Personages of the Three Kingdoms
The following is a list of personages significant to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. They provided the basis of what is often termed "Matter of the Three Kingdoms", a favourite subject for Chinese folklore. The leading work in the "Matter of the Three Kingdoms" is Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
State of Wei - Cao Cao (155-220): Warlord, politician, poet. Cao Cao fought in the civil war from 191 to his death in 220. He unified north China and placed his son Cao Pi in the position to ascend the throne.
- Cao Chong (196-208): Son of Cao Cao. He was said to have been a child prodigy and the favourite of Cao Cao before his premature death.
- Cao Chun (170-210): Commander of an elite cavalry corps under Cao Cao, younger brother of Cao Ren.
- Cao Fang (233-274): Third emperor of Wei. He reigned from 239 to 254, when he was desposed by Sima Shi.
- Cao Huan (247-303): Last emperor of Wei. He abdicated in favour of Sima Yan in 265.
- Cao Mao (242-260): Fourth emperor of Wei. He was assassinated after an abortive coup d'etat against Sima Zhao.
- Cao Pi (184-227): First emperor of Wei, poet. Son of Cao Cao, Cao Pi forced the abdication of the last Han emperor and established the Wei Dynasty.
- Cao Ren (168-223): General. A cousin of Cao Cao, Cao Ren was one of his most loyal and capable commanders. From 208, he was predominantly stationed in south China to defend against Liu Bei and Sun Quan.
- Cao Rui (205-239): Second emperor of Wei. Rivalry between the Cao and Sima clans was established during his reign. Unfortunately he died relatively young.
- Cao Shuang
- Cao Xiu
- Cao Zhang (180s-223): Son of Cao Cao, general. He led a campaign on the northern frontier in 218 and was subsequently stationed at Chang'an.
- Cao Zhen
- Cao Zhi (192-232): Son of Cao Cao, poet. One of the leading poets of the era, he became a recluse after his brother Cao Pi became emperor.
- Dian Wei
- Guo Jia
- Li Dian
- Li Tong
- Liu Ye
- Pang De
- Sima Shi
- Sima Yan
- Sima Yi
- Sima Zhao
- Tian Chou
- Wang Lang
- Wen Pin
- Xiahou Ba
- Xiahou Dun
- Xiahou Shang
- Xiahou Xuan
- Xiahou Yuan
- Xu Huang
- Xu Zhu
- Xun You
- Xun Yu
- Yu Jin
- Yuan Huan
- Yue Jin
- Zhang He
- Zhang Liao
- Zhong Yao
State of Shu - Chen Zhen
- Deng Zhi
- Dong He
- Dong Yun
- Fa Zheng
- Fei Shi
- Guan Ping
- Guan Xing
- Guan Yu (d. 219): General. An associate of Liu Bei, he was Liu's most trusted commander. Given administration of Jing province in 215, Guan was defeated by Sun Quan's forces and executed.
- Huang Quan
- Huang Zhong
- Jiang Wan
- Jiang Wei
- Liao Hua
- Li Yan
- Liu Ba
- Liu Bei
- Liu Feng
- Liu Shan
- Ma Su
- Ma Zhong
- Jian Yong
- Ma Chao
- Ma Liang (d. 223): Advisor, diplomat. He spent most of his career in Jing province and was sent on numerous missions to Wu.
- Meng Huo
- Mi Fang
- Mi Zhu
- Pang Tong
- Qiao Zhou
- Shi Ren
- Sun Qian
- Wang Ping
- Wei Yan
- Xiang Lang
- Xu Jing
- Zhang Bao
- Zhang Fei
- Zhang Yi
- Zhao Yun
- Zhuge Liang
- Zhuge Qiao
- Zhuge Zhan
State of Wu - Chen Wu
- Cheng Pu
- Ding Feng
- Dong Xi
- Gan Ning
- Gu Yong
- Han Dang
- Huang Gai
- Jiang Qin
- Ling Tong
- Lu Su
- Lu Kang
- Lu Xun
- Lü Meng
- Lü Fan
- Pan Zhang
- Qiao, elder
- Qiao, younger
- Qiao Xuan
- Sun Jian
- Sun Ce
- Sun Jing
- Sun Liang
- Sun Xiu
- Sun Hao
- Sun Quan
- Xu Sheng
- Zhou Tai
- Zhou Yu
- Zhu Ran
- Zhu Zhi
- Zhuge Jin
Other - Chen Deng
- Chen Gong
- Chunyu Qiong (d. 200): General. He was one of Yuan Shao's leading commanders. Chunyu's failure to defend supplies was the immediate cause of Yuan's defeat at the Battle of Guandu.
- Dong Zhuo
- Gongsun Zan
- Guo Si
- Guo Tu
- Hua Tuo
- Ju Shou
- Li Jue
- Liu Biao
- Liu Yan
- Liu Zhang
- Lü Bu
- Meng Da
- Qu Yi
- Tian Feng
- Tao Qian
- Yuan Shao
- Yuan Shu
- Yuan Shang
- Yuan Tan
- Zang Ba
- Zang Hong
- Zhang Jue
- Zhang Lu
- Zhang Miao
- Zhang Xiu
- Zhang Yang
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