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Xu Huang

169 - 227

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Xu Huang () (died 227), courtesy name Gongming, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He later served in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period under the first two rulers, Cao Pi and Cao Rui, before his death at the start of Cao Rui's reign. Xu Huang is best noted for breaking the siege at the Battle of Fancheng in 219 by routing the enemy commander Guan Yu on the field. Chen Shou, who wrote the third-century historical text Sanguozhi, named Xu Huang as one of the Five Elite Generals of Cao Wei, alongside Yu Jin, Zhang He, Yue Jin and Zhang Liao. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xu Huang is the 501st most popular military personnel (down from 431st in 2019), the 315th most popular biography from China (down from 287th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Xu huang is most famous for being the God of War in Chinese mythology.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Xu Huang ranks 501 out of 2,058. Before him are Mitsuru Ushijima, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Armando Diaz, Mundus, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, and Hijikata Toshizō. After him are Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, Shoichi Yokoi, Alexander Yegorov, Harold Bride, Publius Ventidius Bassus, and Arthur MacArthur Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 169, Xu Huang ranks 3. Before him are Zhang Liao, and Empress Jingū.  Among people deceased in 227, Xu Huang ranks 1. After him is Sansang of Goguryeo.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Huang ranks 315 out of 1,610. Before him are Lu Xun (183), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342), Xiahou Yuan (200), Seiji Ozawa (1935), and Mao Anying (1922). After him are Jangsu of Goguryeo (394), Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), Shi Nai'an (1296), Wei Zhongxian (1568), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), and Zhao Tuo (-230).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Xu Huang ranks 28. Before him are Lü Meng (178), Cao Ren (168), Zhang He (167), Gan Ning (175), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), and Xiahou Yuan (200). After him are He Jin (135), Gao Shun (200), Qi Jiguang (1527), Deng Ai (197), Xu Chu (200), and Xu Da (1332).

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