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after which he himself fell a victim to political intrigue and was put to death. His character was afterwards cleared by Euan Hstlan, and he was canonised as j^ |^.

2192 Wang Kung-tsao I ^ g^ (T. ^ ^. H. f| ^ :5t ^).

A.D. 1079—1154. A native of ^, J^ T6-hsing in Eiangsi, who gained considerable distinction as a poet.

2193 Wang Euo-pao BE S ^* ^^^ ^^^^' ^'^' ^^ of Wang T'an- chih, and son-in-law to Hsieh An. He was a very wild fellow, and a source of mnch anxiety to his father-in-law. A cousin of his was concubine to SstL-ma Tao-tztL, Prince of Euei-chi; and this led to a close intimacy between the two young men and to the ultimate appointment of Wang Euo-pao to high ofiBce, with disastroos results to the Principality. At length Wang was impeached, nominally for dressing in women's clothes and other irr^pilarities; and through the influence of Wang Eung, then in power, he was forced to

commit suicide.

2194 Wang Lai y^ ^ (T. :^ H ). A distinguished mathematician of the 18th cent. A.D., familiar with the systems both of China and of Europe. He was also a deep student of the Classics. His ^ ^ ^

1^, a treatise on trigonometry, was published in 1802.

2195 Wang Lang ^ ||5 (T. ^ !^). Died A.D. 228. A native of

Tung-hai in Eiaugsu, who for his knowledge of the Classics received an appointment as secretary to a Board, and later on attracted the notice of the last Emperor of the Han dynasty and was invested with high military command. He suffered however a severe defeat at the hands of Sun Ts^S, and finally entered the service of Ts^ao Ts*ao. Under the first two Emperors of the Wei dynasty he waa raised to the highest o£Sces, and was ennobled as Marquis. He published editions of the Spring and Autumn Annals^ of the Canon of Filial Piety ^ and other works. Canonised as J^. See CAun^r Yu.

2196 Wang Liang 3E ^^. A famous charioteer of old.