Xiahou Mao

Xiahou Mao
夏侯楙
General Who Guards the East (鎮東將軍)
In office
? (?)–? (?)
MonarchCao Rui
Master of Writing (尚書)
In office
228 (228)–? (?)
MonarchCao Pi / Cao Rui
General Who Stabilises the West (安西將軍)
In office
220 (220)–228 (228)
MonarchCao Pi / Cao Rui
Personal details
BornUnknown
DiedUnknown
SpousePrincess Qinghe
Parent
Relatives
  • Xiahou Chong (elder brother)
  • Xiahou Zizang (younger brother)
  • Xiahou Zijiang (younger brother)
  • at least three other brothers
OccupationGeneral
Courtesy nameZilin (子林)
PeerageMarquis
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiahou.

Xiahou Mao (fl. 190s[1] – 230s), courtesy name Zilin, was a military general and marquis of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the second son of Xiahou Dun, a general who served under the warlord Cao Cao, while Xiahou Mao was a close friend of the founding Emperor Cao Pi. Xiahou Mao married Princess Qinghe, one of Cao Cao's daughters, though the marriage would be an unhappy one and he once faced accusation of treason from his own family.[2][3]

  1. ^ As Cao Pi was born in late 187, his youth took place in the 190s to early 200s.
  2. ^ De Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23–220 AD. Boston: Brill. p. 884. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0.
  3. ^ Sanguozhi vol.9.