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Dong Bai (Han dynasty)

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There are no records about Dong Bai's date of birth and her parents are unknown. She was the granddaughter of Dong Zhuo, a warlord who took control of the imperial capital Luoyang in 189, becoming the de facto ruler of China. Dong Zhuo deposed Emperor Shao and replaced him with the
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In 190, when her grandfather Dong Zhuo relocated the capital to Chang'an, despite being under 15 years old and not yet having reached adulthood, Dong Bai was conferred the title of Lady of Weiyang (渭陽君) and granted territory despite
133:– about 116 cm (3'10") or 139 cm (4'7") in modern conversions– and Dong Bai rode in a blue-covered golden carriage as thousands of officers, generals and soldiers marched behind her, and received a seal from her uncle 70:, a warlord and de facto ruler of China during a short period. She received grand titles and lands after Dong Zhuo took control of the Han Imperial court; titling Bai as ''Lady of Weiyang'' (渭陽君) at the age of 15. 236:," in the biography of Dong Zhuo, citing "The Book of Heroes": "His granddaughter was named Bai, and she was still under fifteen years old and had not yet worn hairpins when she was titled Lady of Weiyang." 336: 171: 129:'s protests (a rival of Dong Zhuo who fiercely opposed him). For the grand ceremony, a platform was built to be five to six 331: 121:
along with the emperor, the emperor's subjects, and Luoyang's residents. Dong Bai and her family accompanied Dong Zhuo.
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de Crespigny. A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms, biography of Liu Xie, pp. 555-556
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The most notable information about her life was recorded in the historiography
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to form an army in opposition to Dong Zhuo's military authority. He fled the
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A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD
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Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23-220 AD
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In 192, with the encouragement of Minister of the Interior
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From the annotations to the biography of Dong Zhuo in "
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Index

House
Dynasty
Han dynasty
Eastern Han dynasty
Dong Zhuo
Record of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Luo Guanzhong
Emperor Xian of Han
chancellor
Yuan Shao
Anti-Dong Zhuo Coalition
Chang'an
Zhu Jun
Dong Huang
Wang Yun
Lü Bu
Dynasty Warriors 9
Koei Tecmo
Romance of the Three Kingdoms



ISBN
9789004324916
Records of the Three Kingdoms
Records of the Three Kingdoms
Chen, Shou
Records of the Three Kingdoms
de Crespigny, Rafe

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