軍符彥超為右金吾上將軍，以前黔州節度使李承約為右驍衛上將軍，以雲州節度使張敬詢為左驍衛上將軍，以前華州節度使王景戡為右驍衛上將軍。 On gengzi Shi Jingrong became left golden guard senior general; Fu Yanchao, left martial cavalry senior general, right golden guard senior general; Li Chengyue, former Qian commissioner, right martial cavalry senior general; Zhang Jingxun of Yun, left martial cavalry senior general; Wang Jingzhan, former Hua commissioner, right martial cavalry senior general.
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 42Volume 42 Book of Later Tang 18: Mingzong Annals 8 · 1 passage
Open chapter