Wang Xingyu

Who is Wang Xingyu?

Wang Xingyu was a warlord late in the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty who controlled Jingnan Circuit from 887 to his death in 895. At his prime, he and his ally Li Maozhen the military governor of Fengxiang Circuit had a stranglehold on the court of then-reigning Emperor Zhaozong, and were able to put two former chancellors that they disliked — Li Xi and Wei Zhaodu — to death over Emperor Zhaozong's objections. However, Li Keyong the military governor of Hedong Circuit then attacked them and defeated Wang. Wang fled and was killed in flight by his own subordinates.