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Wang Jun (Pengzu)
Wang Jun, courtesy name Pengzu, was a Western Jin governor and general who controlled Youzhou in north-eastern China in the early 4th century. Allied by marriage with the Duan Xianbei, he used Duan and Wuhuan cavalry against the Han Zhao state founded by the Xiongnu. In 314 he was captured and executed by Shi Le, the future founder of Later Zhao, who had feigned submission to him.
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