Lu Kai | |
|---|---|
| 陸凱 | |
| Left Imperial Chancellor (左丞相) (alongside Wan Yu) | |
| In office September or October 266 – December 269 or January 270 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Preceded by | Puyang Xing |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Ti |
| Governor of Jing Province (荊州牧) | |
| In office 264 – September or October 266 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Senior General Who Guards the West (鎮西大將軍) | |
| In office 264 – September or October 266 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| General Who Attacks the North (征北將軍) | |
| In office 258–264 | |
| Monarch | Sun Xiu |
| General Who Pacifies Distant Lands (綏遠將軍) | |
| In office 255–258 | |
| Monarch | Sun Liang |
| General Who Defeats Wei (盪魏將軍) | |
| In office 255–258 | |
| Monarch | Sun Liang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 198 Suzhou, Jiangsu |
| Died | December 269 or January 270 (aged 71)[a] Ezhou, Hubei |
| Relations | |
| Children | Lu Yi |
| Occupation | Military general, politician |
| Courtesy name | Jingfeng (敬風) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Jiaxing (嘉興侯) |
Lu Kai (198 – December 269 or January 270),[a] courtesy name Jingfeng, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the influential Lu clan of the Wu region towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Lu Kai started his career around the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period as a county chief and later a military officer under Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Eastern Wu. During the reign of Sun Liang, he participated in some battles against bandits and Eastern Wu's rival state Cao Wei, and was promoted to the rank of General. Throughout the reign of Sun Xiu and early reign of Sun Hao, Lu Kai continued to hold military commands until September or October 266, when Sun Hao appointed him and Wan Yu as the Left and Right Imperial Chancellors of Eastern Wu respectively. Well known for being outspoken and candid, Lu Kai strongly objected to Sun Hao's decision to move the imperial capital from Jianye (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu) to Wuchang (present-day Ezhou, Hubei) in 265, attempted to dissuade Sun Hao from going to war with the Jin dynasty that replaced the Cao Wei state in 266, and spoke up against Sun Hao's cruel and extravagant ways on numerous occasions. Although Sun Hao deeply resented Lu Kai for openly defying him, he tolerated Lu Kai because Lu Kai held an important office and also because he did not want to antagonise the Lu clan. After Lu Kai's death, Sun Hao sent his family away to a distant commandery in the south.
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