Wang Ye (Three Kingdoms)
3rd-century Chinese Cao Wei state politician
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Wang Ye (fl.260–271) was a Chinese politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served under the Jin dynasty (266–420) after Cao Wei was replaced by the Jin dynasty.
Wang Ye | |
|---|---|
| 王業 | |
| Left Supervisor of the Masters of Writing (尚書左僕射) | |
| In office 271 – 270s[a] | |
| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Central Protector of the Army (中護軍) | |
| In office February 266 or after – 271 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Regular Mounted Attendant (散騎常侍) | |
| In office ? – 265 | |
| Monarch | Cao Mao / Cao Huan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Children | Unknown[b] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Life
Wang Ye was from Wuling Commandery (武陵郡),[1] which is around present-day Changde, Hunan. He started his career as an official in the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period and served as a Regular Mounted Attendant (散騎常侍). In 260, the Wei emperor Cao Mao secretly summoned Wang Chen, Wang Jing and Wang Ye to discuss a plan to remove the regent Sima Zhao from power. However, Wang Chen and Wang Ye refused to participate in the plot and instead secretly reported it to Sima Zhao. Cao Mao failed in his coup against Sima Zhao and ended up being killed in June.[2]
Wang Ye continued serving under the Western Jin, which replaced the Cao Wei state after Sima Zhao's son, Sima Yan, usurped the throne from the last Wei emperor Cao Huan. In the early years of Sima Yan's reign, Wang Ye was promoted to Central Protector of the Army (中護軍).[c] On 10 April 271,[3] Sima Yan appointed him and Sima Gui (司馬珪; son of Sima Fu[4]) as the Left and Right Supervisors of the Masters of Writing respectively.
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Notes
- This post is significant to the Sima clan as Sima Shi held this post during the Incident at the Gaoping Tombs.