Ministers › Chief Ministers
Wang Yun
Eastern Han minister over the masses who plotted Dong Zhuo's death with Lü Bu as inside ally and was later killed by Li Jue and Guo Si
Mural of the event “Dong Zhuo's Upheaval”, which this person took part in.
After Emperor Ling's death, conflict between consort kin and eunuchs opened a power vacuum in Luoyang; Dong Zhuo entered with frontier troops and rapidly seized the court.
Also known as Zi Zishi · Situ Wang Yun
- Roles
- Chief Ministers
Wang Yun, courtesy name Zishi, from Qi in Taiyuan, was minister over the masses and also director of the secretariat early in the reign of Emperor Xian. With Shisun Rui, Yang Zan and others he plotted to kill Dong Zhuo and won Lü Bu over as an inside ally, and in 192 Lü Bu killed Dong Zhuo. Soon afterwards Li Jue and Guo Si took Chang'an; Wang Yun was killed and many of his family died with him. The source is his biography in the Book of the Later Han.
Life and times
Dates 137 CE–192 CE
- 189Dong Zhuo's UpheavalTook partage 52
- 192Lü Bu Kills Dong Zhuoage 55