Wang Dun; Wang Tun

Japanese: 王敦 - おうとん（英語表記）Wang Dun; Wang Tun

[Raw] Taishi 2 (266)
[Death] Taining 2 (324)
A military commander in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (→Jin), China. A native of Langya (Shandong Province). His courtesy name was Chuzhong. Cousin of Wang Dao. Famous as a military commander, he assisted Emperor Yuan (→Sima Rui) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty when he was working to manage the Jiangdong region before he ascended to the throne. He was a local governor and military commander (Jiangzhou governor) with vast territories under his control, and his influence was even greater than that of Emperor Yuan. As a result, he came into conflict with Emperor Yuan and his aides, and eventually raised an army (322) under the pretext of executing Emperor Yuan's aides, which was initially successful. However, he died during the reign of Emperor Ming without achieving his ambition of becoming emperor himself.

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Japanese:

[生]泰始2(266)
[没]太寧2(324)
中国，東晋 (→晋) の武将。琅邪 (ろうや。山東省) の人。字は処仲。王導の従兄弟。武将として有名であったが，東晋の元帝 (→司馬睿 ) が即位前江東経営に努力している頃から元帝を助けた。彼は東晋朝で広大な支配地をもつ地方長官かつ武将であり (江州牧) ，その権勢は元帝をしのぐほどであった。そのため元帝やその側近と不和となり，ついに元帝の側近を誅することを名目として兵をあげ (322) ，いったん成功した。しかし，みずから天子になるという野望を達成できないまま明帝のとき死亡した。

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