Chu Pou

Chu Pou
褚裒
Guard General (衛將軍)
In office
344–350
MonarchEmperor Mu of Jin
Grand General Who Conquers the North (征北大將軍)
In office
346–350
MonarchEmperor Mu of Jin
Personal details
Born303
Died1 January 350(350-01-01) (aged 46–47)
Jingkou, Eastern Jin
ChildrenChu Suanzi (daughter)
Chu Xin (son)
Chu Lingyuan (great granddaughter)
Parent
  • Chu Qia (father)
OccupationMilitary general, politician
Courtesy nameJiye (季野)
Posthumous nameYuanmu (元穆)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chu.

Chu Pou (303[1] – 1 January 350[2]), courtesy name Jiye, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Eastern Jin. His daughter was Chu Suanzi, the wife of Emperor Kang of Jin and empress dowager to three subsequent emperors. He was at first a mid-level ranking official in the dynasty but held several prominent posts after his daughter became empress. In 349, he led a northern expedition, the first of a series that continued into the 350s. However, the campaign ended disastrously after the Later Zhao commander Li Nong defeated Chu Pou at Dai Slope (代陂, east of present-day Tengzhou, Shandong). Chu Pou died in shame shortly after.

  1. ^ According to Chu Pou's biography in Book of Jin, he was 47 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. (永和五年卒，年四十七) Jin Shu, vol.93. Thus by calculation, his birth year should be in 303.
  2. ^ Volume 98 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Chu Pou died on the jiyou day of the 12th month of the 5th year of the Yonghe era of Sima Dan's reign. This corresponds to 1 Jan 350 in the propetic Gregorian calendar. [裒慚憤發疾；(永和五年)十二月，己酉，卒。]