Wang Zhong (Ming dynasty)

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Wang Zhong
Chinese王忠
Hanyu PinyinWáng Zhōng
Wade–GilesWang2
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Wang Zhong (王忠; d. 23 September 1409) was a Chinese marquis under the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty.[1] 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.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Tsai, Shih-shan Henry (2001). Perpetual happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle. University of Washington Press. pp. 167–168.