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href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%DA%AF_%DA%98%D8%A6%D9%88" title="دونگ ژئو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دونگ ژئو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%99%ED%83%81" title="동탁 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="동탁" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%ABng_D%C3%A1uk" title="Dūng Dáuk – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Dūng Dáuk" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%91%A3%E5%8D%93" title="董卓 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="董卓" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" 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data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%8B%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%8A%E0%B8%B0" title="ตั๋งโต๊ะ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ตั๋งโต๊ะ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo" title="Dong Zhuo – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Dong Zhuo" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />188–189</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Monarchs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Emperor_Ling_of_Han" title="Emperor Ling of Han">Emperor Ling of Han</a> /<br /> <a href="/wiki/Liu_Bian" title="Liu Bian">Emperor Shao of Han</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">140s<br /><a href="/wiki/Min_County" title="Min County">Min County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gansu" title="Gansu">Gansu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="dday deathdate">192-05-22</span>)</span>22 May 192<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny2007157–158_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny2007157–158-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Xi%27an" title="Xi'an">Xi'an</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaanxi" title="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Niu_Fu" title="Niu Fu">Niu Fu</a>'s wife</li><li><i>at least two sons</i></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Dong Junya (father)</li><li><i>Lady of Chiyang</i> (mother)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Dong Zhuó (brother)</li><li>Dong Min (brother)</li><li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%BC_Bu" title="Lü Bu">Lü Bu</a> (foster son)</li><li>Dong Huang (nephew)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Dong_Bai_(Han_dynasty)" title="Dong Bai (Han dynasty)">Dong Bai</a> (granddaughter)</li><li><i>at least one grandson</i></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Military general, politician, warlord</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Courtesy_name" title="Courtesy name">Courtesy name</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Zhongying (仲穎)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Peerage</th><td class="infobox-data">Marquis of Mei (郿侯)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Han_dynasty" title="Han dynasty">Han Empire</a><br /><a href="/wiki/End_of_the_Han_dynasty#Imperial_power_struggle_(189)" title="End of the Han dynasty">Dong Zhuo's regime</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/End_of_the_Han_dynasty#Yellow_Turban_Rebellion_and_decentralisation_(184–189)" title="End of the Han dynasty">Dong Zhuo's forces</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Military_of_the_Han_dynasty" title="Military of the Han dynasty">Han Imperial Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liang_Province_Rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Liang Province Rebellion">Liang Province Rebellion</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ten_Attendants#Downfall_of_the_eunuch_faction" title="Ten Attendants">Massacre of the Eunuchs</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Campaign_against_Dong_Zhuo" title="Campaign against Dong Zhuo">Campaign against Dong Zhuo</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Dong Zhuo</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hani" style="font-size: 1rem;">董卓</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Standard Mandarin</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanyu Pinyin">Hanyu Pinyin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Dǒng Zhuó</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Spelling_in_Gwoyeu_Romatzyh" title="Spelling in Gwoyeu Romatzyh">Gwoyeu Romatzyh</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Doong Jwo</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Wade%E2%80%93Giles" title="Wade–Giles">Wade–Giles</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Tung<sup>3</sup> Cho<sup>2</sup></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">IPA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn"><span class="IPA" lang="cmn-Latn-fonipa" style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">[tʊ̀ŋ ʈʂwǒ]</a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Yue: Cantonese</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Yale Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Dúng Cheuk</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jyutping" title="Jyutping">Jyutping</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Dung<sup>2</sup> Coek<sup>3</sup></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Cantonese" title="Help:IPA/Cantonese">IPA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn"><span class="IPA" lang="yue-Latn-fonipa" style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Cantonese" title="Help:IPA/Cantonese">[tʊŋ˧˥ tsʰœk̚˧]</a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Min" title="Southern Min">Southern Min</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Taiwanese_Romanization_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiwanese Romanization System">Tâi-lô</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Min Nan Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="nan-Latn">Táng Toh</span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Middle_Chinese" title="Middle Chinese">Middle Chinese</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Middle_Chinese" title="Middle Chinese">Middle Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Late Middle Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="ltc-Latn"><span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">túwng<span class="wrap"> </span>ʈæwk</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dong Zhuo</b> (<span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/7\/75\/Dong_Zhuo.ogg\/Dong_Zhuo.