Dong Zhuo
Chinese general and warlord during the late Han (2nd century)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Late Eastern Han warlord who seized Luoyang in 189 and became the imperial capital's most powerful figure during a period of dynastic collapse. Dong Zhuo's consolidation of power triggered decades of fragmentation and conflict across China.
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Dong Zhuo, courtesy name Zhongying, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. At the end of the reign of the Eastern Han, Dong Zhuo was a general and powerful minister of the imperial government. Originally from Liang Province, Dong Zhuo seized control of the imperial capital Luoyang in 189 when it entered a state of turmoil following the death of Emperor Ling of Han and a massacre of the eunuch faction by the court officials.
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