Today I learned on Nostr: TIL after Han official He Jin was assassinated by eunuchs, angry troops led by Yuan ...

TIL after Han official He Jin was assassinated by eunuchs, angry troops led by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu set the palace on fire, slaughtering any males without facial hair. It was so extreme that young men were forced to flash themselves to avoid being mistaken for eunuchs and killed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_Shao?wprov=sfti1#Service_under_the_Han_dynasty_(c.169…
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