Wang Zhong (王忠; d. 23 September 1409) was a Chinese marquis under the

Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzu of Ming, personal name Zhu Di, was the third List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 142 ...

of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

. He was killed—along the marquises Wang Cong, Li Yuan, and Qoryocin as well as the duke Qiu Fu—during a Mongol ambush on Qiu Fu's impetuous cavalry attack on retreating Mongols.Tsai, Shih-shan Henry (2001). ''Perpetual happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle''. University of Washington Press. pp. 167–168.

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