Kuai Yue
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Kuai Yue style name
Yidu (異度), was an advisor to the warlord Liu Biao
during the late Han Dynasty
period of Chinese history
. He was the younger brother of Kuai Liang
. When Liu Biao died and Liu Cong succeeded him, Kuai Yue recommended that he surrender to Cao Cao
. Cao later praised Kuai, saying, "I would rather obtain Kuai Yue than Jing Province."
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...
Yidu (異度), was an advisor to the warlord Liu Biao
Liu Biao
Liu Biao , style name Jingsheng , was a warlord and the governor of Jing Province during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was a member of the extended family of the Han Dynasty emperors...
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...
. He was the younger brother of Kuai Liang
Kuai Liang
Kuai Liang, style name Zirou , was an advisor to the warlord Liu Biao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was a native of Zhonglu, Nan Commandery...
. When Liu Biao died and Liu Cong succeeded him, Kuai Yue recommended that he surrender to 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...
. Cao later praised Kuai, saying, "I would rather obtain Kuai Yue than Jing Province."
Appointments and titles held
- East Assistant Officer (東曹掾) to General-in-Chief He JinHe JinHe Jin was the elder half-brother of Empress He, consort to Emperor Ling of the late Eastern Han Dynasty in China. He shared power with his sister as regents in 189, following the death of Emperor Ling. In the ensuing struggle with the influential eunuch faction for power, He Jin was assassinated...
- Prefect of Ruyang County (汝陽縣令)
- Administrator of Zhangling (章陵太守)
- Marquis of Fan (樊亭侯)
- Minister of the Household (光祿勳)