Wang Lang
| Wang Lang | |
|---|---|
| Politician of Cao Wei | |
| Born | (Unknown) |
| Died | 228 |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 王朗 |
| Simplified Chinese | 王朗 |
| Pinyin | Wáng Lǎng |
| Wade–Giles | Wang Lang |
| Courtesy name | Jingxing (traditional Chinese: 景興; simplified Chinese: 景兴; pinyin: Jǐngxīng; Wade–Giles: Ching-hsing) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Cheng (Chinese: 成侯; pinyin: Chéng Hóu; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng Hou) |
Wang Lang (died 228),courtesy name Jingxing, was a politician and minor warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He became a politician in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period after the fall of the Han Dynasty. Through his granddaughter's marriage to Sima Zhao, he would become great-grandfather of Sima Yan, who later became the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty.
Originally from the Donghai commandery of China, Wang was originally named Yan, but he changed his name into Lang, and began his career as a servant to the Chief of Staff due to his academic proficiency. When his teacher, Yang Si (楊賜) died, he left his post and went back to his home county. Later, he served the Xu Province warlord, Tao Qian and advised Tao to form a general alliance with Dong Zhuo, who controlled the Han court. Tao Qian then sent an envoy to Chang'an and was granted the title of General Pacifiying the South, and Wang was also made governor of Kuaiji Commandery by the court.
Wang formed a secret alliance with the Shanyue tribe (Shanyue was a tribe that constantly pillaged the Han citizens for living essentials) during his tenure. When Sun Ce started his Jiangdong campaign, Wang financed the Shanyue leader Yan Baihu to fight Sun, but Yan and other clan leaders were defeated. However, at the time Liu Yao of Moling was defeated by Sun, Yan Baihu had become the head of a loose confederation composed of bandits and local officials including Wang, and he again gathered soldiers numbering tens of thousands. Despite opposition from his adviser, Yu Fan, Wang directly joined Yan in military operations against Sun, and were defeated. He then fled on a boat to Dongye. There, he gained the support from the Chief of Houguan (侯官長) and attempted to rebuild his power. His force was strengthened by Zhang Ya (張雅), who was a rebel leader controlling a rather strong army. They succeed in killing the Commandant of Southern Region (南部都尉), Han Yan (韓晏), who was taking command from Sun, but were ultimately defeated by Sun's vassal, He Qi.
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