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Dou Ying窦婴
Marquis of Weiqi, later executed.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 13
- RELATION RECORDS
- 23
- SOURCE WORKS
- 3
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Dou Ying, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
3 figures · 5 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Dou Ying—Empress Dowager Doucousin nephew
Guan Fu—Dou Yingfriend
Dou Ying—Empress Doucousin
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
5 figures · 6 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Emperor Jing of Han→Dou Yingdispatch
Liu Bang→Dou Yingappoint general-in-chief
Dou Ying→Emperor Wu of Hanappoint general
03CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
7 figures · 8 records＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Dou Ying→Tian Fencourt argument
Emperor Wu of Han→Dou Yingexecute public
Dou Ying→Chao Cuohave conflict
04THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
4 figures · 4 records＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Tian Fen→Dou Yingsee ghosts ill
Dou Rong→Dou Yingwarning
Yuan Ang→Dou Yingbefriend
12 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.
Across source works
How this figure changes across texts
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- Official history12 profile notes
Book of Han
11 relations10 verified quotations- Emperor Wu of Han→ execute public →Dou Ying
- Dou Ying→ appoint general →Emperor Wu of Han
- Dou Ying→ cousin nephew →Empress Dowager Dou
- Dou Ying→ court argument →Tian Fen
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魏其侯窦婴有罪，弃巿
execute public · Book of Han, 武帝纪
乃拜婴为大将军
appoint general · Book of Han, 窦田灌韩传
8 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history1 profile notes
Book of the Later Han
1 relations1 verified quotations- Dou Rong→ warning →Dou Ying
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戒以窦婴、田蚡祸败之事
warning · Book of the Later Han, 窦融列传
- Official history7 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
16 relations18 verified quotations- Liu Bang→ appoint general-in-chief →Dou Ying
- Dou Ying→ admonish →Emperor Jing of Han
- Emperor Jing of Han→ dispatch →Dou Ying
- Dou Ying→ cousin nephew →Empress Dowager Dou
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窦婴为大将军
appoint general-in-chief · Records of the Grand Historian, 汉兴以来将相名臣年表
窦婴在前，据地言曰
admonish · Records of the Grand Historian, 梁孝王世家
16 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
Where the histories differ
Shiji and Hanshu differ in wording on the memorial to reduce the fiefs that Dou Ying alone opposed
Regarding the conflict between Dou Ying and Chao Cuo, the Records of the Grand Historian, in the biography of Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo, records: "He was promoted to Censor-in-Chief, and requested that the feudal lords' faults be punished, their territories be reduced, and their branch commanderies be taken over. When the memorial was submitted, the emperor ordered the dukes, ministers, marquises, and members of the imperial clan to deliberate together. No one dared to oppose, only Dou Ying argued against it, and from this, he had a falling out with Chao Cuo." However, the History of the Han, in the biography of Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo, records: "He was promoted to Censor-in-Chief, and requested that the feudal lords' faults be punished, and their branch commanderies be reduced. When the memorial was submitted, the emperor consulted the dukes, ministers, marquises, and members of the imperial clan, and no one dared to oppose, only Dou Ying argued against it, and from this, he had a falling out with Chao Cuo." The two books differ in specific wording and details ("reduce their territories, take over their branch commanderies" versus "reduce their branch commanderies").
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魏其侯窦婴有罪，弃巿
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乃拜婴为大将军
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上乃遣大将军窦婴、太尉周亚夫将兵诛之。
- cousin nephewDou Ying → Empress Dowager Douhist × litRecords of the Grand Historian, 魏其武安侯列传Book of Han, 窦田灌韩传
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孝文皇后从兄子也
魏其侯窦婴者，孝文后从兄子也。
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太后由此憎窦婴。
太后除窦婴门籍，不得入朝请。
Original relation: 除门籍 · Records of the Grand Historian, 魏其武安侯列传
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窦太后从昆弟子窦婴
- court argumentDou Ying → Tian Fenhist × litRecords of the Grand Historian, 魏其武安侯列传Book of Han, 窦田灌韩传
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东朝廷辩之
魏其之东朝，盛推灌夫之善，言其醉饱得过，乃丞相以他事诬罪之。
魏其度不可奈何，因言丞相短。
Original relation: 揭短 · Records of the Grand Historian, 魏其武安侯列传
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使藉福请婴城南田
Original relation: request land · Book of Han, 窦田灌韩传
武安由此大怨灌夫、魏其。
Original relation: struggle for power · Records of the Grand Historian, 魏其武安侯列传
武安又盛毁灌夫所为横恣，罪逆不道。
Original relation: frame · Records of the Grand Historian, 魏其武安侯列传
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独窦婴争之，繇此与错有隙。
独窦婴争之，由此与错有却
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其春，武安侯病，专呼服谢罪。使巫视鬼者视之，见魏其、灌夫共守，欲杀之。
- fellow officialsDou Ying → Tian Fenhist × litRecords of the Grand Historian, 魏其武安侯列传Book of Han, 百官公卿表
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戒以窦婴、田蚡祸败之事
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两人素相善。
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太后从昆弟子窦婴侠
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用建陵侯卫绾为丞相。
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遣太尉亚夫、大将军窦婴将兵击之
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两人相为引重，其游如父子然。
魏其日默默不得志，而独厚遇灌将军。
Original relation: be friendly · Records of the Grand Historian, 魏其武安侯列传
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灌夫矜勇