Zhou Yu | |
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周瑜 | |
![]() Qing dynasty illustration of Zhou Yu | |
Administrator of Nan Commandery (南郡太守) (under Sun Quan) | |
In office 209 –210 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Lieutenant-General (偏將軍) (under Sun Quan) | |
In office 209 –210 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Central Protector of the Army (中護軍) (under Sun Ce, then Sun Quan) | |
In office 198 –209 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Administrator of Jiangxia (江夏太守) (under Sun Ce) | |
In office ? –? | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Chief of Chungu (春穀長) (under Sun Ce) | |
In office ? –? | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Personal details | |
Born | 175[a] Shucheng County, Anhui |
Died | 211 (aged 36)[a] Yueyang, Hunan |
Spouse | Xiao Qiao |
Children | |
Parents |
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Occupation | General, strategist |
Courtesy name | Gongjin (公瑾) |
Nickname | "Mei Zhou Lang" (美周郎) |
Zhou Yu (Chinese: 周瑜, ) (175–210),[a] courtesy name Gongjin (Chinese: 公瑾), was a Chinese military general and strategist serving under the warlord Sun Ce in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. After Sun Ce died in the year 200, he continued serving under Sun Quan, Sun Ce's younger brother and successor. Zhou Yu is primarily known for his leading role in defeating the numerically superior forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs in late 208, and again at the Battle of Jiangling in 209. Zhou Yu's victories served as the bedrock of Sun Quan's regime, which in 222 became Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu did not live to see Sun Quan's enthronement, however, as he died at the age of 35 in 210 while preparing to invade Yi Province (modern Sichuan and Chongqing).[2] According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yu was described as tall and handsome. He was also referred to as "Master Zhou" (zhoulang 周郎). However, his popular moniker "Zhou the Beautiful Youth" (meizhoulang 美周郎) does not appear in either the Records or the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Some Japanese writers such as Fumihiko Koide believe that this was a later invention by Japanese storytellers such as Eiji Yoshikawa.[3]
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