Ju Fu ( third century),

courtesy name A courtesy name ( zh, s=字, p=zì, l=character), also known as a style name, is an additional name bestowed upon individuals at adulthood, complementing their given name. This tradition is prevalent in the East Asian cultural sphere, particula ...

Xiaoxing, was a military officer of the state of

Shu Han Han (; 221–263), known in historiography as Shu Han ( ) or Ji Han ( "Junior Han"), or often shortened to Shu ( zh, t=蜀, p=Shǔ; Sichuanese Pinyin: ''Su'' < Middle Chinese: *''źjowk'' < Eastern Han Chinese: *''dźok''), was a Dynasties in ...

in the

Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China from AD 220 to 280 following the end of the Han dynasty. This period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and followed by the Jin dynasty (266–420), Western Jin dyna ...

period of China. His name is sometimes rendered as Gou Fu.

Life

Information about Ju Fu is recorded at the end of Wang Ping's biography in the ''

Records of the Three Kingdoms The ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'' is a Chinese official history written by Chen Shou in the late 3rd century CE, covering the end of the Han dynasty (220 CE) and the subsequent Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE). It is regard ...

'' (''Sanguozhi''), seemingly because they were from the same commandery and shared a similar reputation. Ju Fu was born in Hanchang, Baxi Commandery (巴西郡), which is present-day

Bazhong Bazhong () is a prefecture-level city in north-eastern Sichuan province, China. Its population was 2,712,894 at the 2020 census whom 1,064,766 lived in Bazhou and Enyang urban districts. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Bazhong Ci ...

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and may have been a foreigner from the local tribes in the area. As a warrior, he was known to be loyal and brave. Moreover, he is also described as lenient and generous. He made several achievements in battles. Therefore, his reputation, deeds and rank were second to those of Wang Ping. The highest position he reached was General of the Left (左將軍). He was also enfeoffed as Marquis of Dangqu (宕渠侯).

Chang Qu Chang Qu (291–361), courtesy name Daojiang, was a Chinese historian of the Cheng-Han dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period and the Jin dynasty (266–420). Chang Qu is best known for his magnum opus, the '' Chronicles of Huayang'' or ''Re ...

, who wrote extensively about the history of the

region in the ''

Chronicles of Huayang The ''Chronicles of Huayang'' or ''Huayang Guo Zhi'' ( zh, t=華陽國志, s=华阳国志, first=t, l=Records of the Lands South of Mt. Hua) is the oldest extant gazetteer of a region of China. It was compiled by Chang Qu during the Jin dynast ...

'' (''Huayang Guo Zhi''), also recorded that during the late times of

when veteran officers, Zhang Yi and Liao Hua respectively served as Left and Right General of Chariots and Cavalry, there was a saying among the common people of Shu: "Before we had Wang Ping and Ju Fu, now we have Zhang Yi and Liao Hua." indicating that just like Liao Hua and Zhang Yi careers mirror themselves, so were Ju Fu and Wang Ping's careers.(華陽國志曰：後張翼、廖化並為大將軍，時人語曰：「前有王、句，後有張、廖。」) ''Huayang Guozhi'' vol. 2.

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* Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''

'' (''Sanguozhi''). *

(4th century). ''

'' (''Huayang Guo Zhi''). * Pei, Songzhi (5th century). ''

Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms ''Annotated Records of the Three Kingdoms'' () by Pei Songzhi (372–451) is an annotation completed in the 5th century of the 3rd century historical text ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'', compiled by Chen Shou. After the fall of the Eastern Jin ...

'' (''Sanguozhi zhu''). Shu Han generals Han dynasty generals 3rd-century deaths Year of birth unknown {{China-mil-bio-stub

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