王建 / Wang Jian (Former Shu)

Wang Jian / 王建 is the [[FormerShu|前蜀]] founder discussed in EP252 《太平年》之外的五代十国，什么样？. The episode uses his family background, described as connected to pancake-making, to show how 五代阶层流动 / Five Dynasties Social Mobility could push low-status families into rulership when military power displaced older aristocratic barriers.

The source also uses Wang Jian’s worries about heirs to explain 五代继承危机 / Five Dynasties Succession Crisis. Founder competence did not automatically convert into stable second-generation rule, especially when military and civil expectations shifted after conquest.

Connections

• [[FormerShu|前蜀]] - regime he founded.
• 五代阶层流动 / Five Dynasties Social Mobility - low-status rise through military disorder.
• 五代继承危机 / Five Dynasties Succession Crisis - founder-to-heir anxiety in the source.