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窦武 / Dou Wu (late Han)

窦武 / Dou Wu (late Han) enters the wiki through Hanji 948 as one of the older Party Prohibition-linked figures whom 董卓 has rehabilitated after taking control of the court. The episode pairs him with 陈蕃 as part of a public repair gesture.

The source-scoped point is not that Dou Wu’s grievance was false; it is that Dong Zhuo uses a real memory of injustice as legitimacy cover. In this episode, rehabilitation of Dou Wu and related party figures helps Dong Zhuo claim moral correction while the same regime is deposing a young emperor and killing the He-family base.

Connections

  • 陈蕃 - paired rehabilitated figure in the source.
  • 董卓 - powerholder who uses the rehabilitation politically.
  • 党人翻案合法性 - concept grounded by this rehabilitation move.