Xiahou Dun | |||||||||||||||||
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 A Qing dynasty illustration of Xiahou Dun swallowing his eyeball | |||||||||||||||||
| General-in-Chief (大將軍) | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 April – 13 June 220 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han | ||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Cao Pi | ||||||||||||||||
| General of the Vanguard (前將軍) | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 219 – 23 April 220 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han | ||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Cao Cao / Cao Pi | ||||||||||||||||
| General Who Calms the Waves (伏波將軍) | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 204–219 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han | ||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Cao Cao (from 208) | ||||||||||||||||
| Intendant of Henan (河南尹) | |||||||||||||||||
| General Who Builds Martial Might (建武將軍). | |||||||||||||||||
| Administrator (太守) of Jiyin Commandery (濟陰) | |||||||||||||||||
| Administrator (太守) of Dong Commandery (東郡) | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 192–? | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cao Cao | ||||||||||||||||
| Colonel Who Breaks and Charges (折衝校尉) | |||||||||||||||||
| Major (司馬) | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 190–? | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Unknown[1] Bozhou, Anhui | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 June 220[a] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Military general, politician | ||||||||||||||||
| Courtesy name | Yuanrang (元讓) | ||||||||||||||||
| Posthumous name | Marquis Zhong (忠侯) | ||||||||||||||||
| Peerage | Marquis of Gao'an District (高安鄉侯) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Blind Xiahou" (盲夏侯) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 夏侯惇 | ||||||||||||||||
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Xiahou Dun () (died 13 June 220),[a] courtesy name Yuanrang, was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.[3][4] He served for a few months under Cao Cao's successor, Cao Pi, before his death. As one of Cao Cao's most trusted generals, Xiahou Dun aided the warlord in his campaigns against Lü Bu, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others.
Xiahou Dun lost his left eye when he was a hit by a stray arrow during a battle against Lü Bu in the late 190s, and subsequently became known among the rank and file as "One-eyed Xiahou". His image as a one-eyed warrior was popularized by the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which he yanked the arrow out of his eye and devoured his eyeball, an event that has become a symbol of his determination and resilience.
- ^ According to the chronology of Xiahou Dun's biography in Sanguozhi, he was older than 14 (by East Asian reckoning) when he joined Cao Cao in the 180s. Thus, his birth year should be in 170 or before.
- ^ ([延康元年夏四月]庚午，大將軍夏侯惇薨。) Sanguozhi vol. 2.
- ^ de Crespigny (2007), p. 883.
- ^ Sanguozhi vol.9.
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