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Wang Yan (other)
Wang Yan or Wangyan may refer to: People *Wang Yan (Jin dynasty) (256–311), politician and pure talk leader of the Jin dynasty (266–420) *Wang Zongyan (899–926), known as Wang Yan after 918, emperor of Former Shu *Wang Yan (entrepreneur) (born 1972), Chinese entrepreneur and co-founder of Sina Corp *Wang Yan (actress) (born 1974), Chinese actress *Wang Yan (activist) (born 1986), Chinese animal welfare activist Sportspeople *Wang Yan (racewalker) (born 1971), Chinese race walker *Wang Yan (cyclist) (born 1974), Chinese cyclist *Wang Yan (skier) (born 1974), Chinese cross-country skier *Wang Yan (footballer) (born 1991), Chinese footballer *Wang Yan (tennis) (born 1996), Chinese tennis player *Wang Yan (gymnast) (born 1999), Chinese gymnast *Wang Yan (judoka) (born 1994), Chinese judoka *Wang Yan (archer) (born 2000), Chinese archer Places in China *Wangyan, Anhui (王堰), a town Funan County, Anhui *Wangyan, Shaanxi (王阎), a town in Shanyang County, Shaanxi See also [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yan (Jin Dynasty)
Wang Yan (256–311), courtesy name Yifu, was a Chinese politician. He served as a minister and was one of the pure conversation leaders of the Jin dynasty (266–420). During the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin, Wang Yan grew popular among the court for his mastery in ''Qingtan'' and for being a patron of ''Xuanxue''. Wang Yan vacillated between the warring princes during the War of the Eight Princes until he ended up with Sima Yue, who gave him a considerable amount of power in his administration. After Yue died in 311, Wang Yan led his funeral procession but was ambushed and later executed by the Han Zhao general, Shi Le at Ningping City (寧平; in modern Zhoukou, Henan). Though a bright scholar, Wang Yan was often associated by traditional historians as one of the root causes for Western Jin's demise due to his influential beliefs. Early life and career Wang Yan was born in Langya commandery as part of the same Wang clan that his cousin Wang Rong, a member of the famous Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |