Three Kingdoms History: Officer Names

Veteran general in service to the Sun family. Served three generations.

Served Wei. Father to Han Ying, Yao, Qiong, and Qi. Died at Changshan facing Zhao Yun.

Surrendered to Yuan Shao but was abused. Fled to Zhang Miao and later committed suicide.

Governor of Luo Yang, killed by Guan Yu while guarding the passes.

* Translated in Brewitt-Taylor editions of the novel, and in Koei games, as Han Qu.

Rescued Xiahou Dun from being held hostage. Supported the farm reforms.

Sent by Cao Rui to tell Cao Zhen not to give battle against Zhuge Liang.

A tactician of Liu Biao, he served as one of Biao’s ministers.

Worked with Ma Chao, before defecting to Cao Cao. Lost his hand to Ma Chao.

White Wave Rebel. Helped Emperor Xian. Served Yuan Shu, Lü Bu. Killed by Bei’s ...

Magistrate of Chang Sha. Wei Yan killed him when surrendering to Liu Bei.

Sent by Yuan Shu to Lü Bu as a messenger for marriage, and later executed.

Yellow Scarf officer. Fought with Zhu Jun and Liu Bei at Wan, but was killed.

Served under Lü Bu. Helped fight Cao Cao at Puyang in AD 164.

A talented officer of Wei. Successfully defended against Zhuge Liang at Chencang.

Son of He Kui, became Minister over the Masses.

Grand Administrator in the Han courts, but was assassinated by the eunuchs.

Served Wu. Son of He Qi. Strict but kind. Died young.

Masters of Writing. Claimed Yuan Shu lacked support if he declared himself Emperor.

Nicknamed ‘The Shooting Devil’ in novel. Yellow Scarves commander. Executed ...

Empress He’s older half-brother. Later assassinated by Dong Zhuo.

* Was born Zhu Miao.

Served Wu, first under Sun Ce. Became governor of Xuzhou. Father of He Da.

Rescued Mao Jie from jail but unable to restore his rank.

* Also known as He Qia

Grandson of He Qi. Son of He Jing. Unrecorded in history aside from his name.

He Kui’s great-grandfather.

The grandson of He Jin, he served Wei. Was a trusted friend of Cao Shuang.

Yellow Scarves commander. Captured Runan after the Yellow Scarves rebellion.

Recognised Cao Cao and Xun Yu as men who could deal with the troubles.

* Historic name is ‘He Yong", name used in some Brewitt-Taylor editions.

Father of Empress He, became General of Chariots and Cavalry.

Grandson of He Qi. Son of He Da. Sun Hao’s Minister of the Interior.

Queen Himiko was the female ruler of pre-Japan’s Yamatai region. Contacted Wei in ...

* Sometime also called Pimiku or Pimiko. Precise pronunciation of her name is unknown as the kanji of her name were written prior to mid-20th century kanji reforms. Himiko may be a Chinese corruption of himemiko (princess priestess or lady shaman), which translates to ‘Sun Child’.

Cavalry commander under Lü Bu. Defected to Cao Cao.

One of the Ten Regular Attendants. Tried to make off with Emperor Bian.

One of Han Sui’s Eight Knights. Surrendered to Cao Cao along with Han Sui

Son of Hu Hua. Helped Guan Yu during his 1,000 li journey from Cao Cao.

Advisor to Niu Fu. He betrayed him and sided with Lü Bu, who executed him.

* Hu Che’er is frequently confused with Hu Juer of Zhang Xiu, but they are, indeed, separate people. Hu Che’er’s name is sometimes typed with or without an apostrophe (Che’er or Cheer), and at times with a hypen instead (Che-er). To complicate matters further, sometimes his name is mistranslated as ‘Chi’er’, with all the according grammatical variations. The Chinese character 赤is actually pronounced Chi4, so the correct spelling of this name should be Hu Chi’er.

Persuaded Sun Hao not to commit suicide but to surrender to Jin instead.

* Also appears sometimes as Hu Zhong.

Killed Zhuge Dan of Wu. Advised Du Yu to wait before attacking Jian Ye.

Father of Hu Ban. Retired officer of the court under Emperor Huan. Met Guan Yu.

Based in Hanshou, went to Cheng Du to get help to repel Wei’s invasion.

Served Zhang Xiu. Stole Dian Wei’s weapons as part of Jia Xu’s plan to defeat ...

