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'''Yuan Shao''' ([[Chinese]]: 袁韶; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Yuán Shào) was a warlord during the last part of the [[Han Dynasty]].
'''Yuan Shao''' ([[Chinese]]: 袁韶; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Yuán Shào) was a warlord during the last part of the [[Han Dynasty]].
Yuan Shao was born into a family of powerful traders. Although he claimed to be a descendant of the noble Yuan family of the [[Zhou Dynasty]], this was probably not true. He entered the Han court as a clerk and rose in power until he became a regional governor.
He controlled a large amount of territory in North [[China]]. He spearheaded the effort to stop the [[Yellow Turban Rebellion]] and overthrow the traitor [[Dong Zhuo]]. As a result, he gained a large amount of power in the capital. His only competition was Prime Minister [[Cao Cao]]. Yuan Shao was worried that his rival had too much power, and devised a plan to take control of the throne. When Cao Cao learned of this, he prepared his army to face Yuan Shao. At the [[Battle of Guandu]], Yuan Shao lost. Cao Cao spared Yuan Shao's life, sending him into exile instead. He died the next year, in 202.
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