Overview
Wang Yanzhang was a general.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Wang Iron Spear | 王鐵槍 | Wáng Tiěqiāng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 923 龍德三年十月Killed after capture · At Rencheng 任城 · Age Value: 61 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 233
Age
- 61AD 923 death · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 233
Attested activity
- AD 923 龍德三年九月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 213
- AD 923 龍德三年十月四日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 216
Family
- Kinship Role descendants · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 240
Career and standing
- Grand Preceptor 太師Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 240
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 227
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Prince of Jin (晉王)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 222, 225-228
Events and relationships
- Captured by Xia LuqiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 216
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Last Emperor (末帝)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 213
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment loyal and brave; never held back in battle · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 234
- Item iron spear 鐵槍 · Relation Associated epithetDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 217
Source notes
- Supplement to Five Dynasties History: thorn-running trial for squad commandField enlistment anecdote · Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 242, 248
References in the histories
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