Guo Si | |
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郭汜 | |
General of Chariots and Cavalry (車騎將軍) | |
In office 195–197 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
General of the Rear (後將軍) | |
In office 192–195 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown Yongchang County, Gansu |
Died | 197[1] Mei County, Shaanxi |
Occupation | Military general, politician, warlord |
Peerage | Marquis of Meiyang (美陽侯) |
Other name | Guo Duo (郭多) |
Guo Si (Dong Zhuo during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.[2] He assisted Dong Zhuo in his many campaigns and served as a subordinate of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Niu Fu, after Dong Zhuo relocated the imperial capital to Chang'an. He later became one of the de facto regents of Emperor Xian, wherein they occupied the capital and held the emperor and imperial officials hostage. However, his downfall came when he quarrelled with his co-regent, Li Jue. He and Li Jue were ultimately defeated by Yang Feng and Dong Cheng, who assisted the emperor to flee the capital. Guo Si was eventually betrayed and murdered by one of his subordinates.
) (died 197), also known as Guo Duo, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord serving under the warlord