Qin and Han · General

Guan Yu 關羽

Attested AD 200 - AD 220

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Guan Yu was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 200 to AD 220 關羽殉節
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 238

Events and relationships

Died loyal
Military · Exemplar · Mode quotation Speaker Yuan Hong (元宏)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 238

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 11: Xue Yuan, Dai Sengjing, Huan Kang, Jiao Du, Cao Hu · 1 passage

卿進無陳平歸漢之智，退闕關羽殉節之忠，嬰閉窮城，憂頓長沔，機勇兩缺，何其嗟哉。 You have not Chen Ping's wit in choosing the winning side, nor Guan Yu's loyalty unto death. You cage yourself in a lost town and drag out your days on the long Mian—cunning and nerve both spent. What waste!