Xu Wan (died 902) was a general during the late
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
who served and later turned against the warlord
.
Early life
Xu Wan initially followed warlord
Sun Ru
Sun Ru (; died July 3, 892Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 259.), formally the Prince of Le'an (), was a Chinese military general, rebel and politician during the Tang dynasty. He initially served as a ...
, but after Sun Ru was destroyed by warlord
Yang Xingmi
Yang Xingmi (; 852'' Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms''vol. 1 – December 24, 905Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 265.), né Yang Xingmin (楊行愍, name changed 886), courtesy name Huayu ...
in 892, Xu Wan took many of his soldiers east to join warlord
.
Rebellion
In fall 902, Xu along with Xu Zaisi (許再思) rebelled against Qian, put Qian's home base
Hang Prefecture
Hangzhou or Hang Prefecture (589–1129) was a ''Zhou (country subdivision), zhou'' (prefecture) in history of China, imperial China located in modern northern Zhejiang, China, around modern Hangzhou. The prefecture was called Yuhang Commandery f ...
under siege, and with the support of opportunist warlord
Tian Jun
Tian Jun (; 858''New Book of Tang'', vol. 189. – December 30, 903''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 264.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), courtesy name Dechen (), was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord during the l ...
almost destroyed Qian. Qian had to send a son to rival warlord
Yang Xingmi
Yang Xingmi (; 852'' Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms''vol. 1 – December 24, 905Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 265.), né Yang Xingmin (楊行愍, name changed 886), courtesy name Huayu ...
as hostage in exchange for military assistance. Yang agreed, and Yang's general
Li Shenfu defeated and captured Xu. Xu was delivered to Qian, who executed him.
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Tang dynasty generals
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