the wrath of many. In 190, warlords from the eastern provinces formed a coalition to oust Dong Zhuo, which kicked off a series of civil wars that were to last for nearly a century. Family He Jin had at least two half-siblings and a step-brother: Empress He, the empress consort of Emperor Ling and mother of Emperor Shao Lady He, full sister of Empress He, who married the adopted son of the eunuch Zhang Rang Step-brother: He Miao (), courtesy name Shuda (), born "Zhu Miao" (), an elder half-brother of Empress He born of the same mother. Thus, He Miao is actually not blood-related to He Jin. He served as General of Chariots and Cavalry (), and was killed by He Jin's subordinate Wu Kuang () and Dong Zhuo's brother Dong Min in late September 189 (after He Jin's death) for sympathizing with the eunuch faction who assassinated He Jin. According to historical sources, it is widely believed that He Jin had at least one son, He Xian (), who survived the downfall of the He family in 189, and who had a son, He Yan ( 196–249). As He Xian died early, his wife Lady Yin () remarried and became a concubine of the warlord Cao Cao, who adopted He Yan. However, He Yan was buried at Lujiang when one's place of burial was customarily the ancestral home, which contradicts the fact that He Jin was from Nanyang; so He Yan was probably a grandson of He Miao, as Weilue suggests, while it was recorded that there had actually been several families of the Zhu clan, which might be the clan that He Miao was from, at Lujiang during Eastern Han. See also Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms References Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi). Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu). Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu). 189 deaths 2nd-century births 2nd-century executions 2nd-century deaths Executed Han dynasty people Executed people from Henan Han dynasty generals from Henan People during the end of the Han dynasty Han dynasty politicians from Henan Mayors of Luoyang People executed by the Han dynasty by decapitation Politicians from Nanyang, Henan