Qin and Han · Military Officer

Wang Shensheng 王申生

Attested BC 104 - BC 101

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Shensheng was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

Killed in battle · Agent Label: Yucheng 郁成
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 183

Attested activity

BC 104 to BC 101 伐宛再反，凡四歲
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 181

Career and standing

colonel 校尉
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 181

Events and relationships

Attacked yucheng detached
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passages 181-182

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 71Volume 61: Zhang Qian and Li Guangli · 3 passages

校尉王申生、故鴻臚壺充國等千餘人別至郁成，城守不肯給食。 Colonel Wang Shensheng and the former grand herald Hu Chongguo led a thousand men to Yucheng, which barred its gates and refused provisions.

申生去大軍二百里，負而輕之，攻郁成急。 Two hundred li from the main army, Shensheng grew reckless and pressed the assault on Yucheng.

郁成窺知申生軍少，晨用三千人攻殺申生等，數人脫亡，走貳師。 Yucheng saw how small his force was and at dawn sent three thousand men to wipe it out; only a handful escaped to Ershi.