Jian Shuo

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Jian Shuo ( Chinese  寋 碩  /  寋 硕 , Pinyin Jiǎn Shuò ; † 189) was with Zhang Rang the leader of the powerful eunuch faction at the imperial court of Han .

Jian Shuo became a senior member of the Ten Overseers , who were gaining influence at the time. When Emperor Ling died in 189, Jian Shuo wanted to elevate his younger son Liu Xie to emperor and kill He Jin , the half-brother of the Empress mother He and commander in chief of the army. However, the plan was exposed and foiled. After He Jin proclaimed Prince Bian , Emperor Ling's eldest son, to be emperor, he had Jian Shuo arrested and executed. Jian Shuo's troops took over He Jin, who was assassinated by eunuchs on September 22, 189.

literature

  • Rafe de Crespigny : A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2007, p. 372.
personal data
SURNAME Jian, Shuo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Leader of the eunuchs at the Han imperial court
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century
DATE OF DEATH 189