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Liang Ji
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<p>Liang Ji (梁冀) (died 9 September 159), <a href="/facts/Courtesy_name/T51gfmRe">courtesy name</a> Bozhuo (伯卓), was a Chinese military general and politician. As a powerful <a href="/facts/Consort_kin/PAFHTDPy">consort kin</a>, he dominated government in the 150s together with his younger sister, Empress <a href="/facts/Liang_Na/vwlsqv8P">Liang Na</a>. After his sister's death, Liang Ji was overthrown in a <a href="/facts/Coup_d%27etat/eUK9HBw7">coup d'etat</a> by <a href="/facts/Emperor_Huan_of_Han/Rfj6fFKI">Emperor Huan</a>, with the support of the <a href="/facts/Eunuch/qGwjh0wH">eunuch</a> faction, in 159. The Liang clan and the clan of his wife, Sun Shou (孫壽), were slaughtered. </p>