Qin and Han · General

Huang Zu 黃祖

First attested AD 200; died AD 208

Passages: 6
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Huang Zu was a general.

Life and dates

Death

AD 208 明年戊子
captured then killed implied by campaign 得之
Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 63, passage 12

Attested activity

AD 200 to AD 208 從討黃祖
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 62, passage 147
AD 208 明年戊子
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 63, passages 10, 12
AD 203 to AD 208 欲討黃祖
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 63, passage 6

Key source chapters

Events and relationships

Defeated and captured
AD 208 明年戊子 · Military · Defender · With Sun Quan (孫權)
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 63, passages 9-10, 12

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 62Volume 62: Book of Wu 17: Biographies of Shi Yi and Hu Zong · 1 passage

策薨，權為討虜將軍，以綜為金曹從事，從討黃祖，拜鄂長。 After Sun Ce's death Sun Quan became general who pacifies barbarians, made Zong a gold-bureau clerk, joined the campaign against Huang Zu, and named him prefect of E.

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 63Volume 63: Book of Wu 18: Biographies of Wu Fan, Liu Dun, and Zhao Da · 5 passages

初，權在吳，欲討黃祖。 Early on, while Sun Quan held Wu and planned to attack Huang Zu,

權遂征祖，卒不能克。 Sun Quan attacked anyway and failed to break Huang Zu.

明年，軍出，行及尋陽，范見風氣，因詣船賀，催兵急行，至即破祖，祖得夜亡。 The following year the fleet advanced; at Xunyang Wu Fan read the omens, boarded Sun Quan’s ship to offer congratulations, and pressed for speed—they smashed Huang Zu, who fled under cover of night.

權恐失之，范曰：“未遠，必生禽祖。” Sun Quan feared losing the prey; Wu Fan said, “Huang Zu cannot have gone far—you will take him alive.”

〈《会稽典录》曰：滕字周林，祖父河内太守朗，字少英，列在八俊。〈The Kuaiji Canon records: Wei Teng, courtesy name Zhoulin—his grandfather Lang, courtesy name Shaoying, was Administrator of Henei and ranked among the Eight Talents.