Yue Jin
Chinese Han dynasty general (died 218) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yue Jin (pronunciationⓘ) (died 218),[1] courtesy name Wenqian, was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was noted as much for his short stature as for his valour and ferocity on the battlefield. Yue Jin participated in most of Cao Cao's early military exploits, and gained multiple successes in the campaigns against Lü Bu, Liu Bei, remnants of the Yellow Turban rebels, and Yuan Shao and his associates. He was particularly praised as a capable vanguard, but his most famed accomplishment came with his supporting role in the defence of Hefei against Sun Quan's forces at the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford of 214–215.[2]
Yue Jin | |
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樂進 | |
General of the Right (右將軍) | |
In office 215 (215)–218 (218) | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Chancellor | Cao Cao |
General Who Breaks and Charges (折衝將軍) | |
In office 206 (206)–215 (215) | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Chancellor | Cao Cao (from 208) |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown Qingfeng County, Henan |
Died | 218[lower-alpha 1] |
Children | Yue Lin |
Occupation | General |
Courtesy name | Wenqian (文謙) |
Posthumous name | Marquis Wei (威侯) |
Peerage | Marquis of Guangchang Village (廣昌亭侯) |
Chen Shou, who wrote the third-century historical text Sanguozhi, named Yue Jin as one of the Five Elite Generals of his time, alongside Yu Jin, Zhang He, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang.[3]