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'''Cheng Kuang''' ({{zh-ts|t=程曠|s=程旷}}, ''Pinyin'' Chéng Kuàng) was a [[eunuch]] of the late [[Han Dynasty]], who served [[Emperor Ling of Han]]; he was also one of the [[Ten regular attendants]] (Also known as the Ten Eunuchs), a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. After Emperor Ling died and was succeeded by his son [[Prince of Hongnong|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 courtyard by the [[Ten Attendants]].<ref>'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' by Luo Guanzhong</ref> |
'''Cheng Kuang''' ({{zh-ts|t=程曠|s=程旷}}, ''Pinyin'' Chéng Kuàng) was a [[eunuch]] of the late [[Han Dynasty]], who served [[Emperor Ling of Han]]; he was also one of the [[Ten regular attendants]] (Also known as the Ten Eunuchs), a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. After Emperor Ling died and was succeeded by his son [[Prince of Hongnong|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 courtyard by the [[Ten Attendants]].<ref>'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' by Luo Guanzhong -- Chapter 1 through 2</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:04, 5 April 2008
Cheng Kuang (simplified Chinese: 程旷; traditional Chinese: 程曠, Pinyin Chéng Kuàng) was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants (Also known as the Ten Eunuchs), a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. 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 courtyard by the Ten Attendants.[1]
References
- ^ 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' by Luo Guanzhong -- Chapter 1 through 2