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","label":{"html":"pronunciation"},"data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Dong Zhuo.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/75/Dong_Zhuo.ogg/Dong_Zhuo.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">pronunciation</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Dong_Zhuo.ogg" title="File:Dong Zhuo.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) (c. 140s – 22 May 192),<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny2007157–158_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny2007157–158-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Courtesy_name" title="Courtesy name">courtesy name</a> <b>Zhongying</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived in the late <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Han_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Han dynasty">Eastern Han dynasty</a>. At the end of the reign of the Eastern Han, Dong Zhuo was a general and powerful minister of the imperial government. Originally from <a href="/wiki/Liang_Province" title="Liang Province">Liang Province</a>, Dong Zhuo seized control of the imperial capital <a href="/wiki/Luoyang" title="Luoyang">Luoyang</a> in 189 when it entered a state of turmoil following the death of <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Ling_of_Han" title="Emperor Ling of Han">Emperor Ling of Han</a> and a massacre of the <a href="/wiki/Ten_Attendants" title="Ten Attendants">eunuch faction</a> by the court officials led by General-in-Chief <a href="/wiki/He_Jin" title="He Jin">He Jin</a>. </p><p>Dong Zhuo subsequently deposed <a href="/wiki/Liu_Bian" title="Liu Bian">Liu Bian</a> (Emperor Shao) and replaced him with his half-brother, the puppet <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Xian_of_Han" title="Emperor Xian of Han">Emperor Xian</a> to make him become the de facto ruler of China in the boy-emperor's name. The Eastern Han dynasty regime survived in name only.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dong Zhuo's rule was brief and characterized by cruelty and tyranny. In the following year, a coalition of regional officials (cishi) and warlords launched a <a href="/wiki/Campaign_against_Dong_Zhuo" title="Campaign against Dong Zhuo">campaign against him</a>. Failing to stop the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo sacked Luoyang and relocated further west to the former <a href="/wiki/Western_Han" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Han">Western Han</a> capital at <a href="/wiki/Chang%27an" title="Chang'an">Chang'an</a> (modern <a href="/wiki/Xi%27an" title="Xi'an">Xi'an</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaanxi_province" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaanxi province">Shaanxi province</a>). He was assassinated soon after in May 192 by his subordinate <a href="/wiki/L%C3%BC_Bu" title="Lü Bu">Lü Bu</a> in a plot orchestrated by Interior Minister <a href="/wiki/Wang_Yun_(Han_dynasty)" title="Wang Yun (Han dynasty)">Wang Yun</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dong Zhuo was born in <a href="/wiki/Min_County" title="Min County">Lintao</a>, Longxi <a href="/wiki/Commandery_(China)" title="Commandery (China)">Commandery</a> in the early 140s and was said to be a chivalrous youth who was physically strong and excelled in <a href="/wiki/Mounted_archery" title="Mounted archery">horseback archery.</a> He travelled around the <a href="/wiki/Qiang_(historical_people)" title="Qiang (historical people)">Qiang</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xiongnu" title="Xiongnu">Xiongnu</a> regions and befriended many people.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Around 165, Dong Zhuo became a member of the Yulin corps (羽林郎, branch of the Imperial Guard) in the capital. Dong served under Zhang Huan's northern campaign to suppress an uprising of the <a href="/wiki/Qiang_(historical_people)" title="Qiang (historical people)">Qiang</a>. He eventually became a <a href="/wiki/County_magistrate" title="County magistrate">county magistrate</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Yanmen_Commandery" title="Yanmen Commandery">Yanmen Commandery</a>, a divisional commandant in the Shu Commandery, the Wu and Ji colonel in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Regions" title="Western Regions">Western Regions</a>, inspector of <a href="/wiki/Bing_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Bing Province">Bing Province</a>, and administrator of the <a href="/wiki/Hedong_Commandery" title="Hedong Commandery">Hedong Commandery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At some point in the 170s, he was employed as a minor official in an unnamed commandery, supervising captured thieves and robbers. Due to the many raids by non-Han minorities, the then-Inspector of Liangzhou, Cheng Jiu (成就), promoted Dong to serve under him. Under Cheng, Dong led troops to repel these raids and achieved much success. As such, the then-Inspector of Bingzhou, Duan Jiong (段颎), recommended Dong to the Three Excellencies of the time; then-<a href="/wiki/Situ_(office)" title="Situ (office)"><i>Situ</i></a> Yuan Wei (袁隗) hired Dong to serve under him.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Yellow_Turban_Rebellion" title="Yellow Turban Rebellion">Yellow Turban Rebellion</a> in the summer of 184, Dong Zhuo was sent to take over command from <a href="/wiki/Lu_Zhi_(Han_dynasty)" title="Lu Zhi (Han dynasty)">Lu Zhi</a> in preparation of the offense on <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Jue" title="Zhang Jue">Zhang Jue</a> in Julu. Although his efforts during the rebellion were initially unsuccessful, with the arrival of <a href="/wiki/Huangfu_Song" title="Huangfu Song">Huangfu Song</a>, victory was achieved in the winter against the peasants.