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Wang Jin (other)
Wang Jin is the name of: *Wang Jin (Tang dynasty) (700–781), Tang dynasty chief councilor *John Baptist Wang Jin (1924–2014), Chinese Roman Catholic bishop *Wang Jin (archaeologist) (1926–2020), Chinese archaeologist *Jing Wang (professor) (1950–2021), also known as Wang Jin, Taiwan-born professor of Chinese Language & Culture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US *Wang Jin (film producer) (born 1980), Chinese film producer *Wang Jin (film director) (born 1947), Chinese film- and television director Sportspeople *Wang Jin (archer) (born 1960), Chinese archer *Wang Jin (judoka) (born 1972), Chinese judoka *Wang Jin (skier) (born 1997), Chinese freestyle skier See also *Wangjin, a traditional East Asian headgear *Wang Jing (other) *Jin Wang (other) {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Jin (Tang Dynasty)
Wang Jin (, 700 – December 31, 781), courtesy name Xiaqing (), served as a chancellor of the Tang dynasty during the reign of Emperor Daizong. He was a devout Buddhist who encouraged the emperor to become a devout as well, but eventually, the corruption by him and the even more powerful chancellor Yuan Zai, with whom he had a long association, drew Emperor Daizong's ire. In 777, Yuan was executed, and Wang was demoted, never to return to the capital Chang'an. Background Wang Jin was born in 700, during the reign of Wu Zetian. His family was originally from Wang clan of Taiyuan, but by the time of Wang Jin was living at Hezhong (河中, in modern Yuncheng, Shanxi). His great-great-grandfather Wang Ruxian (), great-grandfather Wang Zhijie (), and father Wang Chulian () all served as military advisors to prefectural prefects, while his grandfather Wang Zhou () served as a low-level official at the ministry of worship. He had at least five brothers – older brother Wang Wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |