Five Dynasties · Official and Military Officer

Wu Luan 吴峦

Died AD 944

Passages
13
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Wu Luan as an administrator, military officer, and official. This record brings together 13 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Wu Luan 吴峦 Wu Luan
Courtesy name Baochuan 宝川 Baochuan
Given Luan Luan
Personal name Wu Luan 吴峦 Wu Luan

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Administrator
  • Military Officer
  • Official

Life and dates

Death

  • Cause: threw himself into a well / 投井死 · Place: Beizhou / 贝州 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 开运元年正月 · Western Year: AD 944

Attested activity

Career and standing

  • Label: deputy military governor of Wuning / 武宁军节度副使 · Action: appointed
  • Label: Datong military governor’s chief secretary / 大同沙彦珣节度判官 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 清泰中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 934 · End: AD 936

Places and affiliations

Learning and skills

  • Credential: Mingjing examination / 明经 · Action: failed · Negated: true

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: death not honorable; omitted from martyrs · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment

References in the histories

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Later Jin Biographies 9: Sang Weihan, Jing Yanguang, Wu Luan · 13 passages