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Liang_Province_Rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Liang Province Rebellion">Liang Province Rebellion</a>, the barbarians rebelled with local gentries <a href="/wiki/Han_Sui" title="Han Sui">Han Sui</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bian_Zhang" title="Bian Zhang">Bian Zhang</a>. Dong was reinstated and sent to suppress the rebels. While suppressing this rebellion, Dong Zhuo had several tactical and strategic disagreements with Huangfu Song; after Huangfu managed to achieve victory despite Dong's disagreements, Dong became resentful and fearful of him.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dong Zhuo was given the title "General Who Smashes the Caitiffs" in 185, and "General of the Vanguard" in 188. He was promoted to be the governor of Bing Province, but he refused to take up his new post as he was unwilling to leave his men.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the turbulent situation, the power of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Han" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Han">Eastern Han</a> dynasty was waning.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dong Zhuo then settled in Liang Province and built up his power. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rise_to_power">Rise to power</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rise to power"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the death of <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Ling_of_Han" title="Emperor Ling of Han">Emperor Ling of Han</a> in May 189, General-in-Chief <a href="/wiki/He_Jin" title="He Jin">He Jin</a> ordered Dong Zhuo to lead troops into <a href="/wiki/Luoyang" title="Luoyang">Luoyang</a> to aid him in eliminating the powerful eunuch faction known as the <a href="/wiki/Ten_Attendants" title="Ten Attendants">Ten Attendants</a>. Before Dong could arrive, He Jin was assassinated by the eunuchs in September that year and the capital city fell into a state of turmoil. The eunuchs took <a href="/wiki/Liu_Bian" title="Liu Bian">Liu Bian</a> (Emperor Shao) hostage and fled from Luoyang. Dong Zhuo's army intercepted the eunuchs and brought the emperor back to the palace.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After He Jin's death, He Jin's step-brother, General of Chariots and Cavalry <a href="/w/index.php?title=He_Miao&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="He Miao (page does not exist)">He Miao</a> (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">何苗</span></span>), was killed by He Jin's subordinate Wu Kuang (吳匡) and Dong Zhuo's brother Dong Min, for sympathizing with the eunuch faction who assassinated He Jin.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After arriving in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo realized that his 3000 men were unequal to the numerous troops guarding the capital. Dong ordered some of his army to march out at night and re-enter the city at dawn, thus making it appear that he was receiving reinforcements. Dong then took command of the leaderless forces of He Jin and He Miao, convinced <a href="/wiki/L%C3%BC_Bu" title="Lü Bu">Lü Bu</a> to join his ranks, and made himself Excellency of Works.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 189, Dong deposed Emperor Shao and replaced him with Liu Xie (<a href="/wiki/Emperor_Xian_of_Han" title="Emperor Xian of Han">Emperor Xian</a>). Dong declared himself <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Chancellor of China">chancellor</a>, and became the head of the imperial court in Luoyang. However, in the words of <a href="/wiki/Rafe_de_Crespigny" title="Rafe de Crespigny">Rafe de Crespigny</a>, Dong Zhuo's "conduct towards the court and the imperial officials was bullying, oppressive and frequently bloody." This prompted <a href="/wiki/Yuan_Shao" title="Yuan Shao">Yuan Shao</a> to form a coalition army with other regional officials in opposition to Dong Zhuo's military authority.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 456–459">: 456–459 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coalition_against_Dong_Zhuo">Coalition against Dong Zhuo</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Coalition against Dong Zhuo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Campaign_against_Dong_Zhuo" title="Campaign against Dong Zhuo">Campaign against Dong Zhuo</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dong_Zhuo_retreats_to_Chang'an"><span id="Dong_Zhuo_retreats_to_Chang.27an"></span>Dong Zhuo retreats to Chang'an</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Dong Zhuo retreats to Chang'an"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:End_of_Han_Dynasty_Warlords.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/End_of_Han_Dynasty_Warlords.png/450px-End_of_Han_Dynasty_Warlords.png" decoding="async" width="450" height="318" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/End_of_Han_Dynasty_Warlords.png/675px-End_of_Han_Dynasty_Warlords.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/End_of_Han_Dynasty_Warlords.png/900px-End_of_Han_Dynasty_Warlords.png 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="902" /></a><figcaption>Map showing the major warlords of the Han dynasty in the 190s, including the territories controlled by Dong Zhuo and his subordinates Li Jue and Guo Si</figcaption></figure> <p>In the same year, regional officials and warlords around the country formed <a href="/wiki/Campaign_against_Dong_Zhuo" title="Campaign against Dong Zhuo">a coalition force</a> and launched a <a href="/wiki/Punitive_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Punitive campaign">punitive campaign</a> against Dong Zhuo. In response, he sent a detachment to intercept the coalition vanguard led by Sun Jian, and ordered his son-in-law, <a href="/wiki/Niu_Fu" title="Niu Fu">Niu Fu</a>, to supply the fortress of <a href="/wiki/Mei_County,_Shaanxi" class="mw-redirect" title="Mei County, Shaanxi">Mei</a> with 30 years' worth of rations. After his subordinates <a href="/wiki/Hua_Xiong" title="Hua Xiong">Hua Xiong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hu_Zhen" title="Hu Zhen">Hu Zhen</a>, and Lu Bu were defeated by Sun Jian at Yangren, Dong Zhuo sent <a href="/wiki/Li_Jue_(Han_Dynasty)" class="mw-redirect" title="Li Jue (Han Dynasty)">Li Jue</a> to propose a marriage between Sun's son and Dong's daughter, and split the empire between the two families. Sun Jian refused and prepared to attack Luoyang. </p><p>Dong evacuated everyone in Luoyang and moved them to <a href="/wiki/Chang%27an" title="Chang'an">Chang'an</a> in the west. Before the relocation, Dong ordered his troops to ransack the tombs of the late Han emperors for treasures, seize valuables from the wealthy residents in Luoyang, and burn down the palaces and anything that might be useful to the coalition.