Dian Man was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was the son of Dian Wei. When his father was killed in action at the Battle of Wancheng, Dian Man continued to serve Cao Cao. Cao Cao is said to have promoted Dian Man to the rank of a major and kept him by his side.
Read more about Dian Man: Appointments and Titles Held
Famous quotes containing the words dian and/or man:
“You seem to me as Dian in her orb,
As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown;
But you are more intemperate in your blood
Than Venus, or those pampered animals
That rage in savage sensuality.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“There was books too.... One was “Pilgrim’s Progress,” about a man that left his family it didn’t say why. I read considerable in it now and then. The statements was interesting, but tough.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)