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Lü Bu

d. 199 · 2nd century · Also known as Lü Fengxian

Lü Bu was a Chinese warlord of the late Eastern Han dynasty, famed for his martial skill and notorious for betraying his patrons. He killed Ding Yuan and then the tyrant Dong Zhuo in 192, later seized Xu Province and fought both Yuan Shu, who had proclaimed his own dynasty, and Cao Cao. Cao Cao captured and executed him at Xiapi in 199.

Lü Bu
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