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Long Ju

Long Ju was a general of Xiang Yu, king of Western Chu, during the Chu–Han Contention. Sent with a large army to help Qi against the Han general Han Xin, he was defeated and killed at the Battle of Wei River, where Han Xin is said to have released a dam of sandbags upstream to split the Chu army as it crossed. The defeat left Qi to the Han.

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Qi (206 BC)

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Long Ju. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/long-ju
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