Wang Lingwen (王令溫)

Overview

Wang Lingwen was a general and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Shunzhi	順之	Shunzhi

Life and dates

Death

AD 956 顯德三年夏
Illness · Age 62
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 128

Age

62
Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 128

Attested activity

AD 923 唐莊宗麾下
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 117
AD 926 明宗即位
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 119
AD 936 晉初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 120
AD 956 顯德三年夏
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 128

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Wang Di (王迪)
father 父
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 116

Career and standing

military governor of the Zhen'an army 鎮安軍節度使
AD 954 世宗嗣位 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 127

Places and affiliations

At Hejian in Ying Prefecture 瀛州河間
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 115

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 124Volume 124 Book of Later Zhou 26: Biographies 4: Wang Yin, He Fejin, Liu Ci, Wang Jin, Shi Yanchao, Shi Yi, Wang Lingwen, Zhou Mi, Li Huaizong, Bai Wenke, Bai Yanyu, Tang Jinsi · 7 passages

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王令溫，字順之，瀛州河間人也。 Wang Lingwen, whose courtesy name was Shunzhi, was a native of Hejian in Ying Prefecture.

令溫少以武勇稱，初隸唐莊宗麾下，稍遷廳直軍校。 Lingwen won early fame for his martial courage. He first served under Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang and was gradually promoted to a hall guard officer.

明宗之為統帥，嘗與契丹戰於上谷，明宗臨陣馬逸，為敵所迫，令溫乃以所乘馬授明宗，而自力戰，飛矢連發，敵兵為之稍卻。 When Mingzong was supreme commander he once fought the Khitans at Shanggu. Mingzong's horse bolted under him on the field and the enemy closed in. Lingwen gave him his own mount and fought on foot, loosing arrow after arrow until the enemy drew back.

及明宗即位，歷遷神武彰聖都校。 When Mingzong took the throne, Lingwen rose to colonel of the Shenwu and Zhangsheng armies.

及安重榮稱兵於鎮州，晉祖以令溫為行營馬軍都指揮使，與都帥杜重威敗賊於宗城，以功授亳州防禦使，尋拜永清軍節度使。 When An Chongrong rebelled at Zhen Prefecture, the Jin founder made Lingwen commander of the campaign cavalry. With the supreme commander Du Chongwei he defeated the rebels at Zongcheng. For this he was made defense commissioner of Bo Prefecture and soon military governor of the Yongqing army.

屬契丹來寇，時令溫奉詔入朝，契丹遂陷貝州，其家屬因沒於契丹。 When the Khitans invaded, Lingwen was ordered to court. The Khitans then took Bei Prefecture, and his family fell into their hands.

世宗嗣位，遷鎮安軍節度使，罷鎮歸闕。 When Shizong came to the throne, Lingwen was made military governor of the Zhen'an army, then recalled from his post to court.