Wang Ping (Three Kingdoms)
| Wang Ping | |
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| General of Shu Han | |
| Born | (Unknown) |
| Died | 248 |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 王平 |
| Simplified Chinese | 王平 |
| Pinyin | Wáng Píng |
| Wade–Giles | Wang Ping |
| Courtesy name | Zijun (Chinese: 子均; pinyin: Zǐjūn; Wade–Giles: Tzu-chün) |
| Other names | He Ping (Chinese: 何平; pinyin: Hé Píng; Wade–Giles: Ho Ping) |
Wang Ping (died 248), courtesy name Zijun (子均), was an officer under Cao Cao who in 218 defected to Liu Bei, and served as a general under Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Wang Ping's last recorded rank was "General-in-Chief Who Guards the North" in 243 under Shu Han.
Wang Ping was born in Dangqu, Baxi (present-day Qu County, Sichuan). He was surnamed He (何) because he was raised by He clan, from which his mother originated. He Ping presumably changed his surname back to Wang during his later years (historic records show a discrepancy on how he was called, so it is also possible that he had his surname changed posthumously).
He began his career by serving Du Huo (杜濩), and was made an acting colonel when he followed his supervisor to visit the imperial court. When Du Huo joined Cao Cao in a campaign to wrestle control over the area of Hanzhong with Shu region warlord, Liu Bei, Wang served the expedition force. When they arrived the battlefield, Liu Bei refused to give battle, burdening Cao Cao forces with logistical difficulty. Many of Cao Cao's soldiers started deserting, joining the other side who could provide food and shelter. Wang Ping was one of those surrendered to Liu Bei.
As a reward for his defection, Wang Ping was given the rank of Major-General. Wang Ping went on to work in Liu Bei’s military, but his accomplishments were few and far between during his first 10 years of service.
In 228, a critical event in Wang Ping's life occurred when he fought under Ma Su, an inexperienced vanguard leader, during the Battle of Jieting. As an assistant to the young Ma Su, Wang Ping advised against abandoning the water sources and encamping atop a mountain. Ma Su rejected the advice, but gave a detachment to camp where Wang Ping saw fit. As he predicted, the Shu-Han van was defeated by the Cao-Wei general Zhang He when the latter cut off Shu's water supply.
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