At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo usurped the power of the imperial court and deposed the emperor, which was undoubtedly condemned by the various county guards and assassins. Therefore, these princes jointly rebelled against the princes, a total of 18 princes:
Later generals Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu, Jizhou Mu Hanfu, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Hanoi Commandery Taishou Wang Kuang, Chen Liu Taishou ZhangMiao, Dong Commandery Taishou Qiao Mao, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Jibei Xiang Baoxin, Beihai Taishou KongRong, Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao, Beiping Taishou Gongsun Zhan, Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang, Wucheng Marquis Changsha Taishou Sun Jian, Qixiang Hou Bohai Taishou Yuan Shao, Xiao Riding Colonel Cao Cao, Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian.
Of course, according to the records of historical materials such as the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", in the main history, there were actually not 18 princes who attacked Dong Zhuo, such as Ma Teng, who not only did not crusade against Dong Zhuo, but was ready to send troops to assist Dong Zhuo. However, for the above 18 princes, they are also recorded figures in the history. Let's talk about the final outcome of these princes.
1. Yuan Shu
Yuan Shu (?) –199), courtesy name Highway, was a native of Ruyang County, Runan County (present-day Shangshui County, Henan Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the second son of Sikong Yuan Feng and the half-brother of Yuan Shao, the pastor of Jizhou. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuan Shuju was born of filial piety and moved to Henan Yin and Hu Benzhonglang. Therefore, it is very obvious that before Dong Zhuo usurped power, Yuan Shu was already a major courtier. After Dong Zhuo entered the capital Luoyang, he promoted Yuan Shu to the rank of rear general to win over the general. However, Yuan Shu was obviously unwilling to submit to Dong Zhuo's command.
Therefore, in the first year of Chuping (190), Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other Kwantung princes rebelled against Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo's death, Yuan Shu resisted the attacks of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and fled to Jiujiang in defeat, taking control of Yangzhou. In the second year of Jian'an (197), Yuan Shu was called Emperor Yu Shouchun and was given the title of Zhongshi. Yuan Shu claimed to be empress dowager, but was attacked by Lü Bu and Cao Cao, and Yuan Qi was seriously injured. In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Yuan Shu vomited blood and died.
2. Han Fu
Han Fu (?) –191), courtesy name Wenjie, was a native of Yingchuan Commandery (颍川郡; present-day Yuzhou, Henan). Princes of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Jizhou Mu. When the various princes rebelled against Dong Zhuo, Han Fu was also one of the participants. Han Fu and Yuan Shao also intended to make Liu Yu emperor. After the campaign against Dong Zhuo came to an end, Yuan Shao used a plan to capture Jizhou, and Han Fu was forced to defect to Zhang Miao; after Zhang Mi met with Yuan Shao's emissaries, Han Fu thought that he was going to kill himself, so Han Fu committed suicide in the toilet. Therefore, it is very obvious that throughout the princes of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Han Fu can be called the most nested one.
3. Kong Ling
Kong Ling (zhòu) (?) –190), courtesy name Gongxu, was a native of Chenliu, Yanzhou (present-day Kaifeng, Henan). Minister at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
When Dong Zhuo was in power, Kong Ling was recommended by the official Shangshu Zhou Yi to serve as the Assassin of Yu Prefecture. However, soon after, Kong Ling joined the alliance against Dong Zhuo. In the first year of Chuping (190), Kong Ling was attacked by Dong Zhuo's general Li Dai and others, and died of illness at home.
4. Liu Dai
Liu Dai (?) –192), courtesy name Gongshan, a native of Donglai Muping (東莱牟平; northwest of present-day Fushan, Shandong), a relative of the Han Dynasty, the son of Liu You, the brother of Liu Xuan, and one of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty. Like Liu Bei, Liu Dai was also a descendant of the Han Dynasty. However, compared with Liu Bei, Liu Dai can be described as a peaceful step in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and even the history of the official Shizhong and Yanzhou. When Liu Dai was in charge of Yanzhou, Liu Bei obviously did not have a foothold. However, in 192 AD, In the battle to pacify the Yellow Turban Army, Liu Dai was killed, which led to the land of Yanzhou eventually falling into the hands of Cao Cao.
5. Wang Kuang
Wang Kuang (born and died unknown), courtesy name Gongjie, was a prince of the late Han Dynasty and an official of Taishou (太守) in Hanoi County. At first, Wang Kuang served as the Grand General's Governor. After Ho Jin's death, Wang Kuang served as the Taishou of Hanoi County. After Dong Zhuo usurped power, Wang Kuang raised an army to attack Dong Zhuo. Finally, because of cao cao's attack, Wang Kuang died.
