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Wang Dun
Eastern Jin co-founding military commander and magnate who held dominant military power alongside his cousin Wang Dao.
Mural guide
Mural of the event “Noble Clans Flee South”, which this person took part in.
Under the dual hammer of the War of the Eight Princes and the Wu Hu Disturbance, Western Jin collapsed entirely. Luoyang was burned and the imperial clan captured, while the Central Plains faced devastating war fires and famine.
Also known as Zi Chuzhong · Grand General Wang Dun
Wang Dun (266 CE–324 CE) was a pivotal military strongman in the establishment of Eastern Jin. Dominating the armed forces alongside chancellor Wang Dao, his power formalized the aristocratic condominium over the dynasty.
Life and times
Dates 266 CE–324 CE
EraThree KingdomsJin
- 317Noble Clans Flee SouthTook partage 51
- 317Eastern Jin Southern Consolidationage 51