Overview
Wang Yanwen was a Military Officer.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 903 斬之城下Beheaded beneath the wall by Liang troopsDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 51
- Executed below the wall by the besiegers · At Yanzhou 兗州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 32
Attested activity
- AD 903 副使王彥溫逾城而奔；斬之城下Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 47, 51
- AD 901 天復元年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passages 13, 29
Key source chapters
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22 Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu 4 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 23 Volume 23 Book of Later Liang 23: Biographies 13: Liu Xun, He Gui, Kang Huaiying, Wang Jingren 2 passages
Career and standing
- deputy commissioner 節度副使HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 29
- deputy 副使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 47
- execution 戮Executed · At below the wall 城下Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 32
Events and relationships
- Climbed the wall and fledFlight · DefectorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 29
- Fled over wallAD 903 副使王彥溫逾城而奔 · Military · DeserterDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 47
References in the histories
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