Dian Wei | |
|---|---|
| 典韋 | |
 A Qing dynasty illustration of Dian Wei | |
| Colonel (校尉) (under Cao Cao) | |
| In office ?–197 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Commandant (都尉) (under Cao Cao) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Major (司馬) (under Cao Cao) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Ningling County, Henan |
| Died | February or March 197[a] Wancheng District, Nanyang, Henan |
| Children | Dian Man |
| Occupation | Military officer |
Dian Wei (; died February or March 197)[a] was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Famed for his enormous strength, Dian Wei excelled at wielding a pair of jis (a halberd-like weapon), each of which was said to weigh 40 jin. He was killed in action at the Battle of Wancheng while covering Cao Cao's escape from Zhang Xiu's forces.[2]
- ^ ([建安]二年春正月，公到宛。張繡降，旣而悔之，復反。公與戰，軍敗，為流矢所中，長子昂、弟子安民遇害。) Sanguozhi vol. 1.
- ^ de Crespigny (2007), p. 138.
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