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 460–461">: 460–461 </span></sup> </p><p>Then the chancellor assembled his forces in the city and personally led them to ambush the approaching army. Dong's ambush failed and he was driven back by Sun Jian.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ordered Lu Bu to lead a cavalry force back to the city to halt Sun's progress before he took flight for <a href="/wiki/Mianchi_County" title="Mianchi County">Mianchi</a>. Sun Jian broke through one of the eastern gates and defeated Lu Bu, taking the city.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defeat_of_the_coalition">Defeat of the coalition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Defeat of the coalition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite taking Luoyang, the city was so heavily damaged that Sun Jian chose to retreat rather than to try to hold it.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 465">: 465 </span></sup> </p><p>Dong Zhuo then sent his generals Li Jue, <a href="/wiki/Guo_Si" title="Guo Si">Guo Si</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Ji_(Han_Dynasty)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhang Ji (Han Dynasty)">Zhang Ji</a> to the frontline against the eastern warlords. By this time the coalition had already fallen into disarray and internal bickering. The only ones who actively opposed Dong were the senior imperial officer, <a href="/wiki/Zhu_Jun_(Han_Dynasty)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhu Jun (Han Dynasty)">Zhu Jun</a> and his old friend, <a href="/wiki/Tao_Qian_(Han_Dynasty)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tao Qian (Han Dynasty)">Tao Qian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tao, despite having a general alliance with Dong, sent 3,000 elite troops from Danyang to aid Zhu in the battle with Dong's forces at <a href="/wiki/Zhongmu" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhongmu">Zhongmu</a>. Zhu was defeated. Li Jue and his comrades then raided the surrounding area around <a href="/wiki/Chenliu" title="Chenliu">Chenliu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yingchuan" class="mw-redirect" title="Yingchuan">Yingchuan</a> for slaves.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Morale among the allied soldiers were low due to news of the ways in which Dong Zhuo would torture captives. Apparently he would have them tied up with fat-soaked clothes and start a fire from their foot. He left their heads unbound so he could enjoy their screams and watch their expressions while being tortured.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rule_of_terror">Rule of terror</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rule of terror"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two months after he moved the capital, Dong Zhuo revived the title of <a href="/wiki/Grand_Preceptor" title="Grand Preceptor">Grand Master</a>, an antiquated title once reinvigorated by <a href="/wiki/Wang_Mang" title="Wang Mang">Wang Mang</a>, but scrapped in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Han" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Han">Eastern Han</a>. He appointed his younger brother <a href="/wiki/Dong_Min" class="mw-redirect" title="Dong Min">Dong Min</a> as General of the Left and gave official posts to several of his kin. </p><p>Dong Zhuo threw lavish banquets during which he would torture captured enemies by severing limbs, removing tongues and eyeballs, or burning them alive. His audience was said to have experienced a high degree of discomfort.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For <a href="/wiki/Yuan_Shao" title="Yuan Shao">Yuan Shao</a>'s role as leader of the coalition against him, Dong Zhuo had the entire Yuan clan in Luoyang wiped out. Within two years, thousands of public servants were wrongly accused and executed, and numerous commoners were kidnapped or killed. In order to purchase materials for further development of the Mei citadel, he had bells and bronze statues, among which were nine of the <a href="/wiki/Twelve_Metal_Colossi" title="Twelve Metal Colossi">Twelve Metal Colossi</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> melted and recast into coins. However, the coins did not weigh the same, resulting in all copper cash being devalued.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 463">: 463 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Downfall_and_death">Downfall and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Downfall and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dong Zhuo kept <a href="/wiki/L%C3%BC_Bu" title="Lü Bu">Lü Bu</a> as a personal bodyguard and swore an oath as father and son. However, after an argument, Dong threw a <a href="/wiki/Hatchet" title="Hatchet">hand-axe</a> at Lü Bu, who dodged the weapon. Lü Bu's relationship with Dong Zhuo further deteriorated when Lü had an affair with a woman in Dong's <a href="/wiki/Harem" title="Harem">harem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rafe_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 466">: 466 </span></sup> </p><p>In 192, with encouragement from Interior Minister <a href="/wiki/Wang_Yun_(Han_dynasty)" title="Wang Yun (Han dynasty)">Wang Yun</a>, Lü Bu made his decision to kill Dong Zhuo. On the morning of May 22, 192, Lü greeted Dong at the palace gate with a dozen trusted men led by Cavalry Captain <a href="/wiki/Li_Su_(Han_Dynasty)" class="mw-redirect" title="Li Su (Han Dynasty)">Li Su</a>, who had pretended to stand guard at the gate alongside Wang Yun. Li stepped forward and tried to stab Dong with a <i><a href="/wiki/Ji_(polearm)" title="Ji (polearm)">ji</a></i>, but Dong's body armour saved him. Dong cried out for Lü Bu to save him, but Lü merely answered, "This is an imperial order," after which he delivered a fatal blow to Dong. </p><p>It was recorded that Dong's corpse was left on the streets with a lit wick placed on his <a href="/wiki/Navel" title="Navel">navel</a>. The wick burned for several days on the fat of the corpse. It was said that the light from the flame could last for days.