PersonAD 137 – AD 192

Wang Yun

Han minister who won over Lü Bu to kill Dong Zhuo, and was killed when Dong Zhuo’s officers retook Chang’an

Where they went

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AD 192The Death of Dong Zhuokey figure
In 192 the minister Wang Yun won over Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo’s adopted son and bodyguard, who killed Dong Zhuo in Chang’an. But Dong Zhuo’s officers retook the city and killed Wang Yun, and Lü Bu fled.
AD 192Diaochan and the Chain StratagemFictionkey figure
A scene from chapters 8–9 of the Romance: Wang Yun promises his adopted daughter Diaochan to both Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo, setting them against each other until the jealous Lü Bu kills Dong Zhuo. Diaochan is the novel’s invention.

Dong ZhuoAD 192
Late Han warlord who seized Luoyang in 189, deposed Emperor Shao and enthroned Emperor Xian, and was killed by Lü Bu in 192
Lü BuAD 198
Late Han general who killed Dong Zhuo with Wang Yun in 192 and was captured and executed by Cao Cao in 198

The Three KingdomsAD 184 – AD 280
From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Jin reunification — a century of Wei, Shu and Wu, the age of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan