Yuntai 28 generals
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In the era of Later Han Dyanasty, Emperor Ming of Han
honored those who had served his father (Emperor Guangwu of Han
) well by painting their portraits on South Palace's tower (云台, Yuntai, meaning "cloud tower") in Luoyang
.
Emperor Ming of Han
Emperor Ming of Han, , was second emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.He was the second son of Emperor Guangwu. It was during Emperor Ming's reign that Buddhism began to spread into China. One night, he is said to have dreamed of a golden man or golden men...
honored those who had served his father (Emperor Guangwu of Han
Emperor Guangwu of Han
Emperor Guangwu , born Liu Xiu, was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty, restorer of the dynasty in AD 25 and thus founder of the Later Han or Eastern Han...
) well by painting their portraits on South Palace's tower (云台, Yuntai, meaning "cloud tower") in Luoyang
Luoyang
Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of...
.
Order
- Deng YuDeng YuDeng Yu , courtesy name Zhonghua , was a Han Dynasty general and statesman who was a major contributor to Emperor Guangwu 's campaign to reestablish the Han Dynasty...
(鄧禹) - Wu HanWu HanWu Han was a famous Eastern Han Dynasty general who made great contributions to Emperor Guangwu 's reestablishment of the Han Dynasty and who is commonly regarded as Emperor Guangwu's best general, but who was also known for cruelty against civilians.-Biography:Wu Han was initially a deputy to...
(吳漢) - Jia Fu (賈復)
- Geng YanGeng YanGeng Yan was a Chinese general of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the son of Gen Kuang , who was the governor of Shanggu Commandery . He initially served Emperor Guangwu of Han as clerk; later, he became one of the Emperor's most important generals. He contributed to the restoration of the later...
(耿弇) - Kou Xun (寇恂)
- Cen Peng (岑彭)
- Feng YiFeng YiFeng Yi was a Chinese general of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was famous for his modest character; he would sit under a tree while the other generals were receiving rewards for their conquests. For this particular reason, he was called The Big Tree General...
(馮異) - Zhu hu (朱祜)
- Ji Zun (祭遵)
- Jing Dan (景丹)
- Gai Yan (蓋延)
- Yao Qi (銚期)
- Geng Chun (耿純)
- Zang Gong (臧宮)
- Ma Wu (馬武)
- Liu Long (劉隆)
- Ma Cheng (馬成)
- Wang Liang (王梁)
- Cheng Jun (陳俊)
- Du Mao (杜茂)
- Fu Jun (傅俊)
- Jian Tan (堅鐔)
- Wang Ba (王覇)
- Ren Guang (任光)
- Li Chong (李忠)
- Wan Xiu (萬脩)
- Pi Tong (邳彤)
- Liu Zhi (劉植)