Xiahou Yuan
Military Person
– 0219
Who was Xiahou Yuan?
Xiahou Yuan, style name Miaocai, was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He is known for his exploits in northwestern China in the 210s, where he defeated Cao Cao's rivals Ma Chao and Han Sui in Liang Province and the surrounding areas, and forced several Di and Qiang tribal peoples into submission through military force. He was killed in action at the Battle of Mount Dingjun while defending Hanzhong from attacks by a rival warlord Liu Bei. Xiahou Yuan's death was highly dramatised in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which he was slain by Liu Bei's general Huang Zhong during a surprise raid.
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