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, Cao Cao knew that no one could stop Guan Yu and he gave orders for the officials along the way to give passage to Guan.

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 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, Liu Bei of Shu Han immediately contested Cao Pi's claim to the Han throne, and Sun Quan of Eastern Wu followed suit in 222.

However, in drafting opinions, the Chief Justice enjoys additional influence in case disposition if in the majority through his power to assign who writes the opinion.

However, retired Associate Justices ( unlike judges on senior status ) take no part in the consideration or decision of any cases before the Supreme Court, although they may be appointed by the Chief Justice to sit on lower courts.

However, as early as March 12, 1970, the CIA Station Chief told Washington that based on communications from Sirik Matak, Lon Nol's cousin, that " the ( Cambodian ) army was ready for a coup ".

However, in 1962 the London Beth Din and the Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie, who formed the leadership of the United Synagogue, the UK's Orthodox establishment, refused to allow his appointment on grounds of heresy because in his 1957 book We Have Reason to Believe, Jacobs had rejected the conception of a literal, verbal revelation of the Torah.

However, in times of constitutional crisis the Administrator can appoint someone else as Chief Minister.

However Himmler, who had been appointed Chef der Deutschen Polizei ( Chief of German Police ) by Hitler, controlled the SS, the Gestapo, the Orpo ( uniformed police ) and all investigation units.

However, following a visit in early August to Egypt by British prime minister Winston Churchill and the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, General Alan Brooke, Alexander flew to Cairo on 8 August to replace Claude Auchinleck as the Commander-in-Chief of Middle East Command, the post responsible for the overall conduct of the campaign in the desert of North Africa.

However, the inability of Himmler to persuade Hitler to cease his support of Bormann, the defection of SS generals such as Obergruppenführer Ernst Kaltenbrunner, the Chief of the Reichssicherheitshauptamt and his powerful subordinate Gruppenführer Heinrich Müller, head of the Gestapo, to Bormann, soon persuaded Goebbels to align himself with the Secretary to the Führer at the end of 1944, thus accepting his subordinate position.

However, the new arrangements favoured neither the aging Sultan nor the wily Chief Minister, but rather a young crop of British-educated reformists.

However, Cindy Fazey, former Chief of Demand Reduction for the United Nations Drug Control Programme, believes that the treaties have enough ambiguities and loopholes to allow some room to maneuver.

However, it was during this time that the SS began to establish its independence from the Sturmabteilung ( SA ), although officially the SS was still considered a sub-organization of the SA and answerable to the SA Chief of Staff.

However, the next three plays, Kapp threw 2 incompletions and was sacked by Chief defensive tackle Buck Buchanan for an eight yard loss.

However, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes wrote, " the Constitution does not appear to authorize two or more Supreme Courts functioning in effect as separate courts.

However, specifies that the title is " Chief Justice of the United States.

However, whenever the President is impeached, the US Constitution requires the Chief Justice of the United States to preside over the Senate for the trial.

However with the military coup of 1958, trouble loomed for the province when the office of Chief Minister was abolished and the President took over executive powers for West-Pakistan.

However, the Chief of Staff of the IRA at the time, Seamus Twomey, was a senior figure from Belfast.

However, the Chief Wildlife Warden may, if satisfied that any wild animal from a specified list has become dangerous to human life, or is so disabled or diseased as to be beyond recovery, permit any person to hunt such an animal.

However, the plan is said to have been scrapped because the local CIA Station Chief, Larry Devlin, refused permission.

However, in a shock result, the ALP achieved majority government by one seat, and Martin became the first ALP and first female Chief Minister in the history of the Northern Territory.

However, because of retconning, in " Springfield Up " she can be seen as a student running through the background at Springfield High School while eventual cop Chief Wiggum is being filmed, as part of the documentary featured in that episode, carrying out his duties as a hall monitor.

However, the rank is junior to the three-star rank vice-admiral and four-star rank admiral, who is generally a Chief of Naval Staff of the Navy.

However, in 1997 after a highly contested mayoral election the City of Greensboro elected its first African American Mayor, John E. Owens Jr. At this time Greensboro appointed its first African American Police Chief, Claude E. Hamilton.

However, as time went on, the strengthening of communist combat forces in the South led to regular requests for increases in US troop strength, from 16, 000 when he arrived to its peak of 535, 000 in 1968 when he was promoted to Army Chief of Staff.

However, at Chief Kowee's urging Pilz sent Joe Juneau and Richard Harris back to the Gastineau Channel, directing them to Snow Slide Gulch ( the head of Gold Creek ) where they found nuggets " as large as peas and beans ", in Harris ' words.