6. Zhang Mi
Zhang Mi (?) –195), courtesy name Mengzhuo, was a native of Shouzhang, Dongping (present-day Dongping County, Shandong). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Mi was appointed as the Taishou of Chen Liu. Participated in the crusade against Dong Zhuo and was attached to Cao Cao. In the first year of Xingping (194), Zhang Mi took advantage of Cao Cao's crusade against Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou and joined forces with Chen Gong to launch a rebellion and establish Lü Bu as The Pastor of Yanzhou. Attacked by Cao Cao, the soldiers were defeated and defected to Liu Bei, the mu of Xuzhou. In the second year of Xingping, Zhang Mi was killed by his subordinates on the way to borrow troops from Yuan Shu.
7. Qiao Mao
Qiao Mao (?) –191), courtesy name Yuanwei, was a native of Suiyang (present-day Shangqiu, Henan). He served as the Assassin of Yanzhou and later as the Taishou of Dong Commandery. In the first year of Chuping (190), Qiao Mao sent a message to the princes of various towns, and together with Yuan Shu and others, they raised an army to oppose Dong Zhuo and pushed Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance. Later, because of his disagreement with Liu Dai, he was killed by Liu Dai.
VIII. Yuan Yi
Yuan Yi, Zi Boye. Yuan Shao's cousin. A native of Runan, Ruyang (present-day southwest of Shangshui, Henan). Initially as Chang'an Ling, he served as the Taishou of Shanyang and participated in the conquest of Dong Zhuo's alliance. Later, Yuan Shao made Yuan Yi the Assassin of Yangzhou, but was defeated by Yuan Shu and eventually killed. In this regard, in the author's opinion, after the crusade against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers turned against each other, which directly affected Yuan Yi and caused him to lose his life.
IX. Bao Xin
Bao Xin (151–192), a native of Pingyang, Taishan (present-day Xintai, Shandong). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, JiBeixiang was one of the princes who rebelled against Dong Zhuo. Bao Xin was a subordinate of Liu Dai of Yanzhou, and after Liu Dai's death, Bao Xin helped Cao Cao take Yanzhou. However, in the later battle with the Yellow Turban Army, Bao Xin was also killed on the battlefield.
10. Hole melting
Kong Rong (153 – September 26, 208), courtesy name Wenju. A native of the State of Lu (present-day Qufu, Shandong). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was an official, a famous scholar, and a literary scholar, and the twentieth grandson of Confucius. For Kong Rong, the rhetoric was fierce, and he was finally killed in the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208) for angering Cao Cao.
11. Zhang Chao
Zhang Chao(?) –195), courtesy name Menggao, was a native of Shouzhang, Dongping (present-day Shouzhang, Shandong), a chancellor of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the younger brother of Chen Liutaishou Zhang. Like his elder brother Zhang Mi, Zhang Chao betrayed Cao Cao. As a result, in the second year of Xingping (195), Zhang Chao was beheaded by Cao Cao.
XII. Gongsun Zhan
Gongsun Zhan (?) –199), courtesy name Bogui (一作伯珪), a native of Lingzhi, Liaoxi (present-day Qian'an, Hebei), was a military general of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty. Because he and Liu Bei were once classmates and Zhao Yun's original lord, Gongsun Zhan was naturally familiar to people. In 199, Gongsun Zhan was destroyed by Yuan Shao, who took Youzhou and other prefectures from Gongsun Zhan.
XIII. Zhang Yang
Zhang Yang(?) – 198 or 199) (Later Han Dynasty as Zhang Yang), courtesy name Zhishu, and a native of Yunzhong (present-day southwest of Yuanping County, Shanxi), one of the heroes of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, who divided Hanoi. When Cao Cao attacked Lü Bu, Zhang Yang tried to rescue Lü Bu, but was killed by his men.
14. Sun Jian
Sun Jian (155–191), courtesy name Wentai, was a native of Fuchun, Wu Commandery (present-day Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang). As the father of Sun Ce and Sun Quan, Sun Jian began to raise an army as early as the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, not only rebelling against Dong Zhuo, but also participating in the battle to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion. However, in 191 AD, when Sun Jian attacked Jingzhou, he was killed by Liu Biao's subordinate Huang Zu.
15. Yuan Shao
Yuan Shao(?) –June 28, 202), courtesy name Benchu, was a native of Ruyang, Runan, in present-day Shangshui County, Henan. After the crusade against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao first captured Jizhou and then destroyed Gongsun Zhan, making him the most powerful prince at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Of course, after the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao died of illness in 202 AD.
16. Cao Cao
For Cao Cao, he undoubtedly became the final winner, that is, to a certain extent, Cao Cao replaced Dong Zhuo's position.
Seventeen, Ma Teng
Ma Teng(?) -212), zi shou cheng. A native of Fufeng Maoling (present-day Xingping City, Shaanxi Province), he was a prince who divided the area around Liangzhou at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After Ma Chao raised an army, Ma Teng was eventually eliminated by Cao Cao because he was an official in the Eastern Han Court.
18. Tao Qian
Tao Qian (132-194), courtesy name Gongzu. A native of Danyang County. He was a minister at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty. Tao Qian had long divided Xuzhou, and before his death, Tao Qian ceded Xuzhou to Liu Bei.