Bao Xun
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Bao Xun | |
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| 鮑勛 | |
| Right General of the Household (右中郎將) | |
| In office c.220 – 226 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | c.9 June 226 |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Courtesy name | Shuye (叔業) |
Bao Xun (died c.9 June 226[1]), courtesy name Shuye, was a Chinese politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was appointed as a minister by Cao Cao in recognition of his father Bao Xin, who was killed in action against the Yellow Turban rebels. Bao Xun was known to be an outspoken minister who would not hesitate to criticise anyone for their mistakes, including his lord. The Wei emperor Cao Pi was frustrated and angry with Bao Xun for his outspoken nature that he demoted Bao several times during his reign. Eventually, Cao Pi grew tired of Bao Xun and ordered his execution.
Born in Pingyang, Taishan, Bao Xun was the ninth generation descendant of a capital general in the Han dynasty named Bao Xuan, some of whose offspring moved from Shangdang to Taishan and settled thereafter.[2] Bao Xun's father, Bao Xin, was killed in a battle with Yellow Turban Army in the Province of Yan but saved Cao Cao's life with his sacrifice. Earlier, his uncle Bao Tao (Bao Xin's younger brother) was killed during the Battle of Xingyang.[3] Bao Xun's elder brother, Bao Shao, was anointed the Marquis of Xinduting by Cao Cao in the seventeenth year of Jian'an (Eastern Han) (212 CE) as remembrance of his father's contribution.[4]
