Wen Ping

Wen Ping
文聘
Administrator of Jiangxia (江夏太守)
In office
220 (220)–? (?)
MonarchCao Pi
In office
c. 208 (c. 208)–220 (220)
MonarchEmperor Xian of Han
ChancellorCao Cao
Preceded byLiu Qi
General Who Attacks Rebels (討逆將軍)
In office
c. ? (c. ?)–222 (222)
General of the Rear (後將軍)
In office
c. 222 (c. 222)–? (?)
MonarchCao Pi
Personal details
BornUnknown
Nanyang, Henan
Diedbetween October 226 and August 243
RelationsWen Hou (nephew)
Children
  • Wen Dai
  • Wen Xiu (adopted son)
OccupationGeneral
Courtesy nameZhongye (仲業)
Posthumous nameMarquis Zhuang (壯侯)
PeerageMarquis of Xinye
(新野侯)

Wen Ping (Chinese: 文聘; pinyin: Wén Pìn; fl.208 - 240s),[1] courtesy name Zhongye, was a military general who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. During his tenure as a general under the warlord Cao Cao, he was credited with defeating the enemy general Guan Yu and defending Cao Cao's interests in Jiangxia Commandery from the eastern warlord Sun Quan.[2]

  1. ^ de Crespigny (2007), pp. 862–3.
  2. ^ Sanguozhi vol. 18.