Wang Jian (Former Shu), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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former Shu emperor
Date of Birth: 26-Feb-0847
Place of Birth: Wuyang County, Henan, China
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: military leader
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Wang Jian (Former Shu)
- Wang Jian (Chinese: ??; 847 – July 11, 918), courtesy name Guangtu (??), formally Emperor Gaozu of (Former) Shu ((?)???), was the founding emperor of Former Shu, one of the ten kingdoms of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.
- He started his career as an army officer under the Tang dynasty eunuch generals Yang Fuguang and Tian Lingzi, eventually seizing control of the modern Sichuan and Chongqing region, founding his state after Tang's destruction.
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