* Ju1 is the former pronunciation of 車, which is now pronounced Che1. We hold true to the standard set by Moss Roberts and others, using the old pronunciation for an old historical figure. Besides, it helps to alleviate confusion between him and Hu Che’er of Niu Fu.

Took part in invasion of Shu, got former a vassal to warn his son about Zhong Hui’s ...

Privy counselor to Emperor Xian. Tried to calm an angry Huangfu Li to protect him.

Son of Hu Lie, his army killed Zhong Hui and defeated Jiang Wei’s revolt.

He led 5,000 men against Sun Jian but was killed by Cheng Pu after a few bouts.

Governor of Dongwan, took part in Cao Xiu’s invasion of Wu.

Led the van against Gongsun Yuan then led the van in an invasion of Wu’s Dongxing.

Told Sun Hao not to attack but to gain the love of the people. Left court bemoaning Wu’s ...

* Incorrectly translated in the Brewitt-Taylor edition as Hua Jiao

A famous doctor from the Three Kingdoms period. Killed trying to avoid treating Cao Cao.

Head of “The Dragon”, a group of three scholars. Promoted Emperor Xian’s ...

Brave general in service to Dong Zhuo. Died in battle with Sun Jian.

* Usually Hua is pronounced Hua2, but in the case of a Surname, is pronounced Hua4, hence Hua4 in the audio file.

Known as “Bag of Wisdom”, his advice was not heeded by Cao Shuang. Jailed ...

Served Wu, Wei. Negotiated the return of Sun Jian’s body. Involved with Xian’s ...

* Translated incorrectly as Huan Ji in some sources, including several Brewitt-Taylor editions.

Father of Zhuge Liang’s wife. A prominent scholar of the Later Han Dynasty.

* Incorrectly referenced as Huang Chenyan (承 [Cheng2] as ‘Chen’) in many sites, biographies, and in some Brewitt-Taylor translations.

Son of Huang Quan, who served Liu Zhang then Shu. Killed by his soldiers.

Veteran general in Wu. Came up with the “Bitter Meat Plan” for Chibi.

Eunuch in service to Liu Shan. His advice helped to destroy Shu.

Served Liu Zhang and later Liu Bei. Surrendered to Wei out of necessity.

Yellow Scarves commander. Served with He Yi and He Man. Executed by Cao Cao.

* In the novel, Sanguo yanyi, the Chinese characters used for Huang Shao’s name are huang2 shao4 黃劭. In Sanguozhi, the Chinese characters are huang2 shao4 黃邵. We have chosen to use the historic rendering.

Defeated at Shaxian, then lost at Xiakou, friend of Mi Heng. Fate unsure.

Served Shu. Huang Zhong’s son, died young without children.

Son of Huang Quan, who served Liu Zhang then Shu. Died without issue.

Zhuge Liang’s wife. Huang Chengyan’s daughter. Was very smart, but not beautiful.

Joined Liu Bei after Han Xuan’s defeat. One of the Five Tiger Generals.

Served under Liu Biao. Later killed by Gan Ning at Xia Kou.

Officer of Wei and, later, Jin. Joined Zhong Hui in his conquest of Hanzhong.

Served Emperor Xian. Charged with making peace between Li Jue and Guo Si.

Imperial Commander under Han. Fought heavily against the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Sent by Dong Zhuo to pursuade Yuan Shao to lay down his arms. Executed by Wang Kuang.

* Hou Han shu records his style as Jiyou. SGZ: Yuan Shao.

Had a few hundred followers, he died young and his brother inherited his troops.

Huo Hu, self-proclaimed master of powders, joins Liu Bei in Capcom’s Destiny of ...

* Huo Hu 火虎 literally translates as Fire Tiger. As such, it was probably intended to be a title rather than a name. Furthermore, Huo 火 is not a proper surname. In Japanese, Huo Hu is pronounced Ka Ku. Discussion. Also, Huo is actually pronounced Huo3 in Chinese, but because Hu3 is after it, it changes Huo3 to Huo2.

Held Jiameng against Liu Zhang’s generals before his counter attack defeated them..

Son of Huo Jun, was concerned about lack of defences at Cheng Du.

Served under Yuan Shu. A fierce warrior who was killed by Zhang Fei.

Son of Ji Ping. Joined Geng Ji’s coup to avenge his father but was killed in the ...

* Ji Miao sometimes appears as Ji Mao. The correct translation of 邈 is Miao.

