[ Veteran general in service to the Sun family. Served three generations.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Han Tang (I-kung)
Simplified Chinese: 韩当 (义公)
Cantonese (Yale): Hon Dong (Yi-gung)
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Hon Dong (Ji-gung)
Min-Nan: Han Tong (Gi-kong)
Birthplace: Lingzi, Liaoxi
(present Qianan in Hebei Province)
Rank and Titles
Major with a Separate Command; Colonel; General of the Inner Guard; Lieutenant-General; Grand Administrator of Yongchang; General of Majesty and Courage; Marquis of a Chief Commune; Marquis of Shicheng (AD 223); General Who Shines in His Firmness (AD 223); Grand Administrator of Guanjun (AD 223); Chief Controller
Family and Relationships
Han Zong (Son); Cheng Pu ƒ, Han Dang ƒ, Huang Gai ƒ, Sun Jian ƒ, Zu Mao ƒ (Magnificent Five)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- Han Dang did not duel with Zhang Hu in AD 191.
- The ‘Magnificent Five of Wu’ is a fan creation with no historical basis. Han Dang was not a part of any such group.
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 5–7, 15, 29, 44, 45, 48–51, 55, 61, 67, 75, 76, 82–84
Sanguozhi: Wu 10