- Source: Wang clan of Taiyuan
The Wang clan of Taiyuan (Chinese: 太原王氏; Wade–Giles: T'ai1 Yuan2 Wang2 Shi4) was a Chinese clan which achieved prominence between the Han and Tang dynasties, based in Taiyuan in modern-day Shanxi province.
The earliest prominent members of this clan can be traced back to two brothers, Wang Rou and Wang Ze, of the Eastern Han dynasty.
History
= Northern and Southern dynasties
=The Wang clan generally did not move southwards after the Disaster of Yongjia and the fall of the Western Jin.
During the Northern Wei period, the Wang clan was considered one of the 'four surnames' – four powerful clans, alongside the Lu clan of Fanyang, the Cui clan of Qinghe and the Zheng clan of Xingyang.
Prominent members
Wang Chang (d. 259), Cao Wei official and commander
Wang Hun (223–297), son of Wang Chang, Cao Wei and Jin minister
Wang Chen (d. 266), Cao Wei and Jin minister and historian
Wang Jun (252–314), son of Wang Chen, Jin commander and warlord
Wang Tanzhi (330–375), Jin minister
Wang Pu (d. 905), Tang dynasty chancellor
See also
Wang clan of Langya, another prominent clan surnamed Wang
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Wang Yun
- Yang (marga)
- Wang clan of Taiyuan
- Wang (surname)
- Wang clan of Langya
- King Ling of Zhou
- Lu (surname 盧)
- Cui clan of Qinghe
- Emperor Xiaowu of Jin
- Emperor Ai of Jin
- Wang Chang (Three Kingdoms)
- Wang Hun (general)
