Lü Bu (吕布) | 24 Histories

Overview

Lü Bu was a general.

PeriodQin and Han

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 189 to AD 198 呂布
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 187
AD 192 to AD 198 呂布
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 44
AD 192 to AD 199 呂布
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 201
AD 189 to AD 192 呂布事董卓
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 119
AD 190 to AD 198 漢末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 43, passage 48
AD 192 董卓死后
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 113, passage 118

Key source chapters

Career and standing

general 将军
Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 118

Places and affiliations

Later Han 後漢
Relation Active in
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 118

Events and relationships

Executed
Political · Co perpetrator · With Dong Zhuo (董卓)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 118
Sold out his lord
Political · Actor
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 44
Relation Client of · Person Dong Zhuo (董卓)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 48
Relation Subordinate of · Person Dong Zhuo (董卓)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 119
Relation Protege of · Person Dong Zhuo (董卓)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 201

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 44

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 113Volume 102: Astronomy Part Three · 1 passage

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及司徒王允与将军吕布诛卓，卓部曲将郭汜、李傕旋兵攻长安，公卿百官吏民战死者且万人。 After Wang Yun and Lü Bu killed Dong Zhuo, Guo Si and Li Jue wheeled their hosts on Chang’an; nearly ten thousand officials and townspeople perished in the sack.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 15Volume 15 Book of Later Liang 15: Biographies 5: Han Jian, Li Hanzhi, Feng Xingxi, Sun Dezhao, Zhao Keyu, Zhang Shensi · 2 passages

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吾有罕之，亦如董卓之有呂布，雄則雄矣，鷹鳥之性，飽則颺去，實懼翻覆毒餘也。」 I keep him as Dong Zhuo kept Lü Bu—fierce but untrustworthy when fed."

罕之負驍雄之氣，蓄向背之謀，武皇比之呂布，斯知人矣。 Hanzhi possessed a fierce, heroic spirit but harbored schemes of changing allegiance. The Martial Emperor compared him to Lü Bu; in this he truly knew the man.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 53Volume 53 Book of Later Tang 29: Biographies 5: Li Cunxin, Li Cunxiao, Li Cunjin, Li Cunzhang, Li Cunxian · 1 passage

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與夫董卓之畜呂布，亦何殊哉！ How different, after all, was this from Dong Zhuo nurturing Lu Bu!

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 24Volume 24 Biographies 5: Liu Shilong, Zhang Gui · 1 passage

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旣殺從父，又虐良朋，雖呂布販君，酈寄賣友，方之斯人，未足爲酷。 He killed a kinsman and tormented true friends; Lü Bu who sold his ruler and Li Ji who sold his friend—beside this man they hardly count as cruel.

Book of Sui, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong · 1 passage

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婁敬之與漢高，殊非血胤，呂布之于董卓，良異天親，芝焚蕙歎，事不同此。 Lou Jing stood with Emperor Gaozu of Han though they shared no blood; Lü Bu served Dong Zhuo though heaven had made them no kin. When one orchid withers the others may grieve, but your case is not like that.