Twelve Regular Palace Attendants

The name Twelve Regular Palace Attendants comes from a line in the Zizhi Tongjian translated by Dr. Rafe into the following sentence:

"In the sixth month [of the year 185 A.D.] Zhang Rang and eleven other Regular Palace Attendants were enfeoffed as full marquises for their good work during the campaign against Zhang Jiao."

Who Are The Twelve Attendants?
Who these twelve Regular Attendants are is not known. So far these names have been confirmed as being enfeoffed:


 * 1) Bi Lan
 * 2) Duan Gui
 * 3) Guo Sheng
 * 4) Song Dian
 * 5) Xia Yun
 * 6) Zhang Rang
 * 7) Zhao Zhong

Who Could Be Part Of The Twelve?
Regular Attendants who could be part of the Twelve Attendants mentioned in ZZTJ:


 * 1) Jian Shuo Emperor Ling even entrusted the care of his favourite son Liu Xie to him.

Who Are Not Part Of The Twelve?
Regular Attendants who, most likely, were not part of the Twelve Attendants mentioned in ZZTJ are:


 * 1) Feng Xu He and Xu Feng were found out by Emperor Ling when they had build great houses for themselves that even rivalled the imperial palace.
 * 2) Lü Qiang Killed himself in 184 A.D. after slander from Zhang Rang's faction.
 * 3) Xiang Xu Slandered by Zhang Rang who said he sided with Zhang Jiao. Arrested and killed.
 * 4) Xu Feng He and Feng Xu were found out by Emperor Ling when they had build great houses for themselves that even rivalled the imperial palace.

The Ten Regular Attendants
The name "The Ten Regular Attendants", as mentioned in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, by Luo Guanzhong, could have been a fictional name only. Zhang Rang and his eunuchs were probably referred to as "Ten Regular Attendants" in order to save time and space, rather than it being the official name of Zhang Rang's faction.

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