Wang Jian (847-918), courtesy name Guangtu, was a native of Wuyang, Xuzhou (now Wuyang, Henan), and was the founding emperor of the former Shu during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Reigned from 907 to 918 AD. A young scoundrel who made his living by slaughtering cattle, stealing donkeys, and selling smuggled salt, he was nicknamed the Bastard of Thieves. After his death, he was buried in Yongling (in today's Chengdu, Sichuan). He was given the posthumous title of Emperor Shenwu Shengwen and the temple name Gaozu.
