The Battle of Hulao Pass is a fictional battle described in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The battle was fought between Dong Zhuo and a coalition of regional warlords and officials (known as the Guandong Coalition) as part of the Campaign against Dong Zhuo in 190 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Chen Shou's historical text Records of Three Kingdoms, the authoritative source for the history of the Three Kingdoms period, contains no record of the battle.
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