Five Dynasties · Western Shu military officer captured in the main account

Wang Luan 王巒

Attested AD 955

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Luan 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Wang Luan 王巒 Wang Luan
Alternate Wang Luan 王巒 Wang Luan

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Uncertain
Sex
Uncertain

Roles

  • Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:115:s0127

Career and standing

  • Description: captured as a Western Shu overall supervisor in the main annalistic account / 本紀載為西川都監被擒 · Western Year: AD 955

Source notes

  • Description: Jiuguo Zhi says he was killed when the Shu force was defeated / 《九國誌》載蜀軍敗而王巒死 · Western Year: AD 955
    Textual variant · jiuwudaishi:115:s0131

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 2 passages