Three Kingdoms History: Officer Names

Served and executed by Meng Huo. Marshal of the Third Cave. Captured by Zhang Yi.

* Some translations depict his name as Ahui Nan.

An Inspector of Xu who held command against the Yellow Turbans, and reported on the excellent ...

Saved his mother and sister-in-law from bandits and would be invited to office for his ...

A colonel in the northern army who would later be reported embezzling local funds.

Served Zhao Fan. Fell two tigers with a few arrows. Executed by Zhao Yun.

Fictional officer of Jiang Wei. Acted as a decoy but was defeated and killed by Chen Tai.

Lord of Jibei. Bao Zhong’s brother. Died fighting the Yellow Turbans.

Served Wei. Son of Bao Xin. Due to conflicts with Cao Pi, was eventually executed.

God in Koei’s Three Kingdoms. Reference to Star God/Lunar House Beidou (in Big Dipper).

Served Gongsun Yuan. Defeated by Sima Yi. In novel, fell in a duel against Xiahou Ba.

A county magistrate in Nan. Independent in AD 190, later submitted to Liu Biao.

Aide to Cao Cao, his family was captured and he left only to be captured later.

* Also called Bi Cheng in the SGZ.

Officer of Cao Shuang’s faction, executed by Sima Yi after Sima Yi’s coup.

One of the 12 Regular Attendants who was known for his engineering achievements.

Served Wei. Brother of Empress Bian.

Historically, a statesman of Chu. Discovered the jade from which the imperial seal was ...

Governor of Jiujiang. Killed by Xiahou Dun reinforcing Tao Qian against Cao Cao.

Fictional. Met Guan Yu with mock hospitality at Sishui Pass, and died for his trouble.

Father of Empress Bian. Posthumously enfeoffed as marquis.

Forced into leading the Qiang’s in revolt against the Han alongside Han Sui.

Friend of Hua Xin. Belly of “The Dragon”, a group of three scholars.

An Administrator under Sun Jian who died in the early 190s

A leader of the Black Mountain Bandits who hailed from the Bobo valley.

* While 白 is translated as ‘Bo’ in this case, and in the name of the valley from which Bo Bo hailed, 白 is most commonly translated as Bai. As such you may read of a Bai Bo who came from Baibo valley.

Defeated Zhu Jun then lost to the combined armies of Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song and Cao Cao.

Shu officer. Died in the year following Kongming’s occupation of Hanzhong.

An officer of Merit who first hid when Liu Biao attacked, but took part in fighting after ...

Served Wu. Bu Zhi’s son. Surrendered his city to Jin. Killed by Lu Kang.

Son of Bu Zhi, became General who Consoles the Army.

Served Sun Quan. Accurately predicted Guan Yu’s invasion of Jing.

A Lord of the Xianbei. Allied with and then killed by Ke Bineng.