Qin and Han · Western Han official and son of Huo Guang

Huo Yu 霍禹

Huò Yǔ

First attested BC 68; died BC 66

Passages: 10
Chapters: 5
Histories: 1

Overview

Huo Yu was a Western Han official and son of Huo Guang.

Life and dates

Death

BC 66 historical identification
Cause Executed
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 60
executed 誅
Directly stated · Book of Han 70, passage 60
Event executed and destroyed
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 187
Executed with his clan after plotting rebellion
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 122

Attested activity

BC 68 to BC 66 子禹復為大司馬，兄子山領尚書
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 89, passage 199
BC 68 霍光薨後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 85, passage 228
BC 66 霍氏謀反
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 70, passage 60
BC 66 霍禹
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 121

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Huo Guang (霍光)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 228; Book of Han 69, passages 121, 183; Book of Han 70, passage 60; Book of Han 89, passage 199

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 69 Volume 59: Zhang Tang 6 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 70 Volume 60: Du Zhou 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 85 Volume 74: Wei Xiang and Bing Ji 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 89 Volume 78: Xiao Wangzhi 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 93 Volume 82: Wang Shang, Shi Dan and Fu Xi 1 passage

Career and standing

General of the Right 右將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 228
Grand Marshal 大司馬
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 93, passage 128
General of the Right 右將軍
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 121
Grand Marshal 大司馬
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 121
general of the household gentlemen
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 183
Exposed as rebel
With Shi Gao (史高)
Directly stated · Book of Han 93, passage 128

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Suffered
Execution
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 85, passage 241

Places and affiliations

Han 漢
Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 228
Polity Han 漢
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 121

Events and relationships

Rebelled and clan exterminated
Military · Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 122

References in the histories

Search passages

History

10 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 69Volume 59: Zhang Tang · 6 passages

時，霍光子禹為右將軍，上亦以禹為大司馬，罷其右將軍屯兵，以虛尊加之，而實奪其眾。 At that time Huo Guang's son Huo Yu held the post of general of the right while also bearing the title of grand marshal. The emperor stripped him of his field command, leaving the grand marshal's title a hollow honor while removing his real military following.

後歲餘，禹謀反，夷宗族，安世素小心畏忌，已內憂矣。 A little over a year later Huo Yu rose in rebellion and his entire clan was wiped out. Anshi, who had always been cautious and easily alarmed, was already anxious at heart.

初，安世長子千秋與霍光子禹俱為中郎將，將兵隨度遼將軍范明友擊烏桓。 Long before, Anshi's eldest son Zhang Qianqiu and Huo Guang's son Huo Yu had both been generals of the household gentlemen when they campaigned under the Trans-Liao general Fan Mingyou against the Wuhuan.

光復問禹，禹不能記，曰：「皆有文書。」 When he put the same questions to Huo Yu, Yu could not recall a thing and said, "It is all on file somewhere."

光由是賢千秋，以禹為不材，歎曰：「霍氏世衰，張氏興矣！」 From that day Huo Guang respected Qianqiu and wrote Yu off as worthless, sighing, "The house of Huo is fading; the house of Zhang is on the rise!"

及禹誅滅，而安世子孫相繼，自宣、元以來為侍中、中常侍、諸曹散騎、列校尉者凡十餘人。 After the Huo clan was extirpated, Zhang Anshi's descendants held one high post after another. From the reigns of Xuandi and Yuandi onward, more than ten of them served as palace attendants, regular attendants, mounted escorts in the various bureaus, or colonels of the guard.

Book of Han, Chapter 70Volume 60: Du Zhou · 1 passage

霍光薨後，子禹與宗族謀反，誅。 After Huo Guang's death his son Huo Yu conspired with the clan and paid with his life.

Book of Han, Chapter 85Volume 74: Wei Xiang and Bing Ji · 1 passage

四歲，大將軍霍光薨，上思其功德，以其子禹為右將軍，兄子樂平侯山復領尚書事。 Four years later Grand General Huo Guang died. The emperor recalled his service, made his son Huo Yu general of the right, and had his nephew Huo Shan, Marquis of Leping, again direct the Masters of Writing.

Book of Han, Chapter 89Volume 78: Xiao Wangzhi · 1 passage

時大將軍光薨，子禹復為大司馬，兄子山領尚書，親屬皆宿衛內侍。 At that time Grand General Huo Guang died; his son Yu again became grand marshal, his elder brother's son Shan headed the Masters of Writing, and Huo kinsmen filled palace guard and inner service.

Book of Han, Chapter 93Volume 82: Wang Shang, Shi Dan and Fu Xi · 1 passage

高侍中，貴幸，以發舉反者大司馬霍禹功封樂陵侯。 Shi Gao served as palace attendant and enjoyed high favor; for exposing the rebel Grand Marshal Huo Yu he was enfeoffed as Marquis of Yueling.