Ding Yuan | |
|---|---|
| 丁原 | |
 A Qing dynasty illustration of Ding Yuan | |
| Bearer of the Mace (執金吾) | |
| In office 189 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Shao of Han |
| Inspector of Bing Province (并州刺史) | |
| In office ?–189 | |
| Monarchs | Emperor Ling of Han / Emperor Shao of Han |
| Commandant of Martial Ferocity (武猛都尉) | |
| In office ?–189 | |
| Monarchs | Emperor Ling of Han / Emperor Shao of Han |
| Cavalry Commandant (騎都尉) | |
| In office ?–189 | |
| Monarchs | Emperor Ling of Han / Emperor Shao of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 189[1] |
| Occupation | Politician, warlord |
| Courtesy name | Jianyang (建陽) |
Ding Yuan () (died c.26 September 189[2]), courtesy name Jianyang, was a Chinese politician and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.[1] In 189, both he and Dong Zhuo were summoned into the capital Luoyang with their individual troops to assist in the struggle against the powerful eunuch faction. However, Ding Yuan was eventually killed by his trusted aide Lü Bu, who had been bought over by Dong Zhuo.
- ^ a b de Crespigny (2007), p. 144.
- ^ In Emperor Ling's biography in Book of the Later Han, Ding Yuan's death was placed between the xinwei day of the 8th month and the jiaxu day of the 9th month of the 6th year of the Zhong'ping era. The two dates correspond to 25 and 28 Sep 189 in the Julian calendar.