Wang Ji'en
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Wang Ji'en (simplified Chinese: 王继恩; traditional Chinese: 王繼恩; pinyin: Wángjì'ēn) (died c. 999), previously Zhang Dejun (simplified Chinese: 张德钧; traditional Chinese: 張德鈞; pinyin: Zhāngdéjūn), was an eunuch and a military general during imperial China's Later Zhou and the following Song dynasty.[1]
Under Later Zhou[edit]
Wang Ji'en was born in Shanzhou (Chinese: 陝州; pinyin: Shǎnzhōu, modern Shan County, Henan). His original surname was Wang, but his adoptive father Gentleman Zhang named him Zhang Dejun. He was one of the higher-ranked eunuch during the reign of Chai Rong,[1] the second emperor of the Later Zhou.
Under the Song dynasty[edit]
During Emperor Taizu's reign[edit]
As he requested to change his surname back to his ancestral surname, Emperor Taizu of Song named him Wang Ji'en.
During Emperor Taizong's reign[edit]
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During Emperor Zhenzong's reign[edit]
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