Duan Gui 段珪

Regular Palace Attendant Duan Gui was one of the eunuchs under Zhang Rang who opposed General-in-Chief He Jin.

Life
Duan Gui was a man from Jiyin. In 160 A.D. he punished Teng Yan for punishing Duan Gui's retainers for pillaging. Later, he enjoyed great favour with Emperor Ling. During the last moments of the eunuchs, seems to have been joint or deputy leader with Zhang Rang. He and Zhang Rang were concerned about He Jin's failure to turn up to Ling's funeral and acted together, sending a spy on He Jin's meeting with Dowager He, followed by sending Qu Mu to kill He Jin while he was on his way to a 'meeting' with the eunuchs. When He Jin's forces, now led by Yuan Shao, attacked the eunuchs Duan Gui died. There are two theories about his death:
 * 1) Duan Gui tried to kidnap Liu Xie and Liu Bain. His was killed shortly before or after he kidnapped them.
 * 2) It is most likely that Duan Gui, along with the other eunuchs, committed suicide by drowning themselves in the Yellow River.