Ying Shao (144–204), courtesy name Zhongyuan, was a Chinese politician, writer and historian who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty. He was an author of the Fengsu Tongyi, an encyclopedic work about the folk customs and legends that existed in the Eastern Han dynasty. Ying Shao occupied official posts in the Han government, and in his official position he was an active participant in imperial politics. He was a long-time close associate of Cao Cao; he was extensively covered in the historical text Book of the Later Han.
Life Ying Shao was from Nandun County (), Runan Commandery (), which is located west of present-day Xiangcheng, Henan. He was nominated as a xiaolian during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, and later served as a minor official under He Miao, Empress He's half-brother.() From 189() . It is unknown under which emperor Ying Shao began his term; in the Julian calendar, the year starts from 4 February, Emperor Ling died in May that year, Liu Bian was emperor from May to September, while Emperor Xian was made emperor in late September. to 194, Ying Shao served as the Administrator of Taishan Commandery in Xu Province. Around December 191, he repelled an attack on his commandery by the remnants of the Yellow Turban rebels, recorded in the Book of the Later Han.() . The month corresponds to 4 Dec 191 to 2 Jan 192 in the Julian calendar. In 193 and 194, the warlord Cao Cao attacked Xu Province to seek vengeance for the murder of his father Cao Song. Thus, Ying Shao fled from Taishan Commandery and took refuge under Cao Cao's rival Yuan Shao. By the time Cao Cao defeated the Yuan family and conquered the Hebei region, Ying Shao was already dead. The interim events are given in two versions in Pei Songzhi's annotations to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, the Wei Jin Shiyu () by Guo Song (), and Wei Zhao's Book of Wu (). Ying Shao eventually died in Ye city.(
See also Hanguan yi Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
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