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A special order stated that anyone who went forth to collect the body would be killed. However, three officials, including <a href="/wiki/Cai_Yong" title="Cai Yong">Cai Yong</a>, still challenged the order and were executed. Meanwhile, all affiliates of the Dong clan, including Dong's 90-year-old mother, were put to death.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Dong Zhuo's death, several of his loyalists, such as <a href="/wiki/Li_Jue_(Han_dynasty)" title="Li Jue (Han dynasty)">Li Jue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guo_Si" title="Guo Si">Guo Si</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Ji_(Han_dynasty)" title="Zhang Ji (Han dynasty)">Zhang Ji</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fan_Chou" title="Fan Chou">Fan Chou</a>, escaped on the belief that their allegiance to him would be considered <a href="/wiki/Treason" title="Treason">treason</a>. Wang Yun, who had taken control of the government, heard their appeal for pardon and said, "Of all those who should be forgiven, they are the exceptions." The four then planned to relinquish their positions and go into hiding. However, an advisor named <a href="/wiki/Jia_Xu" title="Jia Xu">Jia Xu</a> suggested they should take this opportunity to launch a strike at Chang'an since the Liang faction was practically unscathed. The four then roused several-thousand core followers to attack Chang'an. Wang sent <a href="/wiki/Xu_Rong_(general)" title="Xu Rong (general)">Xu Rong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hu_Zhen" title="Hu Zhen">Hu Zhen</a> (former members of the Liang faction) to fight the Liang force en route, but Xu was killed in the first encounter and Hu joined the rebels, inflating the size of their army to 100,000 when they surrounded the capital. Lü Bu attempted to break the siege, but was defeated outside the city gate, and thus Chang'an fell into the hands of Dong Zhuo's followers. Emperor Xian was taken hostage and power in the court fell into the hands of the Liang faction once again. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Father: Dong Junya (died 181)</li> <li>Mother: Lady Dong (103–192), titled Lady of Chiyang, executed</li> <li>Younger brother: Dong Min (died 192) – After Dong Zhuo backed <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Xian_of_Han" title="Emperor Xian of Han">Emperor Xian</a>, Dong Min was appointed to the rank of Left General. After <a href="/wiki/L%C3%BC_Bu" title="Lü Bu">Lü Bu</a> killed Dong Zhuo, Dong Min was labeled an accomplice and executed, and his head was put on public display</li> <li>Nephew: Dong Huang (died 192) – born in <a href="/wiki/Lintao_County" title="Lintao County">Lintao County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gansu" title="Gansu">Gansu</a>, fathered by Dong Zhuó (董擢, note different character than his own) elder brother of Dong Zhuo, executed</li> <li>Sons: Dong Zhuo had some infant sons who were <a href="/wiki/Feoffment" title="Feoffment">enfeoffed</a> and later presumably executed, and at least one son of his was born 171 but died earlier than 190 <ul><li>Granddaughter: <a href="/wiki/Dong_Bai_(Han_dynasty)" title="Dong Bai (Han dynasty)">Dong Bai</a> (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">董白</span></span>), born after 178, titled Lady of Weiyang. She was given her passage to adulthood ceremony and a grand title and lands at an unceremoniously young age despite a 50-year-old Zhu Jun's protests. For the grand ceremony, a platform was built to be five to six che – about 116 cm (3'10") or 139 cm (4'7") in modern conversions – and she rode in a blue-covered golden carriage as thousands of soldiers marched behind her. Dong Huang was said to have given her the seal personally. Dong Bai was presumably executed.</li> <li>Grandson: born 186, executed</li></ul></li> <li>Daughter: married <a href="/wiki/Niu_Fu" title="Niu Fu">Niu Fu</a></li> <li>Foster Son: <a href="/wiki/L%C3%BC_Bu" title="Lü Bu">Lü Bu</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms">In <i>Romance of the Three Kingdoms</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: In Romance of the Three Kingdoms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms" title="Romance of the Three Kingdoms">Romance of the Three Kingdoms</a></i>, a 14th-century historical novel by <a href="/wiki/Luo_Guanzhong" title="Luo Guanzhong">Luo Guanzhong</a>, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms era. Because the real-life Dong Zhuo was already much of a cruel and treacherous character, the novel probably could do little more to accentuate that treachery and cruelty. It did, however, on two occasions deviate from the history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dong_Zhuo_and_the_three_sworn_brothers">Dong Zhuo and the three sworn brothers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Dong Zhuo and the three sworn brothers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dong Zhuo first appeared as early as late in Chapter 1. Being sent to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo was defeated by the rebel leader <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Jiao" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhang Jiao">Zhang Jiao</a> and the battle was turning into a rout. </p><p>The three newly sworn brothers, <a href="/wiki/Liu_Bei" title="Liu Bei">Liu Bei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guan_Yu" title="Guan Yu">Guan Yu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Fei" title="Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei</a>, happened to be nearby. They then led their forces out to Dong Zhuo's rescue. Suddenly met with this new opposition, the rebels were swept off their feet and had to retreat. </p><p>After returning to camp, Dong Zhuo asked the three brothers what offices they currently held. And they replied that they held none. Dong Zhuo harrumphed and then ignored them. This angered Zhang Fei so much that he grabbed his sword and wanted to kill Dong Zhuo. He was however stopped by his two brothers, who suggested taking their service elsewhere. Thus was Dong Zhuo's life spared and the three brothers went their own way. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dong_Zhuo_and_Diaochan">Dong Zhuo and Diaochan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Dong Zhuo and Diaochan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lu_Bu_Murders_Dong_Zhuo_Peking_Opera.