However, many Chinese historians extend the starting point of this period back to various years during the collapse of the Han dynasty, such as to the Yellow Turban Rebellion in 184 ; the year after the beginning of the rebellion, 185 ; Dong Zhuo deposing and murdering Emperor Shao of Han and establishing Emperor Xian of Han in 189 ; Dong Zhuo sacking Luoyang and moving the capital to Chang ' an in 190 ; or Cao Cao placing the emperor under his control in Xuchang in 196.

However, Cao Cao received word that Lü Bu had seized Yan Province in his absence, and accordingly he retreated, putting a halt to hostilities with Tao Qian for the time being.

However, some Han Chinese bannermen like Zhao Erfeng, Zhao Erxun and Cao Xueqin did not use Manchu names.

However, this therefore does not render the historical existence of the " Royal Uncle Cao " impossible as in pre-modern China, the address " uncle " also meant " brother-in-law ".

However, his status as heir was not immediately made legal, and for years there were lingering doubts on whom Cao Cao intended to make heir.

However, the situation shifted after Cao Cao received advice from his strategist Jia Xu, who concluded that changing the general rules of succession ( primogeniture ) would be disruptive — using Yuan Shao and Liu Biao as counterexamples.

However, before Yu's departure, he was instructed to travel to Ye to pay his respects at Cao Cao's tomb.

However, he was afraid to move when Cao Cao's bodyguard, Xu Chu, glared at him.

However, by the ninth day, Cao Hong was unable to bear the insults and taunts from Ma Chao and his men, and led a contingent out of the pass to attack Ma Chao without seeking permission first.

However, Cao Cao anticipated the attack and prepared a distraction tactic.

However, Cao Zhi was an impetuous man with little self-discipline.

However, Cao Zhi was so drunk that he could not come forth to take the order.

However, Cao Rui probably still considered him a threat to the throne and declined all the offers.

However, Cao Pi's Chief Secretary ( 相国 ) Hua Xin then convinced him to put Cao Zhi's literary talent to a test.

However, Cao Pi was not satisfied.

However, Liu Bei quickly held on to Cao Cao's arm and Guan Yu dropped onto his knees.

However, some characters such as the three founders may continue to participate in battles that occurred after their deaths ( e. g.: Cao Cao appearing in Battle of Wuzhang Plains ).

However, Haney knew it was not a dream.

However, the Christian population of Alexandria knew that Ammonius had been killed for his assault and not for his faith, and Cyril was obliged to remain silent about the events.

However, claims from Jung Chang and Jon Halliday's controversial Mao: the Unknown Story allege that Mao knew about the famine from the beginning but didn't care, and eventually Mao had to be stopped by a meeting of 7, 000 top Communist Party members.

However, it is also possible that others, including the third-century patristic writer Origen also knew of the passage.

However, although computer analysis of the assembled data revealed that Clark Kent and Superman were the same person, Luthor dismissed the results because he believed that he ' knew ' that someone as powerful as Superman would never choose to live a normal human life.

However, this form of notation only served as a memory aid for a singer who already knew the melody.

However, one thing was clear: whatever the exact nature and causes of new variations, Darwin knew from observation and experiment that breeders were able to select such variations and produce huge differences in many generations of selection.

However, Johnson was well aware that Aristotle had only recommended the unity of action, and knew that rules must serve drama, not vice versa:

However, Walt Disney knew that his plans for the land would be easier to carry out with more independence.

However, this seems to have been no more than a rather dishonest attempt to re-negotiate the ransom since David knew perfectly well that Parliament would reject such an arrangement out of hand.

However, he also proved to be a shrewd and intelligent politician who knew how to get himself out of more than one difficult situation.

However, Lü Wenhuan did not give up, because he knew Xiangyang must not fall.

However, Alfred Brehm reported a dingo that completely learned the more " typical " form of barking and knew how to use it, while its brother did not.

However, as Fëanor was being escorted off the battlefield, he knew his wounds were fatal.

However, Waksal knew the Erbitux rejection would open up an avalanche of financial problems.

However, investigators could find no evidence that the RSS bureaucracy had formally sponsored or even knew of Godse's plot.

However, Duque knew he had been badly defeated and refused to go along.

However in the twentieth century the dynamic shifted in favour of solidarity, so that people would use T-forms with those they knew, and V-forms in service encounters, with reciprocal usage being the norm in both cases.

However, the federal government and Morgenthau contended that the two men knew, or should have known, that BCCI controlled First American.

However, it was an open secret that Gotti was acting boss in all but name, and nearly all of the family's capos knew he'd been the one behind the hit.

However, God knew limited human beings could not make sufficient atonement, for humanity's offense to God was infinite, so God created a covenant with Abraham, which he fulfilled when he sent his only Son to become the sacrifice for the broken covenant.

However, the people with whom Koenig and Nichols speak were extras hired off the street for that day's shooting and, despite legends to the contrary, knew they were being filmed.

" However, in an interview cited on Turner Classic Movies de Havilland claims she knew the crush was reciprocal and further states that Flynn proposed, though de Havilland turned down the proposal as Flynn was at the time still married to actress Lili Damita.

However, the pioneering residents decided to change the name to Payson, after James Pace, due to the fact that no one outside of Payson knew how to spell or say Peteetneet.

However, unlike her dad, May never knew her uncle: Ben Reilly, Spider-Man's clone.