He Miao
He Miao (何苗, ? – 189) was an official of the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. His courtesy name was Shuda (叔達). He was born with the surname Zhu (朱) and was the half-brother of He Jin.
Born~Died date unknown ~ 189Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- date unknown ~ 189
- Birth name
- Zhu Miao
- Died
- 189
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- China
- Occupation
- Official
- Location
- 33.0057, 112.5343
He Miao (何苗, ? – 189) was an official of late Eastern Han China. His courtesy name was Shuda (叔達).1 He was born with the surname Zhu (朱) and was the half-brother of He Jin.
Life
It is believed that before this, he ran a butchery business in Nanyang (南陽) together with his sworn elder brother He Jin. When his half-sibling became a favourite of Emperor Ling and gave birth to the imperial prince Liu Bian, becoming empress, He Miao and his sworn brother both became officials, and He Miao was appointed Henan Yin. He later rose to the rank of General of Chariots and Cavalry and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Qiyang.
In 189, when Emperor Ling died and Emperor Shao ascended the throne, a political struggle broke out over whether to abolish the eunuchs. At that time, He Jin and others demanded the elimination of the eunuchs and conveyed this intention to his younger sister, the Empress Dowager. However, He Miao colluded with the Empress Dowager, his half-sibling, and opposed his sworn brother, defending the eunuchs by arguing that they were a tradition of the Han dynasty.
He Miao, together with his mother Lady Wuyang, received bribes offered by the Ten Attendants. Because of this, when He Jin attempted to eliminate the Ten Attendants, He Miao urged his elder sister, Empress Dowager He, to prevent it. He also advised He Jin not to harm the Ten Attendants.
In the eighth month of 189, after He Jin was assassinated by the Ten Attendants, He Miao attacked them together with Yuan Shao and killed one of them, Zhao Chong. However, Wu Guang, a general who commanded He Jin's private troops, had long disliked He Miao for supporting the Ten Attendants. After He Jin died, Wu Guang believed He Miao had taken part in He Jin's assassination, and together with Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min (董旻), killed He Miao.
He Miao's tomb was dug up by Dong Zhuo, who had arrived in the capital, and his corpse was mutilated and left on the road, suffering a humiliating fate.
Footnotes
Footnotes
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Tao Hongjing, Zhen'gao (眞誥), vol. 14 ↩
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