Sui and Tang · General

Wang Maozhang 王茂章

Attested AD 902

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Maozhang was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 902 穴地取潤州
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 189, passage 205

Events and relationships

Tunneled to take
Military · Commander · At Runzhou 潤州
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 205

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 189Volume 189 Biographies 114: Gao, Zhao, Tian, Zhu · 1 passage

行密使王茂章穴地取潤州，安仁義以家屬保城樓，兵不敢登。 Xingmi had Wang Maozhang tunnel into Runzhou. Renyi put his family on the gate tower as a shield, and the attackers dared not climb up.