Han Jue (; died after 566 BC), also known by his
posthumous name
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as the Viscount Xian of Han (), was a leader of the Han clan in the
Jin state, where he served as ''dafu'' (大夫). He was the son of
Han Yu
Han Yu (; 76825 December 824), courtesy name Tuizhi (), and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was an essayist, Confucian scholar, poet, and government official during the Tang dynasty who significantly influenced t ...
, whom he succeeded as Han clan leader.
[司馬貞·史記索隱 “萬生賕伯，賕伯生定伯簡，簡生輿，輿生獻子厥”]
Han Jue's father died early and he was raised by
Zhao Dun (Viscount Xuan of Zhao), a senior Jin minister. Han Jue later became ''
sima
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'' on Zhao Dun's recommendation.
[国语·卷十一] As ''sima'', Han Jue participated in the
Battle of Bi
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(597 BC) and the
Battle of An (589 BC).
[左传·宣公十二年][左传·成公二年] According to the ''
Zuo Zhuan
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'', his father appeared in a dream the night before the Battle of An and warned him not to ride in the left or right side of the chariot to avoid being killed by
Duke Qing of Qi.
During the battle, the soldiers to Han Jue's left and right were shot by arrows.
In 583 BC, he supported Zhao Dun's grandson,
Zhao Wu (Viscount Wen of Zhao), to head the Zhao clan.
[左传·成公八年] In the Battle of Masui (麻隧之戰; 578 BC), Han Jue commanded the Jin army's left wing.
[左传·成公十三年] During the
Battle of Yanling (575 BC), he again commanded the Jin army's left wing and led a successful flanking maneuver against the
Chu state.
[左传·成公十六年] In 573 BC, he became Jin's ''zhengqing'' (正卿),
[左传·成公十八年] the highest ministerial office in
Ancient China
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.
[http://www.zdic.net/cd/ci/5/ZdicE6ZdicADZdicA385691.htm 正卿] Han Jue retired in 566 BC due to old age.
[左传·襄公七年]
Han Jue was played by
Huang Xiaoming
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in the 2010 film ''
Sacrifice
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Evidence of ritual animal sacrifice has been seen at least since ancient Hebrews and Gree ...
''.
Ancestors
References
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Zhou dynasty nobility
Monarchs of Han (Warring States)
Zhongjunjiang of Jin