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The Wang clan of Langya (or Langye) (Chinese: 琅琊王氏) was a Chinese clan which gained political prominence during the Han dynasty and became one of the most powerful non-imperial clans during the Eastern Jin period.




History






= Origins

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According to the New Book of Tang, the Wang clan was founded in Langya by Wang Yuan, a great-grandson of Wang Jian, who fled the collapsing Qin dynasty after the death of his father Wang Li (王離) in the battle of Julu. Wang Ji, a fourth-generation descendant of Wang Yuan (王元), served as an official in the Western Han dynasty, becoming the first recorded member of the clan to hold a position in the imperial bureaucracy.




= Jin dynasty

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During the Western Jin period, Wang Rong was a prominent scion of the clan, reaching the rank of Situ. He was also the youngest member of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.
After the Disaster of Yongjia, when the Jin capital of Luoyang was sacked by Former Zhao forces, the Langya Wang clan, led by the brothers Wang Dao and Wang Dun, played an instrumental role in the preservation of the Jin dynasty, accompanying the future Emperor Yuan of Jin in leaving Luoyang and heading south to Jiankang (modern day Nanjing). Such was their influence in ensuring stability during the transition from Western to Eastern Jin, and in managing both local rebellions and the interests of refugee clans fleeing from the north, that it was said that "All Under Heaven is jointly ruled by the Wang and Sima clans" (王与马，共天下).




Prominent members






= Qin dynasty

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Wang Yuan (王元, ?–?), great-grandson of Wang Jian; founded the clan in Langya after the Battle of Julu




= Han dynasty

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Wang Ji (?–48 BC), Western Han politician
Wang Xiang (184–268), Eastern Han, Cao Wei and Western Jin politician




= Jin dynasty

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Wang Rong (234–305), Western Jin politician
Wang Dao (276–339), Eastern Jin politician
Wang Dun (266–324), Eastern Jin military commander
Wang Xizhi (303–361), writer and calligrapher; the Lantingji Xu is generally attributed to him. Nephew of Wang Dao.
Wang Xianzhi (344–386), calligrapher; son of Wang Xizhi
Wang Xun (349–386), calligrapher; nephew of Wang Xizhi




= Northern and Southern dynasties

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Wang Hong (379–432), Liu Song politician
Wang Jian (452–489), Liu Song and Southern Qi politician
Wang Bao (513–576), writer and poet




= Tang dynasty

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Wang Fangqing, (?–702), Tang and Wu Zhou politician
Wang Yu (?–768), politician
Wang Tuan (?–900), politician




References

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• Wang clan of Langya
• Monarch Industry
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• Wang Xizhi
• Wang Dao
• Xie clan of Chen
• Wang Huizhi
• Wang clan of Taiyuan
• Xie An
• Nine-rank system