Overview
Wang Zan was a general and Official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 923 十二月卒Illness from anxietyDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 137
Attested activity
- AD 919 貞明五年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 113, 115, 118, 121
- AD 901 天復初辟為賓佐Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 111
- AD 907 梁祖即位Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 112
- AD 923 王師襲汴至十二月卒Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 125, 128, 137
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Wang Chongying (王重盈)one of the sons 諸子 · paternal line
father 父 · paternal lineSources vary in certainty · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 110 - Spouse of Wife of Wang Zan (王瓚妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 132
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 132
Origins and identity
- Wang family of Hezhong 河中王氏Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 110-111
Career and standing
- guest aide 賓佐AD 901 天復初Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 111
- commander of the army on the Yellow River 統軍駐於河上AD 919 貞明五年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 113
- deputy military commissioner of Xuanwu, in charge of the prefecture 宣武軍節度副使，知府事AD 923 詔授宣武軍節度副使 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 133
- mayor of Kaifeng 開封尹Appointed · Mode named-source-report Source Work Ouyang's History 歐陽史Textual variant · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 136
- grand general of the various guards 諸衛大將軍AD 907 梁祖即位 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 112
- mayor of Kaifeng 開封尹HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 112, 125
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- military commissioner of Yan and Hua 兗華兩鎮節度使HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 112
- acting Grand Tutor 檢校太傅RetainedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 133
- military commissioner of Xuanwu 宣武軍節度使Transferred · Mode named-source-report Source Work Ouyang's History 歐陽史Textual variant · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 136
- Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent 太子太師Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 138
- Replaced for defeatAD 919 梁主以瓚失律 · Removed from commandDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 124
- pardon 詔釋Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 129
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 111-112
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 128, 133
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Addressee · With Liang Sovereign (梁主) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 126
Events and relationships
- Collect Liang sovereign corpseDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 129
- Defeated at river bend and fled by boatAD 919 貞明五年十二月 · Military · Commander · At river bend 河曲Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 121-122
- Entrusted with regalia and city defenseDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 126-127
- Led 50000 Bian troops across from LiyangAD 919 貞明五年秋八月 · Military · Commander · At Liyang 黎陽Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 115
- Opened Fengqiu GateDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 128
- Paraded at Qi City and lost general Li LiDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 118
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- Prostrated and begged for deathAudience · Suppliant · With Zhuangzong (莊宗) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Ouyang's History 歐陽史Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 135
- Turned back at Dunqiu and fortified YangcunMilitary · Commander · At Yangcun 楊村Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 116
- Relation Staff officer of · Person Liang Founder (梁祖)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 111
- Relation Reassured by · Person Guo Chongtao (郭崇韜)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 133
- Relation Predecessor of · Person Dai Siyuan (戴思遠)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 124
- Relation Successor of · Person He Gui (賀瑰)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 113
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment strict in military law but weak in stratagem and improvisation · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 117
Source notes
- Main narrative: deputy Xuanwu commissioner knowing prefectural affairs; Ouyang: Kaifeng mayor then Xuanwu commissionerField office-after-surrenderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 133, 136
References in the histories
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