Lü Dai
Eastern Wu general and official (161-256) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lü Dai (161 – 21 October 256),[lower-alpha 1] courtesy name Dinggong, was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty, Lü Dai started his career as a minor official in his home commandery in present-day Taizhou, Jiangsu before migrating south to the Jiangdong (or Wu) region, where he became an assistant magistrate and later a county chief under the warlord Sun Quan. He rose to prominence after his successes in suppressing some rebellions in Sun Quan's territories. Around the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan, who later became the founding emperor of Eastern Wu, appointed Lü Dai as the governor of the restive Jiao Province in the south. During his ten-year-long tenure in Jiao Province, Lü Dai quelled a number of revolts, maintained peace in the area, and contacted some foreign kingdoms in Mainland Southeast Asia and made them pay tribute to Eastern Wu. In 231, he was recalled to Wuchang to oversee civil and military affairs in Jing Province (present-day Hubei and Hunan) alongside his colleague Lu Xun. Throughout the 230s, he suppressed a few rebellions in Wu territories. By 240, as he neared the age of 80, he was still in good physical health and competent enough to perform his duties. He rose to the position of Senior General-in-Chief in 246 and later Grand Marshal in 252 during the reign of Sun Quan's successor Sun Liang. He died aged 95[1] and was one of the longest-living notable persons of the Three Kingdoms period.[3]
Lü Dai | |
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呂岱 | |
Grand Marshal (大司馬) | |
In office May or June 252 (May or June 252) – 21 October 256 (21 October 256) | |
Monarch | Sun Liang |
Succeeded by | Teng Yin |
Senior General-in-Chief (上大將軍) | |
In office September or October 246 (September or October 246) – 21 May 252 (21 May 252) | |
Monarch | Sun Quan |
Preceded by | Lu Xun |
Governor of Jiao Province (交州牧) | |
In office 239 (239)–? (?) | |
Monarch | Sun Quan |
General Who Guards the South (鎮南將軍) | |
In office ? (?) – September or October 246 (September or October 246) | |
Monarch | Sun Quan |
General Who Stabilises the South (安南將軍) | |
In office ? (?)–? (?) | |
Monarch | Sun Quan |
Inspector of Jiao Province (交州刺史) | |
In office 220 (220)–? (?) | |
Monarch | Sun Quan |
Preceded by | Bu Zhi |
Succeeded by | Dai Liang |
Administrator of Luling (廬陵太守) | |
In office ? (?)–220 (220) | |
Personal details | |
Born | 161[1] Taizhou, Jiangsu |
Died | (256-10-21)21 October 256 (aged 95)[lower-alpha 1][1] |
Children | Lü Kai[lower-alpha 2] |
Occupation | General |
Courtesy name | Dinggong (定公) |
Peerage | Marquis of Panyu (番禺侯) |