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Three Kingdoms Jiangdong Twelve Tiger Ministers of Han Dang

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Han Dang (?) –226), courtesy name Yigong, was a native of Lingzhi County, Liaoxi County (present-day Qian'an, Hebei), and a general of the State of Wu during the late Han and Three Kingdoms periods.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), as a general of Zhonglang, he and the general Zhou Yu refused to break the chancellor Cao Cao. He also attacked Nan Commandery with the Huwei general Lü Mengqi, was promoted to partial general, and led The Taishou of Yongchang County, Yizhou.

In the fourteenth year of Jian'an (209), he sent troops to block Cao Cao's general Zang Ba, and the two sides fought at Fenglong, and Han Dang sent troops to block the attack at Jiashi, all of which were broken by Zang Ba.

In the first year of Huang Wu's reign (222), the Battle of Yiling broke out, and Han Dang, together with the governor Lu Xun and the general Zhu Ran of Zhaowu, defeated the Shu Han army at Zhuoxiang in Nan County. After the war, Han Dang was transferred to the post of General of Wei Lie and was the Marquis of Fengduting. When Cao Wei's general Cao Zhen attacked Nan Commandery, Han Dang led an army to defend the southeast.

Han Dang was on the border, and as a general, he provoked the soldiers to stick to it with one heart, and respected the governor and obeyed the decrees, and Sun Quan, the king of Wu, praised him.

In the second year of Huang Wu (223), Sun Quan made Han the Marquis of Shicheng, promoted to the rank of General of Zhaowu, and led the champion Taishou. Later, he added the title of Governor.

In the fifth year of Huang Wu (226), The commander of Han Dang dared to die and relieved the 10,000 soldiers of the battalion to quell the rebellion of the thieves in Danyang County.

Huang Wu died of illness in office shortly after the Rebellion of Danyang in the fifth year (226). After his death, his body, as well as his wife and family members, were brought to Cao Wei when his son Han Zong surrendered to Cao Wei. The female relatives and sisters of Han Dang were married to their subordinates by their son Han Zong as a tool to win over their subordinates.

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