Qin and Han · Military Officer

Wu Kuang 吳匡

Attested AD 189 - AD 189

Passages: 6
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Wu Kuang was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 189 中平六年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 113, passages 122, 136
AD 189 八月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 203

Key source chapters

Career and standing

He Jin’s commander 大将军部曲将
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passages 122, 136
Division Commander 部曲將
Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 203

Places and affiliations

Later Han 後漢
Relation Active in
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 122
Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 190

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 212

Events and relationships

Attacked and killed He Miao with Dong Min
Military · Commander · With Dong Min (董旻)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 214
Killed
Military · Killer · With He Miao (何苗)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passages 122, 136
Tried to force palace gates after He Jin's death
Military · Attacker · With Zhang Zhang (張璋)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 203
Relation Subordinate of · Person He Jin (何進)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 203

Assessments and attributes

Assessment resented He Miao for not sharing He Jin's purpose and suspected eunuch collusion · Mode historian-judgment · With He Miao (何苗)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 212

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 186

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 76Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He · 4 passages

進部曲將吳匡、張璋，素所親幸，在外聞進被害，欲將兵入宮，宮閤閉。 Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, division commanders whom He Jin had favored, were outside the walls; when they learned he had been murdered they tried to force the palace gates, but the doors were barred.

袁術與匡共斫攻之，中黃門持兵守閤。 Yuan Shu joined Wu Kuang in hewing at the gates while eunuch guards held the line with arms.

吳匡等素怨苗不與進同心，而又疑其與宦官同謀，乃令軍中曰：「殺大將軍者即車騎也，士吏能為報讎乎？」 Wu Kuang and others always resented Miao for not being of one mind with Jin, and moreover suspected him of plotting together with the eunuchs; then they ordered the army, saying: "The one who killed the grand general is precisely the chariot-and-cavalry commander; can officers and soldiers avenge the wrong?"

匡遂引兵與董卓弟奉車都尉旻攻殺苗，棄其屍於苑中。 Wu Kuang then joined Dong Min, Dong Zhuo's younger brother and carriage attendant colonel, stormed He Miao's position, killed him, and dumped the body in the imperial park.

Book of Later Han, Chapter 113Volume 102: Astronomy Part Three · 2 passages

至六年，司隶校尉袁绍诛灭中官，大将军部曲将吴匡攻杀车骑将军何苗，死者数千人。 By Zhongping 6 Yuan Shao had extirpated the eunuchs, while Wu Kuang, an officer of He Jin’s guard, cut down He Miao the chariot-and-cavalry general—several thousand died in the melee.

己巳，车骑将军何苗为进部曲将吴匡所杀。 On jisi chariot-and-cavalry general He Miao fell to Wu Kuang, an officer of He Jin’s guard.