Qin and Han · General

Huo Guang 霍光

Attested BC 80

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Huo Guang was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 80 遂與上官桀等謀反，誅滅
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 273

Career and standing

General-in-Chief 大將軍
BC 80 遂與上官桀等謀反，誅滅 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 273

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 273

Events and relationships

Relation Resented by · Person Sang Hongyang (桑弘羊)
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 273

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 273

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 1 passage

弘羊自以為國興大利，伐其功，欲為子弟得官，怨望大將軍霍光，遂與上官桀等謀反，誅滅。 Hongyang believed that he had brought great profit to the state and boasted of his achievements. He sought offices for his sons and younger kin, resented General-in-Chief Huo Guang, and then plotted rebellion with Shangguan Jie and others; he and his clan were exterminated.