Dou Mao 竇茂
| Occupation | RRuler · King of the Di | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R2 |
Profile
Dou Mao was king of the Di of Xinghe. He has no biography of his own in the Records, and in Chen Shou's main text he appears once each in the Annals of Emperor Wu (Records of Wei 1) and in the account of Zhang He in the Biographies of Zhang, Yue, Yu, Zhang and Xu (Records of Wei 17). Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his origins or his death. Records, Wei 1 §146Records, Wei 17 §46
In the 20th year of Jian'an (215), when Cao Cao went west to attack Zhang Lu, Dou Mao, with a following of more than ten thousand, relied on the rugged terrain and refused to submit, and in the 5th month Cao Cao attacked and massacred them. The account of Zhang He records that when Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu, he first sent Zhang He in command of the various armies to attack him. Records, Wei 1 §146Records, Wei 17 §46
The assessments of Records of Wei 1 and 17 do not discuss him. He does not appear in the Romance; the Later Han General-in-Chief Dou Wu who appears in Chapter 1 of the Romance is a different person. Records, Wei 1 §173Records, Wei 17 §74Romance, Ch. 1 §3
In the Records
In the 3rd month of the 20th year of Jian'an (215), Cao Cao set out west to attack Zhang Lu and, reaching Chencang, intended to enter the land of the Di from Wudu. When the Di blocked the road, Cao Cao first sent Zhang He, Zhu Ling and others to attack and defeat them. The account of Zhang He records that when Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu, he first sent Zhang He in command of the various armies to attack Dou Mao, king of the Di of Xinghe. Records, Wei 1 §146Records, Wei 17 §46
In the 4th month, summer, Cao Cao went out from Chencang through San Pass and reached Hechi. The Di king Dou Mao, with a following of more than ten thousand, relied on the rugged terrain and refused to submit, and in the 5th month Cao Cao attacked and massacred them. Chen Shou's main text does not record what became of Dou Mao himself. Around this time the generals of Xiping and Jincheng, Qu Yan, Jiang Shi and others, together beheaded Han Sui and sent his head, and in the 7th month, autumn, Cao Cao reached Yangping. Records, Wei 1 §146
The account of Zhang He goes on to record that when Cao Cao entered Hanzhong from San Pass, he again first sent Zhang He at the head of 5,000 infantry to open the road ahead, and that when they reached Yangping, Zhang Lu surrendered. Records, Wei 17 §46–47
These two passages are the only places Dou Mao appears in Chen Shou's main text. In his assessments Chen Shou discussed only Cao Cao in Records of Wei 1 and the five generals Zhang Liao, Yue Jin, Yu Jin, Zhang He and Xu Huang in Records of Wei 17, and did not take up Dou Mao. Records, Wei 1 §146 · 173Records, Wei 17 §46 · 74
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Abilities
This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.
- LEA42
- STR45
- INT30
- POL35
- CHA45
- VIR40
- ADP28
- SCH31
- DIP31
- DIS35
Evidence by ability
RLed a following of more than ten thousand but was crushed by Zhang He and Cao CaoWei 1 §146Wei 17 §46
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as king of the DiWei 1 §146
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as king of the DiWei 1 §146
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as king of the DiWei 1 §146
RAs king of the Di of Xinghe, led a following of more than ten thousandWei 1 §146
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as king of the DiWei 1 §146
RRelied on the rugged terrain and refused to submit until his following was massacredWei 1 §146
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as king of the DiWei 1 §146
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as king of the DiWei 1 §146
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as king of the DiWei 1 §146
Records Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.