Yuan Shao

Han Dynasty warlord (154-202)

  • Fame60.8
  • Momentum7.4
  • China rank#192
Source-basedStable
  • Fame60.8
  • Momentum7.4
  • China rank#192
  • Wikipedia16.7K
Lived 154–202, aged 48China
  • Wikipedia
    28 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in China
    #192
    Politicians
  • Era
    154–202
    Aged 48
Summary
Updated 2026-06-09

He commanded the north and assembled the largest coalition of warlords in a collapsing empire, then lost it all at Guandu — a single battle that turned the map of China. His downfall gets blamed on something harder to fight than armies: the inability to choose.

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Yuan Shao rose as a general and politician in the late Eastern Han dynasty, controlling the vast northern territories as civil war fractured the realm. In response to Dong Zhuo seizing Emperor Xian and holding him hostage in Luoyang, Yuan spearheaded a coalition of warlords to oppose him, but internal division tore the alliance apart before it could succeed. By 200 he had amassed enough strength to challenge Cao Cao, his chief rival, launching a major campaign that culminated in the Battle of Guandu — where he was decisively defeated. He withdrew to Ye and died of illness two years later, on 2…

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60.8
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Momentum7.4
Historical23.3
Now attention8.4
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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#192
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