Son of Ji Ping. Fled the capital but returned secretly. Died in Geng Ji’s coup.

Court physician from Luoyang. Forced to commit suicide by Cao Cao.

* Also referenced by the name Chi T’ai in the Brewitt-Taylor translation. Called Ji Ben in SGZ

Suggested usurpation of the throne to Sima Yan and opposed invasion of Wu.

Officer of Gongsun Yuan. Was executed by Yuan for opposing his declaration of independence.

Officer of Wu. Guarded Sun Quan at the battle of Hefei.

Served as strategist to Cao Xiu, seeing through Zhou Fang’s plot.

Skillful advisor. Served Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Xiu, then Cao Cao.

* Jia Xu is pronounced Jia2 Xu3 because of the 3rd tone preceeding the second in his normal given name. His name and style name should be pronounced and said as “Jia3 Wen2 He2”, not “Jia2 Wen2 He2”

One of the Ten Regular Attendants. Killed by fellow eunuch Guo Sheng.

* The character 碩 can also be translated as Shi and in some academic sources this is considered to be the standard translation (e.g. anything by Rafe de Crespigny). We are using Jian Shuo because that is the most commonly used Romanization.

Originally served Tao Qian. Persuaded Liu Zhang to surrender to Liu Bei.

* Jian Yong’s family name may have originally been ‘Geng’ (耿), but in the Youzhou dialect ‘Geng’ it was pronounced ‘Jian’, so he changed it.

Advised Zhuge Dan to force a battle to escape but was rejected. Surrendered to Wei.

Served Shu as a general under Liu Shan. Later surrendered to Zhong Hui.

Friend of Zhou Yu, he was sent to spy on Wu but was tricked, helping to cause Wei’s ...

Bandit who was defeated and killed by Li Tong.

Advised against moving the capital when Guan Yu attacked. Helped Sima Yi deal with Cao ...

Led the volunteer forces that joined Sun Ce in the battle of Qu’e.

Jiang Wei highly prized his talent, was disgruntled and defected in Wei’s invasion.

Served Shu starting with the Yi invasion. Trusted and influential. Died as Regent.

Served Shu as Minister of War, eventually inheriting Zhuge Liang’s responsibilities.

Sent by Liu Shan to order Jiang Wei to surrender.

Cousin of Yang Fu. Helped to drive out Ma Chao, but Ma Chao killed his mother.

Officer of Yuan Shao. Comforted Yuan Shao after his defeat at Guandu.

Served Yuan Xi with Zhang Nan. Betrayed to Cao Cao. Killed by Han Dang at Chi Bi.

Head of a powerful family in Runan. Treated Bu Zhi poorly when he came for aid.

* Jiao Jiao, as Magistrate of Zhengqiang, also became known as Jiao Zhengqiang (as such you may see him referenced by this name). The name Qiao has also been associated with him and we are attempting to source it.

Advisor of Zhuge Dun, slipped over the walls and surrendered to Wei.

Imperial Protector of Yangzhou. Executed after declining office from Yuan Shu.

Served as Governor of Wuling. Defeated by Zhang Fei.

* Called Jin Shun in Liu Bei’s SGZ.

Descendant of Jin Midi. Advised Geng Ji on killing Wang Bi. Died fighting in the coup.

* May also have been Jin Wei, son of Jin Shang.

An officer of Meng Huo, he died fighting the Shu army during their attack.

* Mistranslated in Brewit-Taylor as Jinhua Sanjie.

Maintained Handan. Defeated by Zhang Liao and shot while fleeing.

* Appears in some Koei games, and a few other sources, as Ju Hu.

Suggested attacking Cao Cao to Yuan Shao but was ignored and imprisoned.

Delivered Huang Gai’s false letter of defection to Cao Cao.

Fictional. King of Western Qiang. Ally of Cao Rui.

* Frequently written ‘King Cheli Ji’.

Younger brother of Meng Huo. Said to be the wisest man in all of Nanman.

Unifier of the Xianbei tribe. Fought often with Wei until he was assassinated.

* You may also see him as Kebinang, Ke Binang, Kebe Neng, Kebe Nang, etc.

Ruled Nanman after Shamoke’s death. Captured seven times by Kongming.

* In pronunciation, Meng is his surname, Huo his given name. Da means “big/ large” and Wang means King, for your information, Wang2 is only one word for King, Emperors have different titles, usually Huang2 Di4.

A Nanman chieftan. Initially drove back Zhuge Liang’s armies with his magic.

Originally a tribal leader, he helped Liu Bei at Yi Ling but died fighting Wu.

Ruled the cave dwelling Wuguo Kingdom in south China. Twelve spans tall.

One of the lords that assembled against Dong Zhuo. Descended from Confucius.

Great-great-grandfather of Kong Rong, who served Wei.

One of the defenders of the Passes killed by Guan Yu.

One of the Eight Paragons of Jiangxia. From the fief of Lu.

Father of Kong Rong and Kong Bao. Steele was set up on his death.

Known for his eloquent way of speaking, joined alliance against Dong Zhou,

* Sometimes you can find his name incorrectly translated as Kong You2.

Adviser of Liu Biao. Came up with the plan that resulted in Sun Jian’s death.

Governor of Fangling. Killed by Meng Da’s troops. Supposedly related to Kuai Yue.

Younger brother of Kuai Liang. Became a vassal of Wei when Cao Cao took Jing.

Mother of Bao Chu. She lived more than 100 years.

Yuan Shao’s wife. Mother of Yuan Shang.

Consort of Liu Bei. Mi Zhu’s sister. Took her own life so Zhao Yun could save Liu ...

Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Was a native of Juzhang in Kuaiji.

Sun Quan’s sister. Married to Liu Bei by Sun Quan, but later returned to Wu.

* Sun Shangxiang is Lady Sun’s name in most Koei Games. Sun Ren is incorrect. As is Sun Li, which you may come across. Her actual name is unknown. [This is the only audio file which I have used the style name first instead of the given name first, the reason being that most people know her as Sun Shang Xiang first rather than Sun Fei -Tongy]

Daughter of Sun Ce. Wife of Lu Xun. Her marriage bonded the Lu and Sun families.

* Sun Shi in Koei’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Mother of Sun He. Was a native of Langya.

* Lady Wang of Langya. Not to be confused with Lady Wang of Nanyang.

Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Mother of Sun Xiu. Was a native of Nanyang.

* Lady Wang of Nanyang. Not to be confused with Lady Wang of Langya.

Mother of Sun Quan and Sun Ce. Husband to Sun Jian. Endorsed marriage of lady Sun.

Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Was a native of Fuchun in Wu Commandary.

Wife of King Meng Huo. Said to be descended from the Goddess of Fire.

* Zhu4rong2 is her name, but Fei1 means literally “imperial concubine”

Former wife of Zhang Ji. Caught Cao Cao’s fancy while staying with Zhang Xiu.

* Appears as ‘Lady Zhou’ in Koei games, and in the Brewitt-Taylor translation. Lady Zou’s name is strange in meaning. Zou1 is a surname as expected, but Shi4 is a clan or maiden name.

Given the rank of Minister by Zhuge Liang. Tested Fei Yi over a game of Weiqi.

* Called Liu Min in poisonpie’s novel listing.

Serves Yuan Shu, then later leaves to join the Mt. Songshan Bandits with Chen Lan.

* Also known as Lei Pu and possibly the same as Lei Xu.

Officer of Liu Zhang and, later, Liu Bei. Killed by Zhang He at Ba Xi.

Fought Wei Yan and Huang Zhong, he was captured twice. He was executed the second time.

* Sometimes erroneously referred to as Ling Bao.

Served Wei. Fought along with Cao Chun during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Served Cao Fang. Killed by Sima Shi for plotting against him with Xiahou Xuan and Zhang ...

Served Yuan Shu guarding Shouchun, but died after his defeat there by Cao Cao.

* Referenced incorrectly as ‘Li Deng’ in Brewitt-Taylor’s translation and other sources.

Served Lü Bu. Killed by Xu Chu after neglecting his post in Yanzhou.

* Referenced incorrectly as ‘Li Fang’ in Brewitt-Taylor’s translation and other sources.

Chief Secretary. Sent by Liu Shan to check on the dying Zhuge Liang.

Secretary to Yuan Shang, then served under Cao Pi.

Begged Liu Zhang not to let Liu Bei in, persuaded Ma Chao to surrender to Liu Bei.

Son of Li Tong who inherited his rank.

Served Dong Zhuo. Later took control of the imperial court with Guo Si.

One of Han Sui’s Eight Knights. Accidentally killed by Yu Jin’s arrow.

