Wang Dao was a politician and calligrapher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and one of the founders of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Wang Dao (276-September 7, 339), whose courtesy name was Maohong and whose small names were Chilong and Along. A native of Linyi County, Langya County (now Linyi City, Shandong Province). A politician and calligrapher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he served as an official in the three dynasties of Jin Yuan, Ming and Cheng. He was one of the founders of the Eastern Jin regime.
Wang Dao was born in the famous "Langxie Wang Clan" in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In his early years, he was friendly with Sima Rui, the king of Langya (Emperor Jin Yuan). Later, he suggested that he move to the town to build Ye, and he also contacted the southern nobles for him to appease him. Crossing the northern gentry southward. After the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he first paid homage to General Huqi and the Third Division of Yitong, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wugang. Instead of following his brother Wang Dun, one inside and one outside, a pattern of "the king and his horse dominate the world" was formed. During the "Wang Dun Rebellion", Wang Dao rejected Wang Dun's idea of ??deposing the Yuan Emperor and establishing a young emperor. Soon, he was assisted by Emperor Yuan's imperial edict to establish Emperor Ming of Jin. Later, he was promoted to Taibao. After the death of Emperor Ming, Wang Dao, his relative Yu Liang and other officials assisted in the government, and opposed Yu Liang's campaign to recruit Su Jun, the prefect of Liyang, to the capital. After the "Su Jun Rebellion" was settled, he refuted everyone's attempts to move the capital and stabilized the situation. After that, he joined forces with Taiwei Xi Jian to continue to govern. Although there were serious conflicts with important ministers Tao Kan and Yu Liang, there was no major chaos. In the fifth year of Xiankang (339), Wang Dao passed away at the age of sixty-four. Emperor Cheng mourned in the court hall and sent envoys to posthumously honor him as "Wen Wen". The funeral specifications are the same as those of Huo Guang and Sima Fu, who were the most famous officials in the Zhongxing Dynasty in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Wang Dao is good at calligraphy, and the best is running cursive. He studied the methods of Zhong Yao and Wei Guan, and became his own style, which earned him a high reputation at that time. There are cursive scripts "Shengshi Tie" and "Gaishuo Tie" handed down from generation to generation.