Wang Qinruo

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Wang Qinruo
Native name	Family name: Wáng (王) Given name: Qīnruò (欽若) Courtesy name: Dìngguó (定國) Posthumous name: Wénmù (文穆)
Born	962
Died	1025 (aged 62–63) Kaifeng
Home town	Xinyu, Jiangxi

Wang Qinruo (王欽若) (962-1025) was an official in China's Northern Song Dynasty. He was the chancellor from 1017 to 1019 during Emperor Zhenzong's reign and from 1023 to 1025 during Emperor Renzong's reign.

Wang Qinruo led the compilation of Prime Tortoise of the Record Bureau, an important encyclopedia.

Wang Qinruo had a few very unpopular proposals, including moving the capital to southern China. Moreover, he appeared to have a personal vendetta against the upright official Kou Zhun and tried hard to have the latter demoted. History of Song recorded that Emperor Renzong believed Wang Qinruo treacherous, and that during his time Wang Qinruo was nicknamed by the population as one of the "Five Devils", along with Ding Wei, Lin Te (林特), Chen Pengnian (陳彭年) and Liu Chenggui (劉承珪).

In fiction

In the popular legends of Generals of the Yang Family, the antagonist Wang Qin (王欽) is based on Wang Qinruo. In some versions Wang Qin is even a spy from the Liao Dynasty.

v t e Generals of the Yang Family

Main characters	Yang Ye · She Saihua "1st son" "2nd son" "3rd son" "4th son" "5th son" "6th son" "7th son" Yang Zongbao · Mu Guiying Yang Wenguang Yang Paifeng Meng Liang Jiao Zan Zhao Defang Kou Zhun Pan Renmei Pan Bao Wang Qin Empress Dowager Xiao Yanyan

Film adaptations	The 14 Amazons (1972) The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) Legendary Amazons (2011) Saving General Yang (2013)

Television adaptations	The Yang's Saga (1985) Heroic Legend of the Yang's Family & The Great General (1994) The Heroine of the Yangs (1998) Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine (2001) Warriors of the Yang Clan (2004) The Young Warriors (2006)

References

(Chinese) Toktoghan et al., History of Song, vol. 283 (Wang Qinruo).

Persondata
Name	Wang Qinruo
Alternative names
Short description	Song Dynasty chancellor
Date of birth	962
Place of birth
Date of death	1025
Place of death

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