Han Hao, style name

Chinese style name

A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...

 Yuansi (元嗣), was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao

Cao Cao

Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled...

 during the late Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...

 period of Chinese history

History of China

Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...

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Han formerly served under Wang Kuang

Wang Kuang

Wang Kuang, style name Gongjie , was a minor warlord who lived during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Biography:Wang first served under General-in-Chief He Jin, but resigned and lived as a commoner after He Jin was killed by the Ten Attendants. He rose through the ranks in the...

, Administrator of Henei, but was persuaded into serving Cao Cao by Xiahou Dun

Xiahou Dun

Xiahou Dun was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Cao Cao's original family name was Xiahou, but his father Cao Song was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng, so Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao share blood relations...

. During Han's service, he was one of the major contributers to the Tuntian

Tuntian

The Tuntian or Duntian system was a system of government-encouraged agriculture originated in the Western Han Dynasty period of Chinese history...

 policy used by Cao Cao, which greatly improved military food supplies. Chen Shou

Chen Shou

Chen Shou was a historian during the Jin Dynasty period of Chinese history. He is best known as the author of Records of Three Kingdoms, a historical account of the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period.-Biography:...

, author of Records of Three Kingdoms

Records of Three Kingdoms

Records of Three Kingdoms , is regarded as the official and authoritative historical text on the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history covering the years 184-280 CE. Written by Chen Shou in the 3rd century, the work combines the smaller histories of the rival states of Cao Wei , Shu Han and...

, commented that Han was a courageous and loyal man who remained collected in any situation.

In fiction

In Luo Guanzhong

Luo Guanzhong

Luo Ben , better known by his style name Luo Guanzhong , was a Chinese writer of the early Ming Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was also known as Huhai Sanren...

's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based on the events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in...

, Han Hao was the brother of Han Xuan

Han Xuan

Han Xuan was a minor warlord and the Administrator of Changsha commandery during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He served under Liu Biao, governor of Jing Province, for three years. After Liu Biao's death, the northern part of Jing Province was divided between two of Liu Biao's...

, Administrator of Changsha. After Han Xuan was slain by Wei Yan

Wei Yan

Wei Yan was a military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He became a soldier of Liu Bei when the latter fled Jing Province and seek protection from the eastern warlord, Sun Quan, in 208. In 211, Wei had climbed up the ranks and become a general in Liu Bei's...

 because Han tried to execute Huang Zhong

Huang Zhong

Huang Zhong was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was most noted for his victory in the Battle of Mount Dingjun, in which his force routed that of Xiahou Yuan, who was slain during battle...

 for not trying to kill enemy general Guan Yu

Guan Yu

Guan Yu was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. He played a significant role in the civil war that led to the collapse of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, of which Liu Bei was the...

, Han Hao wanted to take revenge and volunteered to spearhead an attack with Xiahou De

Xiahou De

Xiahou De is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was an older brother of Xiahou Shang and nephew of Xiahou Yuan. During the Battle of Mount Dingjun, Xiahou De was assigned to defend Mount Tiandang...

 on Liu Bei

Liu Bei

Liu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

's forces at Mount Tiandang, which was led by Huang Zhong. In the battle Han was slain by Huang and Xiahou was slain by Yan Yan

Yan Yan

Yan Yan was a general of Shu Han during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Yan began his career as a general serving under the warlord Liu Zhang of Yi Province.-In fiction:...

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Appointments and titles held

• Assistant Officer (從事) to Wang Kuang
  Wang Kuang
  Wang Kuang, style name Gongjie , was a minor warlord who lived during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Biography:Wang first served under General-in-Chief He Jin, but resigned and lived as a commoner after He Jin was killed by the Ten Attendants. He rose through the ranks in the...
  
  
• Commandant of Cavalry (騎都尉)
• Protector of the Army (護軍)
• Central Protector of the Army (中護軍)
• Chief Clerk (長史)
• Major (司馬)