Officer of Shu. Died defending Mianzhu during Deng Ai’s attack on the city.

A colleague of Yin Mo. Studied under Song Zhong and Sima Hui in Nanyang.

Served Dong Zhuo as an advisor. Died with his lord’s ambitions.

Member of Cao Shuang’s faction, he was sent to check on Sima Yi’s health.

Using Red Hare and other gifts he persuaded Lü Bu to kill Ding Yuan and join Dong ...

An officer of Wei. Saved Cao Cao’s rearguard in the retreat from Zhang Xiu.

Nephew of Li Jue. Helped Li Jue smuggle out the Emperor. Killed by Xu Chu.

Officer of Shu. Achieved merit in Jiang Wei’s first northern campaign.

Son of Li Tong who was stationed at Fancheng, where he achieved some merit.

A talented officer who originally served Liu Zhang, but later joined Liu Bei.

* Li Yan changed his name to Li Ping after rising in Shu authority.

General of Sun Huan. Slain by Guan Xing in the novel.

Fortune Teller who warned Liu Bei what would happen should he attack Wu.

* Known as Li Yi in the novel.

Li Hui’s son.

* There are two ways to display 遺 in Pinyin: Yi and Wei. We use Yi2.

Governor of Henan. Visited and impressed by a young Kong Rong.

Fond of practical jokes, admired by Liu Xuan but not given important tasks. Skilled scholar

Served Yuan Shu guarding Shouchun, but died after his defeat there by Cao Cao.

Advised Gongsun Du against attacking Ye while Cao Cao was on campaign elsewhere.

Inspector of Bing province, he pacified the Shanyu.

One of Han Sui’s Eight Knights. Killed by Ma Chao in an attempt to protect Sui.

Originally of Wei, he submitted to Zhuge Liang and was made Governor of Tianshui.

Officer in service of Shu. Served through the full span of the Shu Kingdom.

* Also known as Liao Chun (廖淳).

Arrogant officer who neglected his duties, was demoted by Zhuge Liang.

Served Wu. Was killed in one of Gan Ning’s arrow attacks fighting Huang Zu.

Served Wu. Resented Gan Ning for killing his father, Ling Cao, but later forgave him.

Rescued Shu’s economy after Liu Bei’s troops had plundered the treasury.

First Emperor of Shu and sworn brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

* Liu Bei is commonly referenced by the name, Xian Zhu (先主), ‘First Ruler’ or ‘First Soverign’. Chen Shou, in the Sanguozhi, refers to Liu Bei by this title to indicate the illegitimacy of his dynasty in the eyes of Jin. Sun Quan and his clan are placed on an even lower pedestal.

Inspector of Jing province under the Han. Opposed the Sun family militarily.

Liu Shan’s fifth son. Rather than surrender to Wei, he committed suicide.

* Also known as Liu Chan in some versions of the novel.

Guarded the gates of the palace. Executed by Sun Chen for taking part in Sun Liang’s ...

Inherited Liu Biao’s kingdom upon his death, then surrendered it to Cao Cao.

* His name is frequently written ‘Liu Zong’, but this is incorrect.

Governor of Yan. Attacked the Qingzhou Yellow Scarves, but was killed.

Governor of Lingling. He surrendered to Liu Bei after his son was defeated.

Han Left Imperial Corps Commander. Helped Ma Teng. Killed by Li Jue and Guo Si.

Liu Bei’s adopted son. Executed after the death of Guan Yu at Zhuge Liang’s ...

His farming and defence improvements in Yangzhou allowed Wei to keep control of the area.

Sent to hold Luocheng, he advised visiting a local sage. Cut down by Zhang Yi.

* Sometimes appears in games as Liu Kui.

Shu officer. Died in the year following Kongming’s occupation of Hanzhong.

Liu Bei’s father. Son of Liu Xiong, said to be descended from Emperor Jing of Han.

* His given name was originally Shan (山) and later Yi (義).

Attacked Mian Zhu while Liu Bei welcomed Ma Chao. Killed by Zhao Yun.

Third son of Liu Bei. Married to Ma Chao’s daughter.

General under Zhuge Ke, defended against Wei.

Participated in Liu Bei’s attack on Wu, but was defeated and surrendered.

After rebelling with the Yellow Scarves, moved to Runan. Later joined Liu Bei.

Officer of Wu. Was executed by Sun Hao for objecting to his cruelty.

