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Eastern Wu official (died 280)
Cen Hun
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Monarch
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Died
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Occupation
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Cen Hun
(died 280) was an official of the state of
Eastern Wu
during the late
Three Kingdoms
period (220?280) of China.
Life
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Cen Hun held positions among the
Nine Ministers
during the reign of
Sun Hao
, the fourth and last emperor of Wu. Historians described him as a corrupt official who oppressed the people. However, on one occasion, he led other officials to beg Sun Hao to spare the life of Zhang Shang (張?), an official holding the position of Prefect of the Palace Writers (中書令), after Zhang Shang offended the emperor.
In 280, the
Jin dynasty
conquered
Wu. After Sun Hao surrendered to the Jin dynasty, several former Wu officials blamed Cen Hun for causing the downfall of Wu and urged Sun Hao to execute him. Sun Hao reluctantly agreed, and even though he regretted his decision later and tried to rescind his order, it was too late as Cen Hun had already been executed.
In
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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In the 14th-century historical novel
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
, which romanticises the events before and during the Three Kingdoms period, Cen Hun is portrayed as a palace
eunuch
and close aide of Sun Hao. He instigates the emperor's tyranny and plays a significant role in bringing about the corruption and decadence that led to the downfall of Wu in 280. After Sun Hao surrenders to the Jin dynasty, many former Wu officials blame him for causing Wu's downfall and had him executed by
slow slicing
.
See also
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Notes
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Sun Hao's biography in the
Sanguozhi
recorded that Cen Hun died on the
bingyin
day of the 3rd month of the 4th year of the Tianji era of Sun Hao's reign.
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This is probably an error because there was no
bingyin
day in that month. The closest
bingyin
days and their corresponding dates in the Gregorian calendar were 26 March 280 (
bingyin
day of the 2nd month) and 25 May 280 (
bingyin
day of the 4th month).
References
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([天紀四年]三月丙寅,殿中親近數百人叩頭請皓殺岑昏,皓惶?從之。)
Sanguozhi
vol. 48.
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