Chen Wu (Han dynasty)

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Chen Wu
陳武
Lieutenant-General (偏將軍)
In office
? (?)–215 (215)
Personal details
Bornc.177
Susong County, Anhui
Died215[a]
Hefei, Anhui
Children
OccupationGeneral
Courtesy nameZilie (子烈)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Wu (c.177[2] - 215),[1] courtesy name Zilie, was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He previously served under Sun Ce, Sun Quan's elder brother and predecessor.

  1. ^ a b (建安二十年，從擊合肥，奮命戰死。) Sanguozhi vol. 55.
  2. ^ According to Chen Wu's biography in Sanguozhi, he was 18 (by East Asian reckoning) when he travelled to Shouchun to meet Sun Ce. Sun Ce went to Shouchun in 194 to meet Yuan Shu. Thus by calculation, Chen Wu's birth year should be in 177.


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