Overview
Wang Ping was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
BC 78 元鳳三年夏四月
Execution by waist cut
Attested activity
BC 78 元鳳三年夏四月
BC 86 始元元年閏月
BC 81 始元六年秋
BC 80 燕王獄
References in the histories
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Book of Han, Chapter 8Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao · 3 passages
閏月，遣故廷尉王平等五人持節行郡國，舉賢良，問民所疾苦、冤、失職者。
In the intercalary month, five men including the former Court Judge Wang Ping were sent holding imperial tallies to tour the commanderies and kingdoms, to recommend worthy and capable men, and to inquire about the people's grievances, injustices, and cases of wrongful dismissal.
秋，大鴻臚廣明、軍正王平擊益州，斬首捕虜三萬餘人，獲畜產五萬餘頭。
In autumn, Grand Herald Guangming and Army Judge Wang Ping attacked Yizhou, killing and capturing more than 30,000 people and seizing more than 50,000 head of livestock.
夏四月，少府徐仁、廷尉王平、左馮翊賈勝胡皆坐縱反者，仁自殺，平、勝胡皆要斬。
In the fourth month of summer, Lesser Treasurer Xu Ren, Court Judge Wang Ping, and Left Defender Jia Shenghu were all convicted of releasing rebels. Ren committed suicide, while Ping and Shenghu were both executed by decapitation at the waist.
Book of Han, Chapter 70Volume 60: Du Zhou · 4 passages