Dong Cheng (Han dynasty)

Dong Cheng
董承
General of Chariots of Cavalry (車騎將軍)
In office
199 (199)–200 (200)
MonarchEmperor Xian of Han
Personal details
BornUnknown
Died11 February 200
Xuchang, Henan
ChildrenLady Dong
OccupationMilitary general
In this Chinese name, the family name is Dong.

Dong Cheng (died 11 February 200[1]) was a Chinese military general who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was also the father of Lady Dong, a concubine of Emperor Xian.

  1. ^ According to Liu Xie's biography in Book of the Later Han, Dong Cheng was killed on the renwu day of the 1st month of the 5th year of the Jian'an era of his reign. This corresponds to 11 Feb 200 on the Julian calendar. [(建安)五年春正月，车骑将军董承、偏将军王服、越骑校尉种辑受密诏诛曹操，事泄。壬午，曹操杀董承等，夷三族.] Houhanshu, vol.09