Eldest son of Liu Biao and legitimate heir of Jing. Became close friends with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei’s son and the second Emperor of Shu. Destroyed Shu through ineptitude.

* Also known by his infant name, A-Dou (阿斗). See Liu Shan’s Comprehensive Officer Biography for more information on his name.

Sent by Cao Rui to save Jiangxia from Wu.

Liu Bei’s ancestor. Prince of Jing of Zhongshan. Son of Emperor Jing of Han.

Predicted Shu would fall but also that neither Deng Ai nor Zhong Hui would return.

Liu Du’s son. Defended Lingling with Xingdao Rong against Liu Bei, but failed.

* His name is incorrectly translated as ‘Liu Xiang’ in some Brewitt-Taylor editions.

Served under Liu Cong with Deng Yi. Surrendered to Cao Cao after Cong’s death.

* His name is incorrectly translated as ‘Liu Xin’ in some Brewitt-Taylor editions.

Liu Bei’s grandfather. Said to be descended from Emperor Jing of Han.

Son of Liu Shan, and his crown prince. Died during Zhong Hui’s rebellion.

* Called Liu Rui in Brewitt Taylor translation of the novel.

Raised a force against Yuan Tan at Tayin.

Prefect of Lu Jiang under Yuan Shu. He was tricked into abandoning his city by Sun Ce ...

Grand Administrator of Dong commandery. Yuan Shao sent Yan Liang to attack him.

* Appears in Brewitt-Taylor translations as Liu Yue.

Liu Zhang’s father. Magistrate in the Yi territory after fighting Yellow Scarves.

Former Administrator of Yi Province. Executed after accusing Liu Shan of seducing his ...

* Liu Yan’s style, Weishi, is also translated as Weishuo. Either may turn up in references.

Imperial Inspector of Yangzhou. Liu Dai’s brother. Defeated by Sun Ce, then died ...

* Referenced incorrectly as ‘Liu Yong’ in many Koei games, along with a few other video games. Historical sources, and nearly all novel translations, use ‘Liu Yao’ instead.

With other officials, went to Emperor Xian to petition his abdication to Cao Pi.

Served Wei. Among the officials that petitioned Emperor Xian to abdicate to Cao Pi.

Governor of You Province during the Later Han. Quelled Zhang Ju’s rebellion.

Liu Bei’s uncle. Recognized Liu Bei’s ambition, and worked to maintain the ...

Father of Liu Lue. Marched to meet Wei’s invasion on Zhuge Luo’s orders.

Son of Liu Yan. Governed Ba-shu before Liu Bei took his kingdom out from under his feet.

Sent by Cao Cao to reinforce Zhao Yan, who was having trouble with mutineers.

Liu Yuanqi’s brother

Executed for rebuking Sun Hao about his tyranny.

Friend of Cao Song. Killed by the fleeing Cao Cao.

Said to be the finest warrior of the Three Kingdoms era. Executed by Cao Cao.

Father of Lü Yi (Jiyang). He served Liu Yan and followed him into Yi Province.

General of Wu. Executed the last vestiges of the Shi clan in Jiao province.

Was an aid to Yuan Shu, but left for Sun Ce. Suggested Lady Sun’s marriage.

Dismissed fears that Liu Cong’s surrender was a trap.

* ‘Lou’ and ‘Lu’ are both accepted ways of writing 婁.

A relative of Lu Xun’s. During his youth, he was said to have stolen an orange from ...

The second son of Lu Xun and Wu Grand Admiral. Died in battle with Jin forces.

Second son of Lü Fan and an officer of Wu. Killed by Sun Chen.

Together with Wan Yu, shared the responsibility of Prime Minister under Sun Hao.

* Listed incorrectly as ‘Lu Kuai’ in some Brewitt-Taylor translations.

Served Shu with Wang Kang. Was Kongming’s guide while battling against the Man.

Lu Xun’s second son. Known to be as capable a commander as his father.

Served Yuan Shang. Defected to Yuan Tan then Cao Cao. Attacking Liu Bei, killed by Zhao ...

Served Han as Court Steward. Killed by Li Jue and Guo Si’s troops.

Served Wu. Originally a skilled warrior, turned out to be a scholar as well.

* The Lu surname is pronounced Lu2 because of the preceeding Meng, which is 3rd tone, the same rule applies when pronouncing the style name because Zi3 is also third tone.