Zhào Zhōng (died 189) was a eunuch of 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...

, who served Emperor Ling of Han

Emperor Ling of Han

Emperor Ling of Han, trad. ch. 漢靈帝;, sim. ch. 汉灵帝, py. hàn líng dì, wg. Han Ling-ti, was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He was a great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhang. The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out during Emperor Ling's reign.Emperor Ling's reign saw yet another repetition of...

 the Ten regular attendants (Also known as the Ten Eunuchs). The eunuchs who had gained considerable power in the Han imperial court. When He Jin

He Jin

He 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...

 attempted to assassinate all the palace eunuchs it was Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang who were the ones who beheaded him in the palace courtyard

See also

other ten regular attendants:

• Zhang Rang
  Zhang Rang
  Zhang Rang was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also the leader of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court...
  
  
• Cheng Kuang
  Cheng Kuang
  Cheng Kuang was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court...
  
  
• Duan Gui
  Duan Gui
  Duan Gui was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court...
  
  
• Feng Xu
  Feng Xu
  Feng Xu was an eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court...
  
  
• Guo Sheng
  Guo Sheng (eunuch)
  Guo Sheng was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court...
  
  
• Hou Lan
  Hou Lan
  Hou Lan was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han. After Emperor Ling died and was succeeded by his son Liu Bian in 189, He Jin, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao invaded the capital for the purpose of defeating the Ten Attendants, leading to He Jin's beheading in the palace...
  
  
• Jian Shuo
  Jian Shuo
  Jian Shuo was the leader of the eunuch faction in the imperial court of the late Eastern Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Along with Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo eventually became a leading member of the Ten Attendants, who became the most powerful eunuchs during the time...
  
  
• Cao Jie
  Cao Jie (eunuch)
  Cao Jie was an eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. Cao Jie was responsible for the death of Dou Wu and Chen Fan....
  
  
• Xia Yun
  Xia Yun
  Xia Yun was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court...