Han Yuan
Han Yuan (; 606 – 659),
courtesy name Boyu (伯玉), formally
Duke of Yingchuan (潁川公), was an official of the
Tang dynasty of China, serving as
chancellor during the reign of
Emperor Gaozong. He drew the ire of Emperor Gaozong by opposing the removal of Emperor Gaozong's first wife
Empress Wang and replacement by his favorite concubine,
Consort Wu (later known as Wu Zetian) and was exiled. He died in 659, just in advance of a wave of reprisals initiated by the new Empress Wu and her allies that would have resulted in his execution had he not died.
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