Jian Shuo | |
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蹇碩 | |
| Colonel of the Upper Army (上軍校尉) | |
| In office 188–189 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Ling of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 189 |
| Occupation | Eunuch |
| Jian Shuo | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蹇碩 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 寋硕 | ||||||
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Jian Shuo (died 189) was the leader of the eunuch faction in the imperial court during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Along with Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo eventually became a leading member of the Ten Attendants, who became the most powerful eunuchs during the time. When Emperor Ling of Han died in 189, Jian Shuo wanted to enthrone Emperor Ling's younger son, Liu Xie, and kill Empress Dowager He's brother, He Jin (uncle of Emperor Ling's older son Liu Bian). However, the plot was discovered by He Jin and foiled. When Liu Bian ascended to the throne as Emperor Shao, He Jin had Jian Shuo arrested and executed.
See also
- Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
References
- de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004156050.
- Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu).