Wang Dun (王敦) (266-324), courtesy name Chuzhong (處仲), was a Jin Dynasty (265-420) general and later warlord with paramount authorities, having brought Emperor Yuan (Sima Rui) to submission with his military force.
Wang Dun was the son of the Jin official WangJi (王基), and he married Emperor Wu of Jin's daughter Princess Xiangcheng.
Later in 324, Wang Dun grew increasingly ill. He commissioned his nephew Wang Ying (王應), whom he adopted as his own son because he was sonless, to be his deputy, and also commissioned Wen Jiao as the mayor of Jiankang, with intent to have Wen keep an eye on the emperor.
Wang Mang firmly and repeatedly refused to have his daughter included among the young women considered, but hundreds of officials urged that she be selected, and finally he gave in.
Wang is shown as more and more out of touch, not wanting to hear about rebel advances, but refusing to allow his commanders to mobilize or move their troops on their own initiative.
Ban Zhao embodied and taught, especially to Dowager Empress Deng, a pattern of integrity, of modesty and yielding in inter-personal relations, of not overreaching or wanting too much power, that was rooted in these feminine virtues and that served her and her imperial pupil very well.
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