Zou Jing (Eastern Han)

Zou Jing (fl. 184–185) was a military officer who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China.

For the engineer, see Zou Jing (engineer).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zou.
Zou Jing
鄒靖
Colonel Who Defeats Barbarians
(破虜校尉)
In office
? (?)–? (?)
MonarchEmperor Ling of Han
Beijun Zhonghou (北軍中侯)
In office
? (?)–? (?)
MonarchEmperor Ling of Han
Personal details
BornUnknown
DiedUnknown
OccupationMilitary officer

Life

Zou Jing served as a Colonel Who Defeats Barbarians (破虜校尉). In 184, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, he led government forces to attack the rebels in You Province. During this time, Liu Bei led a group of volunteers to join him in fighting the rebels.[1]

The Yingxiong Ji (英雄記) recorded that Zou Jing once served alongside Gongsun Zan in a battle against barbarians. Once, Zou Jing fell into a trap and was besieged by the barbarians. Gongsun Zan led his troops to attack the barbarians and lifted the siege. Both of them then led their men to attack the barbarians as they were retreating and succeeded in driving them away from the northern border.[2]

In 185, when the Liang Province rebellion broke out, Zou Jing joined the general Huangfu Song in attacking the rebels. During this time, Zou Jing held the appointment Beijun Zhonghou (北軍中候), a high-ranking commander among the imperial guards. During this time, Zou Jing proposed that they recruit soldiers from the Xianbei tribes, rather than the Wuhuan tribes, to assist them in fighting the rebels. Han Zhuo (韓卓), a military officer, agreed with Zou Jing and said that if Zou Jing had 5,000 Xianbei horsemen with him, he could defeat the rebels. However, Ying Shao (應劭) disagreed because he believed that the Xianbei were greedy and less trustworthy than the Wuhuan. The generals then convened a meeting to discuss both ideas and eventually adopted Ying Shao's.[3]

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References
  1. (靈帝末，黃巾起，州郡各舉義兵，先主率其屬從校尉鄒靖討黃巾賊有功， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 32.
  2. (《英雄記》曰：公孫瓚與破虜校尉鄒靖俱追胡，靖為所圍。瓚回師奔救，胡即破散，解靖之圍。乘勝窮追，日入之後，把炬逐北。) Yingxiong Ji annotation in Taiping Yulan vol. 870.
  3. (中平二年，漢陽賊邊章、韓遂與羌胡為寇，東侵三輔，時遣車騎將軍皇甫嵩西討之。嵩請發烏桓三千人。北軍中候鄒靖上言：「烏桓眾弱，宜開募鮮卑。」事下四府，大將軍掾韓卓議，以為「烏桓兵寡， ... 鄒靖居近邊塞，究其態詐。若令靖募鮮卑輕騎五千，必有破敵之效」。劭駮之曰：「鮮卑隔在漠北， ... 不可倉卒望也。」韓卓復與劭相難反覆。於是詔百官大會朝堂，皆從劭議。) Houhanshu vol. 48.
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