Xiahou Xuan
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Xiahou Xuan style name
Taichu (太初), was a minister of Cao Wei
during the Three Kingdoms
period of Chinese history
. He was the son of Xiahou Shang
. Xiahou Xuan's mother was Cao Shuang
's aunt (the sister of Cao Shuang's father), and thus he was close to Cao Shuang's faction. Despite this, he survived the overthrow and execution of Cao Shuang and his faction in 249. His sister, Lady Xiahou Hui
, was Sima Shi
's first wife, and was poisoned and killed by Sima Shi because she knew Sima Shi wanted to replace Cao Wei. Officially, the reason was that she died of illness. In 254, Xiahou Xuan, along with Li Feng
, was ordered by the Wei emperor Cao Fang
to assassinate Sima Shi. However, this plot was quickly realized, and Xiahou Xuan was executed.
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...
Taichu (太初), was a minister of Cao Wei
Cao Wei
Cao Wei was one of the states that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With the capital at Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations that his father Cao Cao laid...
during the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
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 son of Xiahou Shang
Xiahou Shang
Xiahou Shang was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was a distant nephew of Xiahou Yuan and father of Xiahou Xuan and Lady Xiahou Hui.-Biography:...
. Xiahou Xuan's mother was Cao Shuang
Cao Shuang
Cao Shuang , style name Zhaobo , was a military general, politician and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was the son of Cao Zhen...
's aunt (the sister of Cao Shuang's father), and thus he was close to Cao Shuang's faction. Despite this, he survived the overthrow and execution of Cao Shuang and his faction in 249. His sister, Lady Xiahou Hui
Lady Xiahou Hui
Xiahou Hui , formally known as Empress Jinghuai, was a noble lady of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. She was the daughter of Xiahou Shang and wife of the regent Sima Shi....
, was Sima Shi
Sima Shi
Sima Shi , style name Ziyuan , was a military general and regent of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. In 249, he assisted his father Sima Yi in overthrowing the emperor Cao Fang's regent Cao Shuang, allowing the Sima family to become paramount authority in the state, and he...
's first wife, and was poisoned and killed by Sima Shi because she knew Sima Shi wanted to replace Cao Wei. Officially, the reason was that she died of illness. In 254, Xiahou Xuan, along with Li Feng
Li Feng
Li Feng , style name Anguo , was an official of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was a trusted official of the emperor Cao Fang, and did not follow the regent Sima Shi's wishes...
, was ordered by the Wei emperor Cao Fang
Cao Fang
Cao Fang , formally known as Duke Li of Shaoling, was the third emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He retained the title Prince of Qi after he was deposed by the regent Sima Shi...
to assassinate Sima Shi. However, this plot was quickly realized, and Xiahou Xuan was executed.
See also
- List of people of the Three Kingdoms