Wang Jun (Three Kingdoms)
| Wang Jun | |
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| 王濬 | |
| Senior General Who Pacifies the Army (撫軍大將軍) |
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In office 285 – 285 |
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| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Regular Mounted Attendant (散騎常侍) | |
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In office ? – 285 |
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| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Senior General Who Guards the Army (鎮軍大將軍) |
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In office ? – 285 |
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| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Prancing Dragon General (龍驤將軍) | |
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In office 279 – ? |
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| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Inspector of Yi Province (益州刺史) | |
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In office 272 – 279 |
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| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Administrator of Guanghan (廣漢太守) | |
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In office 272 – 272 |
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| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 206 Lingbao, Henan |
| Died | 285 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Changzhi, Shanxi |
| Spouse(s) | Xu Miao's daughter |
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| Occupation | General |
| Courtesy name | Shizhi (士治) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Wu (武侯) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Xiangyang (襄陽侯) |
| Other name(s) | Atong (阿童) (childhood name) |
Wang Jun (206–286), courtesy name Shizhi, was a military general who lived in the late Three Kingdoms period and early Western Jin dynasty.
Wang Jun was from Hu County (湖縣), Hongnong Commandery (弘農郡), which is located west of present-day Lingbao, Henan. He was born in a family of government officials. He was known for his good looks, and for being well-read and ambitious. He started his career as an Assistant Officer (從事) in the office of Hedong Commandery (河東郡; around present-day Xia County, Shanxi).
Yang Ji (羊暨), a nephew of the Jin dynasty general Yang Hu, once told his uncle to be wary of Wang Jun because he was extravagant and unbridled in his ways. However, Yang Hu recognised Wang Jun as a rare talent and regarded him highly. In 272, after Wang Jun was appointed as the Administrator (太守) of Guanghan Commandery (廣漢郡; around present-day Zhongjiang County, Sichuan), Yang Hu further recommended him to be the Inspector (刺史) of Yi Province (益州; covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing). During this time, Emperor Wu ordered him to supervise the construction of large battleships, each decorated with images of ferocious beasts and capable of holding 2,000 or more soldiers. The battleships were meant for use in a campaign against the Jin dynasty's rival state, Eastern Wu.
In 279, Wang Jun wrote a memorial to Emperor Wu, requesting that he order a military campaign against Eastern Wu. The emperor agreed, appointed Wang Jun as Prancing Dragon General (龍驤將軍) and ordered him to lead troops from Yi Province's capital, Chengdu, to invade Eastern Wu. Wang Jun and his army conquered strategic locations in Wu territory such as Xiling (西陵; in present-day Yichang, Hubei), Xiakou (夏口; present-day Hankou, Hubei) and Wuchang (武昌; present-day Ezhou, Hubei). When the Jin invasion forces reached the Wu capital Jianye, the last Wu emperor Sun Hao surrendered, thus bringing an end to the conquest of Wu.
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