Wang Jian

Male, Deceased Person

0847 – 0918

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Who was Wang Jian?

Wang Jian, courtesy name Guangtu, formally Emperor Gaozu of Shu, was the founding emperor of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu. He started his career as an army officer under the Tang Dynasty eunuch generals Yang Fuguang and Tian Lingzi, eventually seizing control of the modern Sichuan and Chongqing region, founding his state after Tang's destruction.

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Born
0847
Wuyang County
Children
Nationality
  • China
Died
Jul 11, 0918

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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