Du Xi

Summary

Du Xi (fl. 190s–231), courtesy name Zixu, was an adviser to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was a subordinate of Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan. Du Xi proposed to the troops that Zhang He take command after Xiahou Yuan was killed at the Battle of Mount Dingjun. He continued serving as an official in the state of Cao Wei, established by Cao Cao's successor Cao Pi, during the Three Kingdoms period.

Du Xi
杜襲
Palace Counsellor (太中大夫)
In office
? (?)–? (?)
MonarchCao Rui
Military Adviser to the General-in-Chief
(大將軍軍師)
In office
228 (228)–231 (231)
MonarchCao Rui
Master of Writing (尚書)
In office
? (?)–227 (227)
MonarchCao Pi
Imperial Secretary Supervising Military Supplies (督軍糧御史)
In office
220 (220)–? (?)
MonarchCao Pi
Chief Clerk to the Imperial Chancellor
(丞相長史)
In office
216 (216)–220 (220)
In office
215 (215)–216 (216)
MonarchEmperor Xian of Han
ChancellorCao Cao
Chief Commandant of Escorting Cavalry (駙馬都尉)
In office
216
MonarchEmperor Xian of Han
ChancellorCao Cao
Personal details
BornUnknown
Ye County, Henan
DiedUnknown
ChildrenDu Hui
OccupationGeneral
Courtesy nameZixu (子緒)
Posthumous nameMarquis Ding (定侯)
PeerageMarquis of Pingyang District (平陽鄉侯)

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