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When Liu Zhang, on Zhang Song's advice, decided to welcome Liu Bei into Shu, Wang Lei hung himself upside down at the city gate to dissuade him, and when Liu Zhang would not listen he ended his own life; Wikidata records the manner of death as suicide.", "url": "/en/people/wang-lei.html", "entity": { "id": "person_cn_q1069276", "type": "person", "title": "Wang Lei", "slug": "wang-lei", "aliases": [ "王累" ], "summary": "Wang Lei (died 211), from Xindu county in Guanghan commandery, Yi province, was a staff officer under Liu Zhang, governor of Yi province, at the end of the Eastern Han. When Liu Zhang, on Zhang Song's advice, decided to welcome Liu Bei into Shu, Wang Lei hung himself upside down at the city gate to dissuade him, and when Liu Zhang would not listen he ended his own life; Wikidata records the manner of death as suicide.", "status": "published", "categories": [ "category-history", "category-people", "category-historical-figures" ], "tags": [ "tag-ancient-china" ], "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata Q1069276", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1069276" }, { "id": "zhwiki", "title": "王累（维基百科）", "url": "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%8B%E7%B4%AF" } ], "createdAt": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00", "updatedAt": "2026-10-29T17:20:07+08:00", "updatedBy": "user:admin", "revision": 7, "body": "Wang Lei was a staff officer under Liu Zhang, governor of Yi province, at the end of the Eastern Han, from Xindu county in Guanghan commandery, Yi province. Wikidata's Chinese label is 王累, and the Chinese Wikipedia article is also under 王累, so the title is unchanged. Wikidata records his death in 211 and the manner of death as suicide, and lists Wong Lui as an English alias.[^wikidata][^zhwiki]\n\n## In the histories\n\nChinese Wikipedia says that the histories record little about him, mentioning him only in the Book of the Later Han, the Records of the Three Kingdoms and the Chronicles of Huayang. In all of them the setting is that Liu Zhang, on the advice of his assistant Zhang Song, made an alliance with Liu Bei against Zhang Lu. Wang Lei then hung himself upside down from the city gate by a rope to urge Liu Zhang not to welcome Liu Bei into Shu. Liu Zhang would not listen, and Wang Lei cut his own throat at the gate.[^zhwiki]\n\n## In Romance of the Three Kingdoms\n\nThe article says that the novel's account is broadly the same as the history, except for the manner of his death after Liu Zhang rejects his plea, which changes from cutting his throat to cutting the rope himself and falling to his death.[^zhwiki]\n\n## Scope of the sources\n\nThe two sources behind this entry contain only this episode, with no information on his family or his birth year beyond what is shown above, so nothing more is said here.[^wikidata][^zhwiki]\n\n## Basic facts\n\n- Name: Wang Lei[^wikidata]\n- Origin: Xindu county, Guanghan commandery, Yi province[^zhwiki]\n- Office: staff officer under Liu Zhang, governor of Yi province[^zhwiki]\n- Died: 211[^wikidata][^zhwiki]\n- Manner of death: suicide[^wikidata][^zhwiki]\n- Portrayal: [[person_cn_q124334642|王累]] (character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms)", "url": "/people/wang-lei.html", "lang": "en", "availableLangs": [ "zh", "en" ], "death": { "year": 211, "display": "211" }, "personCategory": "historical figure" }, "entities": null, "tags": [ { "id": "tag-ancient-china", "slug": "ancient-china", "name": "Ancient China", "description": "History, people and administrative divisions from the pre-Qin era to the Qing dynasty.", "names": { "ar": "الصين القديمة", "de": "Das alte China", "en": "Ancient China", "es": "China antigua", "fr": "Chine ancienne", "hi": "प्राचीन चीन", "id": "Tiongkok kuno", "it": "Cina antica", "ja": "中国古代", "ko": "중국 고대", "ms": "China purba", "nl": "Het oude China", "pt": "China antiga", "ru": "Древний Китай", "th": "จีนโบราณ", "tr": "Antik Çin", "vi": "Trung Quốc cổ đại", "zh": "中国古代", "zh-hant": "中國古代" }, "descriptions": { "ar": "التاريخ والشخصيات والتقسيمات الإدارية من عصر ما قبل تشين إلى أسرة تشينغ.", "de": "Geschichte, Personen und Verwaltungsgliederung von der Zeit vor Qin bis zur Qing-Dynastie.", "en": "History, people and administrative divisions from the pre-Qin era to the Qing dynasty.", "es": "Historia, personajes y divisiones administrativas desde la era pre-Qin hasta la dinastía Qing.", "fr": "Histoire, personnages et divisions administratives de l'époque pré-Qin à la dynastie Qing.", "hi": "चिन-पूर्व काल से चिंग राजवंश तक का इतिहास, व्यक्ति और प्रशासनिक विभाजन।", "id": "Sejarah, tokoh, dan pembagian administratif dari era pra-Qin hingga Dinasti Qing.", "it": "Storia, personaggi e divisioni amministrative dall'epoca pre-Qin alla dinastia Qing.", "ja": "先秦から清代までの歴史・人物・行政区画。", "ko": "先秦부터 청대까지의 역사·인물·행정 구역.", "ms": "Sejarah, tokoh dan bahagian pentadbiran dari zaman pra-Qin hingga Dinasti Qing.", "nl": "Geschiedenis, personen en bestuurlijke indeling van de pre-Qin-periode tot de Qing-dynastie.", "pt": "História, personagens e divisões administrativas da era pré-Qin até à dinastia Qing.", "ru": "История, персоналии и административное деление от доциньской эпохи до династии Цин.", "th": "ประวัติศาสตร์ บุคคล และเขตการปกครองตั้งแต่ยุคก่อนฉินจนถึงราชวงศ์ชิง", "tr": "Qin öncesi dönemden Qing hanedanına kadar tarih, kişiler ve idari bölümler.", "vi": "Lịch sử, nhân vật và đơn vị hành chính từ thời Tiền Tần đến nhà Thanh.", "zh": "先秦至清代的历史、人物与政区。", "zh-hant": "先秦至清代的歷史、人物與政區。" }, "count": 1095 } ], "relations": [ { "id": "relation_cnportray_q124334642", "fromId": "person_cn_q124334642", "relationType": "based_on", "toId": "person_cn_q1069276", "note": "作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。", "sourceRefs": [ { "entityId": "person_cn_q124334642", "sourceId": "wikidata" } ], "label": "Portrayals", "targetId": "person_cn_q124334642", "targetTitle": "Wang Lei", "targetUrl": "/en/people/wang-lei-sanguo-q124334642.html", "incoming": true } ], "mentions": [ { "fromId": "person_cn_q124334642", "fromTitle": "Wang Lei", "fromUrl": "/en/people/wang-lei-sanguo-q124334642.html", "fromType": "person" } ], "versions": [ { "revision": 7, "updatedAt": "2026-10-29T17:20:07+08:00", "message": "当前版本", "hasSnapshot": true, "url": "/en/people/wang-lei/at/7.html" } ], "lang": "en", "availableLangs": [ "zh", "en" ], "infoFields": [ { "key": "death_date", "label": "Death", "value": "211" }, { "key": "person_category", "label": "Person category", "value": "historical figure" } ], "relationsTotal": 1, "relationCounts": [ { "relationType": "based_on", "incoming": true, "label": "Portrayals", "total": 1 } ], "mentionsTotal": 1 }