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= Wang Guan (Wei Dynasty) = Wang Guan, (death c.260) courtesy name Wentai was a Chinese politician, though poor when growing up, through his energy and talent served the warlord Cao Cao. He served under every single Cao Wei Emperor but would side with the Sima family taking control.

Life
From Linqiu (廩丘) in Dong Commandery, which was located between present-day Henan and Shandong provinces. He was orphaned at a young age and, by gentry standards, grew up poor, but he became a man of energy and ambition. In 210 he was summoned by the Chancellor Cao Cao to serve on his literary staff (丞相文學掾) then would be sent out as a magistrate to Gaotang (高唐), Yangquan (陽泉), Zan (酇) and Ren (任). In each post he earned praise for his government.

Service under Cao Pi
On March 220, Cao Cao died and was succeeded by his eldest living son Cao Pi and on 11th December Emperor Xian of the Eastern Han dynasty abdicated, Cao Pi becoming the founding Emperor of the Wei dynasty. Wang Guan was summoned to the court at Ye, serving in the Imperial Secretariat (尚書郎), a powerful at the heart of government, then as a supervisor in the Justice Ministry (廷尉監). Wang Guan was sent as Grand Administrator (太守) of Nanyang and Zhuojun (涿郡).