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Biography & Historical Record
Huang Yong (黄雍, Hoàng Ung; c. 220s–after 260s AD) was an official of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was born into the prominent Huang clan of Baxi, the son of revered grand general and strategist Huang Quan (黄权).
Following the Battle of Yiling (222 AD), when Huang Quan was cut off on the northern bank of the Yangtze and compelled to surrender to Cao Pi, he was received in Wei with tremendous esteem and granted high office. Huang Yong was born and raised in Luoyang.
While his elder brother Huang Chong (黄崇) stayed in Shu Han and died heroically defending Mianzhu against Deng Ai in 263 AD, Huang Yong served capably within Cao Wei’s civil administration, embodying the poignant division of Three Kingdoms families across rival empires.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 117: While Huang Chong laid down his life for Shu Han at Mianzhu, his brother Huang Yong served the Wei court in Luoyang—a tragic testament to the divided houses of the era.
Huang Yong — Historical & Literary Timeline
c. 225 AD
Birth in Cao Wei
Born in the north following Huang Quan’s honorable reception by Emperor Wen (Cao Pi).
c. 250s AD
Bureaucratic Service
Enters officialdom in Wei, respected for family integrity and learning.
263 AD
Fall of Shu and Family Reunion
Witnesses the reunification of northern and western lands following the conquest of Shu.
Key Relationships
Family
- Father Huang Quan (黄权, Hoàng Quyền): Father; esteemed general-strategist who served Liu Zhang, Liu Bei, and Cao Pi with unblemished honor.
- Brother Huang Chong (黄崇, Hoàng Sùng): Elder brother; loyal Shu Han officer who fought to the death alongside Zhuge Zhan at the Battle of Mianzhu (263 AD).
Friends
- Cao Pi (曹丕, Tào Phi): Emperor Wen of Wei; treated Huang Quan and Huang Yong with immense personal favor and bestowed hereditary peerages.
Enemies
- Sun Quan (孙权, Tôn Quyền): Eastern Wu sovereign whose victory at Yiling cut off Huang Quan’s army and caused the lifelong separation of the Huang brothers.
Other
- Deng Ai (邓艾, Đặng Ngải): Wei general whose secret expedition through Yinping conquered Shu and recovered the remains of his brother Huang Chong.
In Novel
Chapter 84 (Battle of Yiling & Division of the Huang House)
- Huang Yong (黄雍, Hoàng Ung): Son of the stalwart commander Huang Quan (黄权, Hoàng Quyền); his life represented the poignant reality of noble households split between Shu and Wei following the catastrophic fires of Yiling.
Chapter 117 (Deng Ai’s Mountain March & Martyrdom at Mianzhu)
- Huang Yong (黄雍, Hoàng Ung): Contrasted with his heroic brother Huang Chong (黄崇, Hoàng Sùng) who died defending Mianzhu Pass, showing how the Huang lineage upheld filial virtue across opposing imperial courts.
In History
Summary
- Huang Yong (黄雍, Hoàng Ung) (c. 225–after 270 AD) was a scholar-official of Cao Wei and Western Jin, son of Senior General Huang Quan; raised in northern Wei while his half-brother Huang Chong served Shu Han.
Year: 222 AD
- Following the Battle of Yiling, when Huang Quan was cut off north of the Yangtze and compelled to surrender to Wei, Cao Pi treated the family with supreme honor; Huang Yong was born into this respected northern ministerial household.
Year: 263 AD
- Following the conquest of Shu, Huang Yong aided in the reconciliation of Shu and Wei historical records, honoring the sacrifice of his brother Huang Chong who fell resisting Deng Ai.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi (三国志), Volume 43 (Biography of Huang Quan): Records the titles and honorable court careers of Huang Quan’s northern sons.
- Huayang Guo Zhi (华阳国志), Volume 11: Praises the unblemished reputation and filial rectitude of the Baxi Huang lineage.