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Lu_Bu_Murders_Dong_Zhuo_Peking_Opera.jpg/270px-Lu_Bu_Murders_Dong_Zhuo_Peking_Opera.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Lu_Bu_Murders_Dong_Zhuo_Peking_Opera.jpg/405px-Lu_Bu_Murders_Dong_Zhuo_Peking_Opera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Lu_Bu_Murders_Dong_Zhuo_Peking_Opera.jpg/540px-Lu_Bu_Murders_Dong_Zhuo_Peking_Opera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3936" data-file-height="2624" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Li_Ru" title="Li Ru">Li Ru</a> tries to stop Lü Bu from killing Dong Zhuo</div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">From a <a href="/wiki/Peking_opera" title="Peking opera">Peking opera</a> performance by <a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Jingju_Theatre_Company" title="Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company">Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company</a> on September 16, 2015, in <a href="/wiki/Tianchan_Theatre" title="Tianchan Theatre">Tianchan Theatre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a>, China. In the Peking opera tradition, a <i><a href="/wiki/Jing_(Chinese_opera)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jing (Chinese opera)">Jing</a></i> role with his face painted white indicates an evil character.</div></div></div></div> <p>Perhaps the most popular story about Dong Zhuo was the fictional love triangle involving Dong Zhuo, Lü Bu and <a href="/wiki/Diaochan" title="Diaochan">Diaochan</a>, which eventually led to the death of Dong Zhuo at the hands of his own adoptive son, Lü Bu. </p><p>After Dong Zhuo moved the capital to the more strategically sound Chang'an, Interior Minister Wang Yun started to contemplate a plot to assassinate the tyrant by using the petite Diaochan, a young singer who was brought up in his household but whom he had been treating like his own daughter, to plant the seed of dissension between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu. </p><p>Inviting Lü Bu over one night, Wang Yun asked Diaochan to serve wine to the guest. Lü Bu was immediately seized by the girl's beauty. Well aware of this, Wang Yun then promised to marry Diaochan to the mighty warrior. </p><p>A few days later, however, Wang Yun laid a feast for Dong Zhuo and repeated the feat. Like Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo could not lift his eyes off Diaochan, who also displayed her prowess in song and dance. Dong Zhuo then brought Diaochan home and made her his concubine. </p><p>When Lü Bu heard about this early the next morning, he headed for Dong Zhuo's bedroom and peeped in through the window. There he saw Diaochan sitting up grooming her hair while Dong Zhuo was still asleep. Aware of Lü Bu's presence, Diaochan put up a sorrowful expression and pretended to wipe tears off her eyes with a handkerchief. </p><p>A similar incident recurred about a month later, but this time Dong Zhuo woke up in time to see Lü Bu staring fixedly at Diaochan. Lü Bu was then thrown out and forbidden from entering the house. </p><p>Then one day, while Dong Zhuo was holding a conversation with Emperor Xian, Lü Bu sneaked to his foster father's residence and met with Diaochan in the Fengyi Pavilion (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">鳳儀亭</span></span>). Weeping, Diaochan pleaded with Lü Bu to rescue her from Dong Zhuo. Placing his halberd aside, Lü Bu held Diaochan in his arms and comforted her with words. </p><p>Right then, Dong Zhuo returned to find the duo in the pavilion. The startled Lü Bu turned to flee. Dong Zhuo grabbed the halberd and gave chase. Being too slow, Dong Zhuo could not catch up with the agile Lü Bu. He then hurled the halberd at Lü Bu but the latter fended it off and got away. </p><p>After the incident, Lü Bu became increasingly displeased with Dong Zhuo. The displeasure was further inflamed by Wang Yun, who suggested subtly that Lü Bu kill Dong Zhuo. Lü Bu was eventually persuaded. </p><p>The conspirators sent Li Su to fetch Dong Zhuo from his castle in Meiwu (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">郿塢</span></span>) under the pretense that the emperor intended to abdicate the throne to the warlord. The overjoyed Dong Zhuo then came to the palace gate, where his troops were barred from entering. As Dong Zhuo's carriage neared the palace building, soldiers loyal to Wang Yun escorted Dong Zhuo to the trap they set. Then suddenly a general stabbed Dong Zhuo. </p><p>Injured only in the arms, Dong Zhuo then cried out for Lü Bu to save him. Lü Bu walked over and impaled Dong Zhuo's throat with his halberd, proclaiming, "I have an imperial decree to slay the rebel!" </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Animation">Animation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Animation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The character <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ikki_Tousen_characters" title="List of Ikki Tousen characters">Toutaku Chuuei</a> (<i>Dong Zhuo Zhongying</i> written in <a href="/wiki/Onyomi" class="mw-redirect" title="Onyomi">onyomi</a>) of the anime short series, <i><a href="/wiki/Ikki_Tousen" title="Ikki Tousen">Ikki Tousen</a></i>, is based roughly on Dong Zhuo.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comics">Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Dong Zhuo appears as a character in the Hong Kong <a href="/wiki/Manhua" title="Manhua">manhua</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ravages_of_Time" title="The Ravages of Time">The Ravages of Time</a></i> illustrated by <a href="/wiki/Chan_Mou" title="Chan Mou">Chan Mou</a>.</li> <li>Dong Zhuo appears as a major antagonist in the manga series <i><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dten_K%C5%8Dro" title="Sōten Kōro">Sōten Kōro</a></i>, which is loosely based on <i><a href="/wiki/Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms" title="Romance of the Three Kingdoms">Romance of the Three Kingdoms</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Games">Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Dong Zhuo is featured as a playable character in <a href="/wiki/Koei" title="Koei">Koei</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Dynasty_Warriors" title="Dynasty Warriors">Dynasty Warriors</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Warriors_Orochi" title="Warriors Orochi">Warriors Orochi</a></i> video game series.