Chinese writer, general and official (261–303)
Lu Ji
陸機 |
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| Born | Family name: Lu (陸)
Given name: Ji (機)
Courtesy name: Shiheng (士衡)
261 |
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| Died | c.November 303 (aged 42) |
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| Occupation | Essayist, military general, politician, writer |
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| Notable works |
- Meng Hu Xing (猛虎行)
- Junzi Xing (君子行)
- Chang'an You Xia Xie Xing (長安有狹邪行)
- Fu Luo Dao Zhong Zuo (赴洛道中作)
- Bian Wang Lun (辯亡論)
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Lu Ji (261 – c. November 303[1]), courtesy name Shiheng, was a Chinese essayist, military general, politician, and writer who lived during the late Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China. He was the fourth son of Lu Kang, a general of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period, and a grandson of Lu Xun, a prominent general and statesman who served as the third Imperial Chancellor of Eastern Wu.
- ^ Both vol. 85 of Zizhi Tongjian and Emperor Hui's biography in Jin Shu indicate that Lu Ji was defeated on the wu'shen day of the 10th month of the 2nd year of the Tai'an era; the date corresponds to 3 Nov 303 in the Julian calendar. The same volume in Tongjian and Lu Ji's biography in Jin Shu indicate that he was executed shortly after this defeat. Thus, Lu Ji likely died in November 303. His biography in Jin Shu says that he was 43 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died.