Xiahou He
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Xiahou He (Template:Fl.220 - 274[1]), courtesy name Yiquan, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Life
Xiahou He was the seventh son of Xiahou Yuan, a general who served under Cao Cao, the warlord who laid the foundation for the Cao Wei state in the late Eastern Han dynasty before the Three Kingdoms period. He served in various positions in the Cao Wei government, including Intendant of Henan (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and Minister of Ceremonies (Script error: No such module "Lang".). He also served as a Left Major (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and an Attendant (Script error: No such module "Lang".) under Sima Zhao, the Wei regent.
In March 264, the Wei general Zhong Hui started a rebellion in the former territories of Wei's rival state Shu Han after helping Wei conquer them in the previous year. At the time, Xiahou He had been appointed by the Wei government as an emissary to visit Zhong Hui in Chengdu, the former capital of Shu, so he used his imperial authority to command the Wei military forces to aid in the suppression of Zhong Hui's rebellion. He was later enfeoffed as a district marquis (Script error: No such module "Lang".) for his contributions.
Xiahou He continued serving under the Jin dynasty (266–420), which replaced the Cao Wei state, and held the position of Minister of the Household (Script error: No such module "Lang".) in the Jin government during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin.
Between August 272 and 274,[2] while Xiahou He was still Intendant of Henan, Emperor Wu fell gravely ill, and the Jin court considered making Emperor Wu's younger brother Sima You the next emperor, rather than Emperor Wu's son and crown prince Sima Zhong. Xiahou told Jia Chong, "Your relations with both sons-in-law are equal. An heir should be chosen based on his virtues." Jia did not comment on the statement; after Emperor Wu heard about the incident, he moved Xiahou to the post of Minister of the Household, and deprived Jia of his military powers, while allowing Jia to retain his titles and treatment in court.[3]
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- ↑ Vol.26 of Book of Jin recorded that as Minister of the Household, Xiahou He recommended the construction of three canals in 274 (10th year of the Tai'shi era). ([泰始]十年，光禄勋夏侯和上修新渠、富寿、游陂三渠，凡溉田千五百顷。). This was the last reference to Xiahou in historical records.
- ↑ According to the chronology of Jia Chong's biography in Book of Jin, the incident between him and Xiahou He took place after he was made sikong. According to Emperor Wu's biography in the same work, Jia Chong was made sikong in c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".August 272. ([泰始八年]秋七月，以车骑将军贾充为司空。); the month corresponds to 11 Aug to 9 Sep 272 in the Julian calendar. Vol.26 of the same work indicated that by 274, Xiahou He was already Minister of the Household. Thus, the incident must have happened between Aug 272 and 274. Vol.80 of Zizhi Tongjian dated this incident to 276 (2nd year of the Xian'ning era). While Emperor Wu's biography in Book of Jin did record that he was gravely ill in that year, if both Jin Shu and Tongjian were correct, it would mean that Xiahou He was first Minister of the Household in 274, then became Intendant of Henan before becoming Minister of the Household again after the incident.
- ↑ (初，帝疾笃，朝廷属意於攸。河南尹夏侯和谓充曰：“卿二女婿，亲疏等耳，立人当立德。”充不答。及是，帝闻之，徙和光禄勋，乃夺充兵权，而位遇无替。) Book of Jin, vol.40
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- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
- Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).
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