Huang Zu | |
|---|---|
| 黃祖 | |
| Administrator of Jiangxia (江夏太守) (under Liu Biao) | |
| In office ?–208 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Succeeded by | Wen Ping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 208[1] Wuhan, Hubei |
| Children | Huang She |
| Occupation | Military general, politician |
Huang Zu (Chinese: 黃祖; pinyin: Huáng Zǔ, ) (died 208) was Chinese military general and politician during the late Eastern Han dynasty. .[1] He served as the Administrator of Jiangxia Commandery (江夏郡; around present-day Xinzhou District, Wuhan, Hubei) under Liu Biao, the Governor of Jing Province (covering present-day Hubei and Hunan). He is best known for killing the warlord Sun Jian in an ambush during the Battle of Xiangyang (191) and resisting an invasion by the warlord Sun Quan (Sun Jian's son) at the Battle of Xiakou (203). He was defeated and killed at the Battle of Jiangxia in 208 against Sun Quan's forces.