Shangguan Jie (; died 80 BC) was a
Western Han dynasty official in
China
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and
consort kin who served under Emperors
Wu and
Zhao Zhao may refer to:
* Zhao (surname) (赵), a Chinese surname
** commonly spelled Chao in Taiwan or up until the early 20th century in other regions
** Chiu, from the Cantonese pronunciation
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. His granddaughter later became the empress consort to Emperor Zhao.
Biography
Shangguan Jie first rose in prominence when he accompanied
Li Guangli during the Han invasion of
Osh. Due to his bravery, he received several promotions.
In 87 B.C., as Emperor Wu was nearing death, Shangguan was made one of 4 officials assisting Wu's successor, the young Liu Fuling (who would ascend the throne as Emperor Zhao; the other 3 are Huo Guang,
Jin Midi, and Sang Hongyang). Shangguan Jie's son Shangguan An married a daughter of
Huo Guang
Huo Guang (; died 68 BC), courtesy name Zimeng (子孟), was a Chinese military general and politician who served as the dominant state official of the Western Han dynasty from 87 BCE until his death in 68 BCE. The younger half-brother of the r ...
;
Shangguan An's daughter would later become Emperor Zhao's empress. However, the cordial relationship between Shangguan Jie and Huo Guang would not last, presumably due to Shangguan's jealousy of Huo's power being greater than his own. In 80 B.C., the Shangguan clan, along with
Sang Hongyang, was implicated in an attempted rebellion, and exterminated.
Due to his crime of treason, his biography was not included in the ''
Book of Han''; details on him were instead found in the biographies of his granddaughter and Li Guangli.
References
*''
Book of Han'',
volume 61,
volume 97, Part 1
80 BC deaths
Executed Han dynasty people
People executed by the Han dynasty
1st-century BC executions
Han dynasty politicians
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