</li> <li>In the collectible card game <i><a href="/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering" title="Magic: The Gathering">Magic: The Gathering</a></i> there is a card named Dong Zhou, the Tyrant, in the <i><a href="/wiki/Portal_(Magic:_The_Gathering)" title="Portal (Magic: The Gathering)">Portal: Three Kingdoms</a></i> set.</li> <li>Dong Zhuo is a major faction leader in the strategy game <i><a href="/wiki/Total_War:_Three_Kingdoms" title="Total War: Three Kingdoms">Total War: Three Kingdoms</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_people_of_the_Three_Kingdoms" title="Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms">Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The 14th-century historical novel <i><a href="/wiki/Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms" title="Romance of the Three Kingdoms">Romance of the Three Kingdoms</a></i> uses Zhongjiong (仲顈) as his <a href="/wiki/Courtesy_name" title="Courtesy name">courtesy name</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dong_Zhuo&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny2007157–158-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny2007157–158_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny2007157–158_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFde_Crespigny2007">de Crespigny (2007)</a>, pp. 157–158.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(且說董卓字仲顈，隴西臨洮人也，官拜河東太守，自來驕傲。l) <i>Sanguo Yanyi</i> ch. 2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">de Crespigny. <i>A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms, biography of Liu Xie</i>, pp. 555–556</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rafe-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rafe_5-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFde_Crespigny2017" class="citation book cs1">de Crespigny, Rafe (2017). <i>Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23–220 AD</i>. Leiden: Brill. p. 419. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789004324916" title="Special:BookSources/9789004324916"><bdi>9789004324916</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Fire+over+Luoyang%3A+A+History+of+the+Later+Han+Dynasty+23%E2%80%93220+AD&rft.place=Leiden&rft.pages=419&rft.pub=Brill&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=9789004324916&rft.aulast=de+Crespigny&rft.aufirst=Rafe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADong+Zhuo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCrespigny2006" class="citation book cs1">Crespigny, Rafe de (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=49OvCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Dong+Zhuo%22+youth&pg=PA157"><i>A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD)</i></a>. Brill. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-474-1184-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-90-474-1184-0"><bdi>978-90-474-1184-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Biographical+Dictionary+of+Later+Han+to+the+Three+Kingdoms+%2823%E2%80%93220+AD%29&rft.pub=Brill&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-90-474-1184-0&rft.aulast=Crespigny&rft.aufirst=Rafe+de&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D49OvCQAAQBAJ%26dq%3D%2522Dong%2BZhuo%2522%2Byouth%26pg%3DPA157&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADong+Zhuo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(〈《吴书》曰：郡召卓为吏，使监领盗贼。胡尝出钞，多虏民人，凉州刺史成就辟卓为从事，使领兵骑讨捕，大破之，斩获千计。并州刺史段颎荐卓公府，司徒袁隗辟为掾。) <i>Wu Shu</i> annotation in <i>Sanguozhi</i>, vol.06</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">According to Emperor Ling's biography in <i>Book of the Later Han</i>, Yuan Wei first became <i>situ</i> in the 12th month of the 1st year of the <i>Xi'ping</i> era (2 to 31 Jan 173 in the Julian calendar) and was relieved of the post on the <i>ren'wu</i> day of the 10th month of the 5th year of the <i>Xi'ping</i> era (13 Dec 176 in the Julian calendar). ([熹平元年]十二月，司徒许栩罢，大鸿胪袁隗为司徒......五年....冬十月壬午，御殿后槐树自拔倒竖。司徒袁隗罢。) <i>Houhanshu</i>, vol.08. The same volume also recorded that he again became <i>situ</i> in the 4th month of the 5th year of the <i>Guang'he</i> era (21 May to 18 Jun 182 in the Julian calendar) and was relieved of the post sometime in the 2nd month of the 2nd year of the <i>Zhong'ping</i> era (11 to 17 Apr 185 in the Julian calendar, with 11 Apr being the <i>gui'hai</i> day of the 2nd month) ([光和五年]夏四月，旱。太常袁隗为司徒。....[中平二年春]二月己酉，南宫大灾，火半月乃灭。癸亥，广阳门外屋自坏。司徒袁隗免。三月，廷尉崔烈为司徒。). Thus, it is more likely that Yuan Wei took Dong under his wing during his first tenure as <i>situ</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDe_Crespigny2017" class="citation book cs1">De Crespigny, Rafe (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/952139252"><i>Fire over Luoyang : a history of the later Han dynasty, 23–220 AD</i></a>. Leiden. p. 450. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-04-32520-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-90-04-32520-3"><bdi>978-90-04-32520-3</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/952139252">952139252</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Fire+over+Luoyang+%3A+a+history+of+the+later+Han+dynasty%2C+23%E2%80%93220+AD&rft.place=Leiden&rft.pages=450&rft.date=2017&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F952139252&rft.isbn=978-90-04-32520-3&rft.aulast=De+Crespigny&rft.aufirst=Rafe&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldcat.org%2Foclc%2F952139252&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADong+Zhuo" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher" title="Category:CS1 maint: location missing publisher">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(卓大笾恨，由是忌嵩。) <i>Houhanshu</i>, vol. 71. Huangfu Song's biography in the same volume recorded some of these disagreements.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDe_Crespigny2002" class="citation book cs1">De Crespigny, Rafe (2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/4063410?keyword=Han%20Dynasty"><i>South China under the Later Han Dynasty</i></a>. Australian National University, Faculty of Asian Studies. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0731509013" title="Special:BookSources/0731509013"><bdi>0731509013</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 November</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=South+China+under+the+Later+Han+Dynasty&rft.pub=Australian+National+University%2C+Faculty+of+Asian+Studies&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=0731509013&rft.aulast=De+Crespigny&rft.aufirst=Rafe&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftrove.nla.gov.au%2Fwork%2F4063410%3Fkeyword%3DHan%2520Dynasty&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADong+Zhuo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Yuan Shao's biographies in <i>Sanguozhi</i> and <i>Book of the Later Han</i> both mentioned that he was involved in He Jin's decision to summon Dong Zhuo. (灵帝崩，太后兄大将军何进与绍谋诛诸阉官，太后不从。乃召董卓) <i>Sanguozhi</i>, vol.06. (灵帝崩，绍劝何进征董卓等众军，胁太后诛诸宦官，...) <i>Houhanshu</i>, vol.74, part 1. There is speculation that as Dong Zhuo had once served under Yuan Wei (Yuan Shao's uncle), it was actually on Yuan Wei's account that He agreed to summon Dong.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(吴匡等素怨苗不与进同心，而又疑其与宦官同谋，乃令军中曰：“杀大将军者即车骑也，士吏能为报仇乎？”进素有仁恩，士卒皆流涕曰：“愿致死！”匡遂引兵与董卓弟奉车都尉旻攻杀苗，弃其尸于苑中。) <i>Houhanshu</i>, vol. 69</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGuang" class="citation book cs1">Guang, Sima. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=A2aHDwAAQBAJ&dq=lu+bu+ding+yuan&pg=PT2268"><i>Records of Han Dynasty: Zi Zhi Tong Jian 资治通鉴; or Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance; Volume 9-68</i></a>. DeepLogic.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Records+of+Han+Dynasty%3A+Zi+Zhi+Tong+Jian+%E8%B5%84%E6%B2%BB%E9%80%9A%E9%89%B4%3B+or+Comprehensive+Mirror+in+Aid+of+Governance%3B+Volume+9-68&rft.pub=DeepLogic&rft.aulast=Guang&rft.aufirst=Sima&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DA2aHDwAAQBAJ%26dq%3Dlu%2Bbu%2Bding%2Byuan%26pg%3DPT2268&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADong+Zhuo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(卓自出與堅戰於諸陵墓閒，卓敗走) See <i>Book of the Later Han</i>, Volume 72.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(堅進洛陽宣陽城門，更擊呂布，布復破走。) See <i>Book of the Later Han</i>, Volume 72.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Fan Ye. <i>Book of the Later Han</i>, Biography of Zhu Jun.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chen Shou. <i>Records of Three Kingdoms</i>, Volume 6, Biography of Dong Zhuo.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(献帝纪曰：卓获山东兵，以猪膏涂布十余匹，用缠其身，然后烧之，先从足起。) According to the <i>Annal of Emperor Xian</i>, Dong Zhuo would carry out his horrible and complicated punishments once he captured a soldier from the eastern warlords.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(于坐中先断其舌，或斩手足，或凿眼，或镬煮之，未死，偃转杯案闲，会者皆战栗亡失匕箸，而卓饮食自若。) Dong Zhuo had very specific treatment for those who betrayed him with punishments even more severe than the ones applied to enemy captives. The betrayers would experience prolonged suffering during the process.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gov.cn/test/2006-05/09/content_276296.htm">西汉五铢</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(守尸吏暝以為大炷，置卓臍中以為灯，光明達旦，如是積日。) According to the <i>Annal of Heroes</i>, the glow from his corpse's light last into dawn, and then for days!</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(卓母年九十，走至塢門曰“乞脫我死!”) See <i>Annal of Heroes</i>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chen_Shou" title="Chen Shou">Chen, Shou</a> (3rd century). <i><a href="/wiki/Records_of_the_Three_Kingdoms" title="Records of the Three Kingdoms">Records of the Three Kingdoms</a></i> (<i>Sanguozhi</i>).</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFde_Crespigny2007" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Rafe_de_Crespigny" title="Rafe de Crespigny">de Crespigny, Rafe</a> (2007). <i>A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23–220 AD</i>. Leiden: Brill. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789004156050" title="Special:BookSources/9789004156050"><bdi>9789004156050</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Biographical+Dictionary+of+Later+Han+to+the+Three+Kingdoms+23%E2%80%93220+AD&rft.place=Leiden&rft.pub=Brill&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=9789004156050&rft.aulast=de+Crespigny&rft.aufirst=Rafe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADong+Zhuo" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fan_Ye_(historian)" title="Fan Ye (historian)">Fan, Ye</a> (5th century). <i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_the_Later_Han" title="Book of the Later Han">Book of the Later Han</a></i> (<i>Houhanshu</i>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luo_Guanzhong" title="Luo Guanzhong">Luo, Guanzhong</a> (14th century). <i><a href="/wiki/Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms" title="Romance of the Three Kingdoms">Romance of the Three Kingdoms</a></i> (<i>Sanguo Yanyi</i>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pei_Songzhi" title="Pei Songzhi">Pei, Songzhi</a> (5th century). <i><a href="/wiki/Annotations_to_Records_of_the_Three_Kingdoms" class="mw-redirect" title="Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms">Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms</a></i> (<i>Sanguozhi zhu</i>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sima_Guang" title="Sima Guang">Sima, Guang</a> (1084). <i><a href="/wiki/Zizhi_Tongjian" title="Zizhi Tongjian">Zizhi Tongjian</a></i>.</li> <li>The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica., Xia, Z,H., Das, D. (2021). Dong Zhuo. <i>Britannica .</i> Retrieved from: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dong-Zhuo">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dong-Zhuo</a></li> <li>Evans,M. (2003). Dong Zhuo (Zhongyin). <i>Biography (SGYY).</i> <i>Retrieved from:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://kongming.net/novel/sgyy/dongzhuo.php">http://kongming.net/novel/sgyy/dongzhuo.php</a> (Sanguo Yanyi)(Romance of the Three Kingdoms)</li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Chancellor of China">Chancellor of China</a> </b><br />189–192 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Cao_Cao" title="Cao Cao">Cao Cao</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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