Lu Xiufu 陸秀夫 | |
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Grand Chancellor of the Song dynasty | |
In office 10 May 1278 – 19 March 1279 | |
Monarch | Zhao Bing |
Preceded by | Wen Tianxiang |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 November 1236 Yancheng, Jiangsu, China |
Died | March 19, 1279 Yamen, Guangdong, China | (aged 42)
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Traditional Chinese | 陸秀夫 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陆秀夫 | ||||||
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Lu Xiufu (8 November 1236 – 19 March 1279),[1] courtesy name Junshi (君实/君實), was a Chinese statesman and military commander who lived in the final years of the Song dynasty. Originally from Yancheng (present-day Jianhu County) in Jiangsu Province,[2] along with Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie, he is regarded as one of the 'Three Loyal Princes of the Song' (大宋三忠王).[3]