Yang Qiu

Yang Qiu
Traditional Chinese	楊秋
Simplified Chinese	杨秋
Transcriptions

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.

Yang Qiu was a warlord who joined Ma Chao's rebellion against Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Upon the coalition's defeat in the Battle of Tong Pass, he fled to Anding (安定) but was forced to surrender to Cao Cao the next winter and was awarded a post as a marquis.

In fiction

In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yang was known as one of the eight generals serving under Han Sui. Yang Qiu was the one that sent an emissary of peace to Cao Cao through Ma Chao's persuasion. However, when Ma Chao and Han Sui began to feud amongst themselves, Yang Qiu decided to join Cao Cao.

See also

• List of people of the Three Kingdoms

References

• Chen Shou. Records of Three Kingdoms.
• Luo Guanzhong. Romance of the Three Kingdoms.