Du Yuan

Du Yuan
Du Yuan
Traditional Chinese 杜遠
Simplified Chinese 杜远
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Du.

Du Yuan is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was a former Yellow Turban rebel who became a bandit leader. He appeared in the chapter about Guan Yu crossing five passes and slaying six generals. He kidnapped Liu Bei's wives, whom Guan was escorting, and brought them to the nearby hills when Guan was away from their carriage. Liao Hua, a fellow bandit, confronted him and demanded that he release the two women. Du refused and offered one of them to Liao. Liao rejected the offer and killed Du. He brought Liu Bei's wives back to Guan and explained everything, showing Du's severed head to Guan.

See also

  • List of people of the Three Kingdoms
  • List of fictional people of the Three Kingdoms

References

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