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Diaochan and warlord
Diaochan appears in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a plot involving the warrior Bu and the warlord Dong Zhuo.
In the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Diaochan assisted the official Wang Yun in a plot to persuade Bu to kill his foster father, the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo.

Diaochan and Dong
* Diaochan, responsible for Lu Bu's revolt against Dong Zhuo, possibly a fictional person
Dong Zhuo is eventually betrayed and killed by his foster son Bu in a dispute over the beautiful maiden Diaochan.
He is best known for his amorous relationship with the fictional maiden Diaochan, which eventually caused him to betray and kill Dong Zhuo out of jealousy.
Perhaps the most popular story about Dong Zhuo was the fictional love triangle involving Dong Zhuo, Bu and Diaochan, which eventually led to the death of Dong Zhuo in the hands of his own adoptive son, Bu.
After Dong Zhuo moved the capital to the more strategically sound Chang ' an, Interior Minister Wang Yun started to contemplate a plot to assassinate the tyrant by using the petite Diaochan, a song girl who was brought up in his household but whom he had been treating like his own daughter, to plant the seed of dissension between Dong Zhuo and Bu.
Like Bu, Dong Zhuo could not lift his eyes off Diaochan, who also displayed her prowess in song and dance.
Dong Zhuo then brought Diaochan home and made her his concubine.
There he saw Diaochan sitting up grooming her hair while Dong Zhuo was still asleep.
A similar incident recurred about a month later, but this time Dong Zhuo woke up in time to see Bu staring fixedly at Diaochan.
Then one day, while Dong Zhuo was holding a conversation with Emperor Xian, Bu stole to his foster father's residence and met with Diaochan in the Fengyi Pavilion ( 鳳儀亭 ).
Weeping, Diaochan pled with Bu to rescue her from Dong Zhuo.
Diaochan used her beauty to turn Dong Zhuo and Bu against each other by inciting jealousy between them.
While Dong Zhuo is out one day, Bu sneaks into his bedroom in hope of seeing Diaochan.
Diaochan pretends to be very upset and attempts suicide by throwing herself into the pond, saying that she is ashamed to see Bu as she had been violated by Dong Zhuo.
On the way, Dong Zhuo meets his advisor, Li Ru, who suggests to him to give up Diaochan and let Bu have her instead, so as to win Lü's trust.
Dong Zhuo goes back to Diaochan later and accuses her of betraying his love, saying that he intends to present her to Bu.
Diaochan replies indignantly that Bu embraced her against her will, even attempting suicide to " prove her love " for Dong Zhuo.
Guan Yu suspected that he was being tricked when he recalled how Diaochan had betrayed Bu and Dong Zhuo earlier.
In the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms Wang Yun was the adoptive father of the possibly fictional Diaochan, whom he used to seduce both Bu and Dong Zhuo.

Diaochan and warrior
Well aware of this, Wang Yun then promised to marry Diaochan to the mighty warrior.
Well aware of this, Wang Yun then promised to marry Diaochan to the mighty warrior.
After he had calmed down, Dong Zhuo took the counsel of his advisor Li Ru and decided to marry Diaochan to Bu in order to consolidate support from the powerful warrior.

Diaochan and
Inviting Bu over one night, Wang Yun asked Diaochan to serve wine to the guest.
Aware of Bu's presence, Diaochan put up a sorrowful expression and pretended to wipe tears off her eyes with a handkerchief.
Placing his halberd aside, Bu held Diaochan in his arms and comforted her with words.
In some adaptations of the novel, Diaochan was killed along with Bu after the latter was defeated by Cao Cao and Liu Bei's forces at the Battle of Xiapi.
An idea then struck Wang Yun to use Diaochan to plant the seed of dissension between Dong Zhuo and his foster son, Bu.
Inviting Bu over one night, Wang Yun asked Diaochan to serve wine to the guest.

Diaochan and Bu
Like Bu, Dong Zhuo could not lift his eyes off the beautiful Diaochan, who also displayed her prowess in song and dance.

Diaochan and Chinese
In fact, it is extremely unlikely that it was Diaochan, because " Diao " is hardly used as a Chinese family name.

Diaochan and Three
Notable actresses who have portrayed Diaochan in films and television series include Violet Koo ( Diao Chan ), Irene Chiu Yu-Ting ( Sanguo Yingxiong Zhuan Zhi Guan Gong ), Chen Hong ( Romance of the Three Kingdoms ) and Chen Hao ( Three Kingdoms ).
* Diaochan ( c. 3rd century, Late Eastern Han / Three Kingdoms period ), said to be so luminously lovely that the moon itself would shy away in embarrassment when compared to her face.

born and 169
Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mahdi () ( born: 126 or 127 AH ; died: 169 AH ) ( born: 744 or 745 AD ; died: 785 AD ), was the third Abbasid Caliph who reigned from 158 AH to 169 AH ( 775 – 785 ).
She was said to have been born in 161 or 169 or 176, depending on the source.
() ( born: 147 AH AD ; died: 170 AH AD ) was the fourth Abbasid caliph who succeeded his father Al-Mahdi and ruled from 169 AH ( 785 AD ) until his death in 170 AH ( 786 AD ).
There were 169 or 42. 0 % who were born in the same canton, while 44 or 10. 9 % were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 43 or 10. 7 % were born outside of Switzerland.
United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U. S. 649 ( 1898 ), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that virtually everyone born in the United States is a U. S. citizen.
There were 1, 283 or 45. 8 % who were born in the same canton, while 413 or 14. 8 % were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 169 or 6. 0 % were born outside of Switzerland.
" The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U. S. 649 ( 1898 ), that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees citizenship for nearly all individuals born in the country, regardless of their parents ' citizenship or immigration status.
* Lucius Aurelius Verus, born Lucius Ceionius Commodus, emperor with Marcus Aurelius from AD 161 to 169.
There were 1, 656 or 31. 2 % who were born in the same canton, while 1, 054 or 19. 8 % were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 1, 169 or 22. 0 % were born outside of Switzerland.

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