Overview
Zhou Yu was a general and Strategist.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Gongjin | 公瑾 | Gongjin |
Life and dates
Death
- Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 22
Attested activity
- AD 208 to AD 210 Helped take Jingzhou; diedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 21
- AD 208 to AD 210 周張Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 108, passage 126
- AD 198 to AD 210 周瑜、魯肅、呂蒙、陸遜、陸抗、鄧艾、羊祜皆以其地顯名Dated from the passage context · History of Song 436, passages 141-142
- AD 190 to AD 220 漢末Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 77
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Zhou Xun (周循)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 77
Key source chapters
- Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 37 Volume 37: Book of Shu 7: Biographies of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng 4 passages
- Book of Jin, Chapter 108 Volume 108 Records 8: Murong Hui 1 passage
- Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 50 Volume 50: Book of Wu 5: Biographies of Concubines and Ladies 1 passage
- History of Song, Chapter 436 Volume 436 Biographies 195: Confucian Scholars 6: Chen Liang, Zheng Qiaolinting, Li Daochuan 1 passage
Career and standing
- Administrator of Nan Commandery 南郡太守HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 21
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Wu 東吳 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of Song 436, passage 142
- Polity Eastern Wu · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 21
- At Jing-Xiang 荊襄 · Relation Won fame fromDirectly stated · History of Song 436, passage 142
Events and relationships
- Made name from Jing XiangMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Song 436, passage 142
References in the histories
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