Wang Jipeng

Emperor Kangzong of Min
閩康宗
Emperor of Min
Emperor of Min
ReignNovember 18, 935[1][2] - August 29, 939?[2][3][4]
PredecessorWang Yanjun
SuccessorWang Yanxi
DiedAugust 29, 939
Fuzhou, Min Kingdom
Wife
Empress
Lady Li
Empress Li Chunyan
IssueUnknown number of sons
Names
Wáng Jìpéng (王繼鵬), later changed to Wáng Chǎng (王昶)
Era name and dates
Tóngwéng (通文): 936 - August 29, 939
Posthumous name
Emperor Shengshen Yingrui Wenming Guangwu Yingdao Dahong Xiao (神聖英睿文明廣武應道大弘孝皇帝)
Temple name
Kāngzōng (康宗)
HouseWang
DynastyMin
FatherWang Yanjun
MotherPossibly Liu Hua

Wang Jipeng (Chinese: 王繼鵬) (died August 29, 939[2][3]), used the name Wang Chang (王昶) from 935 to 939, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Kangzong of Min (閩康宗), was an emperor of Min during China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He inherited the throne after his father Wang Yanjun (Emperor Huizong) was assassinated, possibly at his instigation. He himself was in turn killed in a coup headed by his uncle Wang Yanxi (Emperor Jingzong), who succeeded him.

  1. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 279.
  2. ^ a b c Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.
  3. ^ a b Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 282.
  4. ^ The coup that overthrew Wang Chang started on the night of August 29, 939, and he fled but was captured and then killed. The account implies, but does not show for certain, that the events all occurred that night.