Wang Yun (Han dynasty)

Wang Yun
王允
A Qing dynasty illustration of Wang Yun
Manager of the Affairs of the Masters of Writing (錄尚書事)
In office 192
Monarch	Emperor Xian of Han
Minister over the Masses (司徒)
In office 190–192
Monarch	Emperor Xian of Han
Prefect of the Masters of Writing (尚書令)
In office 189–192
Monarch	Emperor Xian of Han
Minister Coachman (太僕)
In office 189
Monarch	Emperor Xian of Han
Intendant of Henan (河南尹)
In office 189
Monarch	Emperor Shao of Han
Inspector of Yu Province (豫州刺史)
In office 184–?
Monarch	Emperor Ling of Han
Personal details
Born	137[1] Qi County, Shanxi
Died	192 (aged 55)[1] Xi'an, Shaanxi
Relations	Wang Hong (brother) Wang Chen (nephew) Wang Ling (nephew) Linghu Yu's mother (niece) Guo Huai's wife (niece)
Children	Wang Gai Wang Jing Wang Ding
Occupation	Politician
Courtesy name	Zishi (子师)

Wang Yun (pronunciation^ⓘ) (137–4 July 192^[2]), courtesy name Zishi, was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty.^[1] He served in the Han government through the reigns of three emperors – Emperor Ling (r. 168–189), Emperor Shao (r. 189) and Emperor Xian (r. 189–220). The highest offices he served in were Manager of the Affairs of the Masters of Writing and Minister over the Masses in the early reign of Emperor Xian. In 192, with help from the general Lü Bu and others, he plotted a successful coup in Chang'an against Dong Zhuo, a tyrannical warlord and regent who controlled the Han central government, and assassinated him. However, later that year, Dong Zhuo's followers staged a counter-coup and seized back control of the central government in Chang'an. Wang Yun, along with his family members, was captured and executed.

In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wang Yun was the adoptive father of the fictional maiden Diaochan, whom he used to stir up conflict between Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo, causing the former to betray and assassinate the latter.