《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪十四》
王逊治理宁州十四年，威仪举动不同寻常。宁州人推举其子王坚代掌州府事务，明帝下诏授王坚为宁州刺史。
逊在州十四年，威行殊俗，州人立其子坚行州府事。诏除坚宁州刺史。
Wang Xun ruled Ningzhou for fourteen years, and his demeanor was extraordinary. The people of Ningzhou proposed that his son, Wang Jian, take over the affairs of the state government. Emperor Ming issued an imperial edict to appoint him as the governor of Ningzhou.