Wang Ping | |
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王平 | |
Senior General Who Guards the North (鎮北大將軍) | |
In office 243 –248 | |
Monarch | Liu Shan |
Area Commander of Hanzhong (漢中都督) | |
In office 243 –248 | |
Monarch | Liu Shan |
Succeeded by | Hu Ji |
In office 237 –238 | |
Monarch | Liu Shan |
Preceded by | Wu Yi |
General Who Pacifies Han (安漢將軍) | |
In office 234 –238 | |
Monarch | Liu Shan |
General Who Attacks Bandits (討寇將軍) | |
In office 228 –234 | |
Monarch | Liu Shan |
Chancellor | Zhuge Liang |
Officer of the Standard (牙門將) | |
In office 219 –228 | |
Monarch | Liu Bei / Liu Shan |
Colonel (校尉) | |
In office 215 –219 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Chancellor | Cao Cao |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown Qu County, Sichuan |
Died | 248 |
Children | Wang Xun |
Occupation | General |
Courtesy name | Zijun (子均) |
Other name | He Ping (何平) |
Peerage | Marquis of Anhan (安漢侯) |
Wang Ping (died 248), courtesy name Zijun, was a military general of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Originally a military officer serving under the warlord Cao Cao. In 219, he defected to Cao Cao's rival Liu Bei during the Hanzhong Campaign. Although he was a talented orator, Wang Ping never learned to read because he joined the army at a young age. However, he did not let this disadvantage stop him and had his clerk help him with his reports. Known for his self discipline, he steadily rose through the ranks to become a senior general. During his career, he defeated Zhang He, quelled Wei Yan's alleged rebellion and was the leading commander of the Shu forces during the Battle of Xingshi. The highest position he reached was Senior General Who Guards the North (鎮北大將軍).