| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 王训, 王訓, Wáng Xùn |
| Nickname | Marquis of Anhan (安汉侯) |
| Other name | Vương Huấn |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Baxi Commandery (巴西宕渠; Ba Tây Đãng Cừ, Tứ Xuyên) |
| Death Reason | Unknown — not recorded in surviving chronicles |
| FAMILY | |
| Father | |
| Relatives | |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Shu Han (蜀汉, Thục Hán) |
| Battles |
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Biography & Historical Record
Wang Xun (王训, Vương Huấn) was the son and heir of Wang Ping (王平, Vương Bình), one of Shu’s most respected frontier generals and longtime commander of the Wudang Flying Corps (无当飞军). Wang Ping rose from a Wei captive to defender of Hanzhong — his victory at the Battle of Xingshi in 244 AD broke Cao Wei’s offensive and secured Shu’s northern gate. When Wang Ping died in 248 AD, Wang Xun inherited the hereditary title of Marquis of Anhan (安汉侯) and continued his father’s tradition of strict discipline and vigilant Hanzhong defense.
Unlike his father, who had been illiterate and learned military arts in camp, Wang Xun grew up inside Shu’s officer caste with the privileges and burdens of a famous name. Historical registers list him among the second-generation marquises who held the line after Jiang Wei‘s (姜维, Khương Duy) northern campaigns strained Shu’s resources — a caretaker of the Hanzhong garrison rather than a innovator like Wang Ping himself.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapters 71, 94, 102–103: Wang Ping (王平, Vương Bình) appears as a capable Shu officer — at Jieting he challenges Ma Su (马谡, Mã Túc), and in later chapters he fights in Jiang Wei’s campaigns. Wang Xun is not named in the novel; his inheritance of the Anhan marquisate belongs to historical notices after Wang Ping’s death in Chapter 107’s timeframe.
Wang Xun (王训) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Son of Wang Ping
Raised in Shu’s military culture as heir to the general who mastered Hanzhong defense.
Father’s Xingshi victory
Wang Ping defeats Cao Wei at Xingshi — the peak of the family’s frontier fame during Wang Xun’s youth.
Inherits Anhan marquisate
Succeeds Wang Ping as Marquis of Anhan upon his father’s death.
Hanzhong garrison
Continues frontier service in the tradition of the Wudang Flying Corps command.
See also Wang Ping.
Key Relationships
Family
- Wang Ping (王平, Vương Bình): Father — Hanzhong defender, commander of the Wudang Flying Corps, victor of Xingshi (244 AD).
- Spouse and children: Not recorded in surviving chronicles.
Friends
- Jiang Wei (姜维, Khương Duy): Shu’s northern commander — contemporary of Wang Xun’s garrison service.
- Liu Shan (刘禅, Lưu Thiện): Emperor who confirmed the Anhan marquisate succession.
Enemies
- Cao Wei (曹魏, Ngụy) forces on the Hanzhong frontier — the same northern threat Wang Ping had held back.
Other
- Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮, Gia Cát Lượng): Chancellor who valued Wang Ping — the patronage network Wang Xun inherited.
- Fei Yi (费祎, Phí Y): Regent who supported stable Hanzhong defense during Wang Xun’s generation.
In Novel
Chapters 71, 94, 102–103
- Wang Xun (王训, Vương Huấn): Not named — Wang Ping (王平, Vương Bình) appears at Jieting and in Jiang Wei's northern campaigns, but the son's inheritance of the Anhan marquisate belongs to historical registers after the father's novel arc.
Chapter 107 (timeframe)
- Wang Ping (王平, Vương Bình): Death falls in the late Shu period — historical tradition places Wang Xun succeeding immediately as Marquis of Anhan, though the heir is not dramatized.
In History
Summary
- Wang Xun (王训, Vương Huấn), son of Wang Ping, inherited the Marquisate of Anhan (安汉侯) in 248 AD and served in Hanzhong.
Year: 244 AD
- Father Wang Ping defeats Wei at the Battle of Xingshi — securing Hanzhong during Wang Xun's youth.
Year: 248 AD
- Succeeds Wang Ping as Marquis of Anhan upon his father's death.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi, Shu 43 (王平传): Wang Ping's biography — death and succession to Wang Xun.
- Shu frontier officer lists cite the Anhan marquisate continuation into the kingdom's final decades.
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