Han Sui

Han Sui
A Qing dynasty illustration of Han Sui
Warlord
Born	(Unknown)
Died	215
Names
Traditional Chinese	韓遂
Simplified Chinese	韩遂
Pinyin	Hán Suì
Wade–Giles	Han Sui
Courtesy name	Wenyue (traditional Chinese: 文約; simplified Chinese: 文约; pinyin: Wényuē; Wade–Giles: Wen-yüeh)

Han Sui (died 215),courtesy name Wenyue, was a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. For most of his life he was active in Liang Province (涼州; covering parts of present-day Shaanxi and Gansu) and was involved in several rebellions against the Han government and the warlord Cao Cao.

With the backing of the Qiang people who populated much of Liang Province, Han Sui participated in the Liang Province Rebellion against the Han Dynasty during the rule of Emperor Ling. He joined forces with others in the area, such as Bian Zhang, Beigong Yu (北宫玉), and Liwen Hou (李文侯). Despite suffering a defeat by government forces under Dong Zhuo, Han Sui maintained the support of the Qiang people and maintained his territory in Liang Province. Han Sui is thought to have preferred to remain somewhat behind the scenes, placing someone else in the position of leadership while holding the real power himself. When Bian Zhang and the other leaders passed from the scene, he placed Wang Guo (王國) in power with the help of his ally Ma Teng, whom he pledged a pact of brotherhood with. The arrangement did not last long, however, and Wang Guo was removed from power after being defeated by the senior government official Huangfu Song. It was at this point that Ma Teng and Han Sui declared themselves co-rulers of the Liang province, now mostly autonomous due to turmoil in the Han dynasty.

Early in 192, the two of them submitted to Dong Zhuo's government, but Dong Zhuo was assassinated by Lü Bu and Wang Yun in April, and when Li Jue succeeded in taking power of Dong Zhuo's loyal followers; Han Sui and Ma Teng allied themselves with Liu Yan and moved their armies toward Chang'an. After suffering a major defeat 13 miles west of Chang'an, and running short on supplies, the allied forces retreated to Liang Province.