Wang Dao
Chinese official and Jin Dynasty regent (276-339) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wang Dao (Chinese: 王導; Wade–Giles: Wang Tao; 276[1] – 7 September 339[2]), courtesy name Maohong (茂弘), formally Duke Wenxian of Shixing (始興文獻公), was a Chinese politician during the Jin dynasty who played an important role in the administrations of Emperor Yuan, Emperor Ming, and Emperor Cheng, including as Emperor Cheng's regent. In these capacities, he served as a crucial governing figure of the Eastern Jin Dynasty during its first decades, as well as the leading member of the prominent Wang clan of Langya. His governance style was to be lenient with the laws, and he handed out few punishments—which stabilized the Jin regime greatly, but which also led to extensive, if moderate, corruption and incompetence in the Jin regime, making it difficult for Jin armies to recapture northern China.
Wang Dao | |||||||||
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Born | 276 | ||||||||
Died | 339 (aged 62–63) | ||||||||
Spouse | Lady Cao | ||||||||
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Father | Wang Cai 王裁 | ||||||||
Occupation | Politician |
Wang's line, during the subsequent Southern Dynasties, was known as one of the two most honored lines of nobles—the other being Xie An's line—and in the people's minds no less honored than imperial households.