《南齐书·列传·卷四十九》
王奂听说士兵已攻进州衙，便回到内署拜佛，未及起身，便被军人所斩杀，时年五十九岁。
奂闻兵入，还内礼佛，未及起，军人遂斩之。
When Wang Huan heard that the soldiers had entered the prefecture, he returned to the inner shrine to worship Buddha. Before he could get up, he was beheaded by the soldiers. He was 59 years old.