Huangfu Song
Huangfu Song (died 195), courtesy name Yizhen, was a military general who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China. He is best known for helping to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liang Province Rebellion. He was one of three imperial commanders when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, along with Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi. He was known to be a modest and generous person; he gave most of his credit in suppressing the rebellion to Zhu Jun and pleaded for Lu Zhi to be pardoned when the latter was wrongly accused of a crime that he had not committed.
Huangfu Song | |
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皇甫嵩 | |
| Minister of Ceremonies (太常) | |
| In office 192 – 195 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Grand Commandant (太尉) | |
| In office 192 – 192 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| General of Chariots and Cavalry (車騎將軍) | |
| In office 192 – 192 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| General of the Left (左將軍) | |
| In office 187 – 189 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Ling of Han / Emperor Xian of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Pengyang County, Ningxia |
| Died | 195 |
| Children |
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| Father | Huangfu Jie |
| Occupation | General |
| Courtesy name | Yizhen (義真) |
| Peerage | Marquis of a Chief District (都鄉侯) |
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Huangfu Song was involved in Wang Yun's plot in getting rid of Dong Zhuo, and led the imperial forces to capture Dong Zhuo's family members and remnants in the capital.[1]
References
- Sanguo Yanyi ch. 9.
- de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0.
- Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu).
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century). Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi).