Qiao Mao (pronunciationⓘ) (died 190), courtesy name Yuanwei, was an official and minor warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
He initially served as the Inspector (刺史) of Yan Province, and gained much prestige and respect during his tenure.
In 189, He Jin, the General-in-Chief (大將軍) who was serving as a regent for the underage Emperor Shao, secretly instructed Qiao Mao and three other regional officials – Dong Zhuo, Wang Kuang and Ding Yuan – to lead their forces into the vicinity of Luoyang, the imperial capital, and demand for the extermination of the eunuch faction in the imperial court.
He Jin's plan was to pressure his half-sister, Empress Dowager He (Emperor Shao's mother), into agreeing to execute the eunuchs, who were at odds with his faction.
Later that year, Qiao Mao forged a letter from the Three Ducal Ministers and sent it to all the regional warlords spread throughout the Han Empire.