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Huo Guang
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| Huo Guang | |||||
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| Marquess of Bolu 博陸侯 | |||||
 Portrait of Huo Guang in Sancai Tuhui | |||||
| Marquess of Bolu | |||||
| Reign | 87–68 BC | ||||
| Successor | Huo Yu 霍禹 | ||||
| Born | Hedong, Pingyang County, Han | ||||
| Died | 68 BC | ||||
| Spouse | Lady Donglü Lady Xian | ||||
| Issue | Lady Huo[1] Empress Huo Chengjun Huo Yu, Marquess of Bolu Lady Huo [2] Lady Huo [3] | ||||
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| Father | Huo Zhongru 霍仲孺 | ||||
| Occupation | Military general, politician | ||||
Huo Guang (Chinese: 霍光; died 21 April 68 BC[4][5]), courtesy name Zimeng (子孟), was a Chinese military general and politician who served as the dominant state official of the Western Han dynasty from 87 BCE until his death in April 68 BCE. The younger half-brother of the renowned general Huo Qubing, Huo was a palace aide to Emperor Wu and secured power in his own right at the emperor's death, when he became principal co-regent for Emperor Zhao. Huo outmaneuvered his colleagues in the regency and assumed personal control over state affairs, consolidating his power by installing family members and other loyalists in key offices. Following Emperor Zhao's death in June 74 BCE, Huo engineered the succession and deposition of Liu He within a mere 27 days. Huo next facilitated the accession of Emperor Xuan and retained control of the Han government until his death.
- ^ mother of Empress Shangguan
- ^ Wife of Fan Mingyou (范明友)
- ^ Wife of Deng Guanghan (鄧廣漢)
- ^ gengwu day of the 3rd month of the 2nd year of the Di'jie era, per vol.24 of Zizhi Tongjian
- ^ Although Huo Guang's age was not recorded, he was in his early teens (by East Asian reckoning) during Huo Qubing's latter campaign successes. Thus, he should be born in the 130s BC.
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