Wang Rong (234–305),
courtesy name
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Junchong (濬冲), nickname A Rong (阿戎) was a Chinese military general, poet, and politician of the
Western Jin dynasty. He was also one of the
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.
Life
Wang Rong served under the Jin dynasty as a military general and participated in
the conquest of the Jin dynasty's rival state,
Eastern Wu
Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < : ''*ŋuɑ''), known in h ...
in 280. During the campaign, he led his troops as far as to that of Wuchang (武昌; present day
Ezhou,
Hubei
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). Following this, Wang Rong's army merged with
Wang Jun's and they advanced towards the Wu capital,
Jianye.
Family
*Grandfather: Wang Xiong (王雄),
Wei
Wei or WEI may refer to:
States
* Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States
* Wei (state) (魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States per ...
's office of regional inspector (cishi) of
You Prefecture (幽州刺史)
*Father: Wang Hun (王浑), cishi of
Liang Prefecture (凉州刺史)
See also
*
Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
The following are lists of people significant to the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of Chinese history. Their names in Mandarin pinyin are sorted in alphabetical order.
Fictional characters in the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of ...
References
*
Fang, Xuanling (ed.) (648). ''
Book of Jin
The ''Book of Jin'' is an official Chinese historical text covering the history of the Jin dynasty from 266 to 420. It was compiled in 648 by a number of officials commissioned by the imperial court of the Tang dynasty, with chancellor Fang X ...
'' (''Jin Shu'').
Further reading
*
Book of Jin
The ''Book of Jin'' is an official Chinese historical text covering the history of the Jin dynasty from 266 to 420. It was compiled in 648 by a number of officials commissioned by the imperial court of the Tang dynasty, with chancellor Fang X ...
*Liu Yiqing,
A New Account of the Tales of the World
''A New Account of the Tales of the World'', also known as ''Shishuo Xinyu'' (), was compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing (Liu I-ching; 劉義慶; 403–444) during the Liu Song dynasty (420–479) of the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–58 ...
234 births
305 deaths
4th-century Chinese poets
Jin dynasty (266–420) generals
Jin dynasty (266–420) poets
Jin dynasty (266–420) politicians
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
People of Cao Wei
Political office-holders in Henan
Political office-holders in Shanxi
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