Ten Eunuchs

The Ten Eunuchs, otherwise known as the Ten Regular Attendants (十常侍), were a group of corrupt eunuchs who held much sway and influence within the imperial court of the Han Dynasty. They gained much of their power by using or collaborating with various leading figures to serve their own ends. Among the eunuchs' network of supporters were Empress Dowager He, the sister of He Jin, and their mutual half-brother, He Miao.

Threatened by He Jin's efforts to eliminate them, the eunuchs had him assassinated outside the palace garden. With the state of the capital now thrown into disarray, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu broke into the palace and had their troops slay most of the eunuchs including those who were innocent. The remaining eunuchs refused to surrender and thus held Emperor Shao and Prince Liu Xie hostage only to be intercepted by Dong Zhuo's army during their plight. Rather than face the indignity of being captured, the rest of them chose to commit suicide instead.

Historical

 * Bi Lan (畢嵐)
 * Duan Gui (段圭)
 * Gao Wang (高望)
 * Guo Sheng (郭勝)
 * Han Li (韓悝)
 * Li Song (栗嵩)
 * Song Dian (宋典)
 * Sun Zhang (孫璋)
 * Xia Yun (夏惲)
 * Zhang Gong (張恭)
 * Zhang Rang (張讓)
 * Zhao Zhong (趙忠)

Fictional

 * Cao Jie (曹節)
 * Cheng Kuang (程廣)
 * Feng Xu (封諝)
 * Hou Lan (侯覽)
 * Jian Shuo (蹇碩)