Wang Zhen

Ming dynasty person CBDB = 66710
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IntroMing dynasty person CBDB = 66710
A.K.A.Zhongzhuang
A.K.A.Zhongzhuang
PlacesChina
isMilitary personnel
Work fieldMilitary
Gender
Male
DeathMarch 1402
Family
Children:Wang Tong
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Biography

王真(?-1402年),陝西承宣布政使司西安府咸寧縣(今陝西省西安市)人,明朝軍事將領、靖難之役人物。

洪武年間,其由士兵起家,后累功至燕山右護衛百戶。靖難之役時,燕王朱棣起兵,王真參與攻打北京九門,后戰永平、真定,攻下廣昌,襲擊雁門。之後跟隨大軍攻破滄州,追趕中央軍到滑口,俘虜七千餘人。后累任都指揮使。淝河之戰,王真與白義、劉江各帥百騎誘平安軍,并伏擊,之後因援兵不繼而被困重傷,大呼“我義不死敵手。”遂自殺。朱棣即位后,追封其為金鄉侯,謚忠壯。明仁宗時,追封其為寧國公,加號效忠。王真有一子王通。

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