建成侯敖 / Ao, Marquis of Jiancheng

Overview

建成侯敖 / Ao, Marquis of Jiancheng is the insider whom Hanji 356-2 credits with joining 繇王居股 to kill 余善 and surrender followers to Han.

Current Profile

Ao appears only at the decisive end of the 东越 campaign. He and Jugu convert external Han pressure into regime collapse by killing Yu Shan from within and then surrendering. The episode says Han Wudi subsequently rewards Ao, making his case one of violent elite defection followed by incorporation rather than an ordinary battlefield victory.

Key Characteristics

• Dongyue insider identified by the title Marquis of Jiancheng.
• Co-conspirator in the killing of Yu Shan.
• Surrender leader incorporated and rewarded by Han.

Evidence

• Internal killing: Hanji 356-2 pairs Ao with Jugu in Yu Shan’s death.
• Surrender: Hanji 356-2 says they bring other followers over after the killing.
• Reward: Hanji 356-2 includes Ao among the rewarded participants.

Qualifications

The source gives no independent biography, prior political position, or private motive. The transcript’s names and reward titles are error-prone, so “建成侯敖” and the later award should remain source-bounded pending primary-text verification.

What Changed

• Created a bounded profile for Ao’s role in the internal killing, surrender, and reward sequence.

Relationships

• 余善 - ruler Ao helps kill.
• 繇王居股 - co-actor in the killing and surrender.
• 东越 - polity whose leadership they overturn.
• 汉武帝 - emperor whose forces receive and reward the surrender.
• 吴阳 - earlier defector in the same campaign collapse.