Hou Lan
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Hou Lan (? – 172), Chinese Han dynasty eunuch-official (died 172).

## Official history

> 侯览者，山陽防东人。桓帝初为中常侍，以佞猾进，倚势贪放，受纳货遗以巨万计。延熹中，连岁征伐，府帑空虚，乃假百官奉禄，王侯租锐。览亦上缣五千匹，赐爵关内侯。又托以与议诛梁冀功，进封高乡侯。

— 后汉书·卷78[^zhengshi]

## Basic facts

- Died: 172[^wikidata]

## Portrayals

- [Hou Lan](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/hou-lan-sanguo.html) (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)

Updated: 2026-10-29

Tags:
- Ancient China https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/ancient-china.html

Relations:
- Portrayals: Hou Lan https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/hou-lan-sanguo.html (作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。)

Mentioned in:
- Hou Lan https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/hou-lan-sanguo.html

Sources:
- Wikidata Q704224 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704224
- 侯览（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BE%AF%E8%A6%BD
- 后汉书·卷78（维基文库） https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%BE%8C%E6%BC%A2%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B778