Dou Gu (; died 88 AD), born in

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, was a Chinese military general during the

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dynasty who fought in the Battle of Yiwulu in 73. Shortly after the battle, Dou Gu sent two of his generals, Ban Chao and Guo Xun, on a diplomatic expedition to the Western Regions.

References

*Fan Ye et al., ''Hou Hanshu'' ( Book of the Later Han). Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1965. *Sima Guang, comp. ''

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''. Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1956. 88 deaths Han dynasty generals People from Northwest China Year of birth unknown {{china-mil-bio-stub