Lu Kang | |
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| 陸抗 | |
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| Grand Marshal (大司馬) | |
| In office April 273 – August or September 274 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Preceded by | Shi Ji and Ding Feng |
| Governor of Jing Province (荊州牧) | |
| In office April 273 – August or September 274 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Protector-General (都護) | |
| In office 272 – April 273 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Senior General Who Guards the Army (鎮軍大將軍) | |
| In office 264–272 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| General Who Guards the Army (鎮軍將軍) | |
| In office 259–264 | |
| Monarch | Sun Xiu |
| General Who Attacks the North (征北將軍) | |
| In office 257–259 | |
| Monarch | Sun Liang / Sun Xiu |
| General of Vehement Might (奮威將軍) | |
| In office 252–257 | |
| Monarch | Sun Liang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 226[a] |
| Died | August or September 274 (aged 48)[a] |
| Spouse | Lady Zhang |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| Occupation | Military general, politician |
| Courtesy name | Youjie (幼節) |
Lu Kang (226 – August or September 274),[a] courtesy name Youjie, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the second son of Lu Xun, the third Imperial Chancellor of Wu. Lu Kang inherited his father's mantle but was less involved in politics as he served mainly in the Wu military. He rose to prominence during the reign of the fourth and last Wu emperor, Sun Hao. In 272, he successfully suppressed a rebellion by Bu Chan and fended off invading forces from Wu's rival, the Jin dynasty. After the Battle of Xiling, he actively pursued a policy of détente with the Jin general Yang Hu at the Wu–Jin border. At the same time, he constantly submitted memorials to Sun Hao, urging the tyrannical emperor to change his ways and govern with benevolence, but his advice fell on deaf ears. In 280, about six years after Lu Kang's death, the Jin dynasty launched a campaign against Wu and conquered it within six months.
- ^ (遜卒時，年二十， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 58.
- ^ (三年夏， ... 秋遂卒， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 58.
- ^ Sima (1084), vol. 80.
- ^ ren'xu day of the 2nd month of the 4th year of the Tian'ji era, per Lu Kang's biography in Sanguozhi. His younger brother Lu Jing died the day after.
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