Traditional Chinese 夏侯尚 Name Xiahou Shang Simplified Chinese 夏侯尚 Role Xiahou Xuan's father | Pinyin Died 225 AD Wade–Giles Hsia-hou Shang | |
Courtesy name Boren (Chinese: 伯仁; pinyin: Boren; Wade–Giles: Po-jen) Children Xiahou Xuan, Lady Xiahou Hui Similar People Xiahou Xuan, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Zhu Ran, Pan Zhang | ||
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Xiahou Shang (died 225), courtesy name Boren, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a distant nephew of Xiahou Yuan and the father of Xiahou Xuan and Xiahou Hui.
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- China total war rotk lets play part 64 xiahou shang s vanguard
- Life
- In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- References
Life
Xiahou Shang was a distant nephew of Xiahou Yuan, who adopted him as a son. Xiahou Shang was not very active when Cao Cao was alive, only participating in suppressing tribal uprisings. Cao Cao's successor, Cao Pi, was a close friend of Xiahou Shang, so he gave him important positions, such as General Who Attacks the South (征南將軍) and Inspector of Jing Province. Xiahou Shang generally took over commands for Wei's southern frontiers. He took the Shu outpost at Shangyong (上庸) from Liu Feng, and although Eastern Wu was allied with Wei at the time, Xiahou Shang tightened his defences against Wu. Surely enough, Sun Quan declared independence from Wei rule soon after. In 222, Xiahou Shang and Cao Zhen attacked the Wu fortress at Jiangling guarded by Zhuge Jin. Xiahou Shang advanced both through land and water, burning Zhuge Jin's ships mid-river and capturing the fortress. However, he was called back because of a plague. For his efforts during this campaign he was granted an additional 600 taxable households.
Later, Cao Pi sent him and Xu Huang to lead an army to attack the Shu-controlled Shangyong (上庸), where they achieved success.
In 224, a favourite concubine of Xiahou Shang drew the envy of his wife, who was the sister of Cao Zhen. In support of his clansmen, Cao Pi had the concubine strangled to death. Xiahou Shang became depressed after the loss of his favourite concubine and would not see anyone. A year later, he fell to sickness and died, before which Cao Pi held his hand and sobbed.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xiahou Shang is only portrayed as a minor character. He participated in the Battle of Mount Dingjun as a subordinate of Xiahou Yuan against Liu Bei's forces. During a skirmish, he was captured by the enemy and later released in exchange for the enemy general Chen Shi, who was captured by Xiahou Yuan. During the exchange, Huang Zhong fired an arrow at him, which hit him in the back and seriously injured him.