| Jia Xu | |
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| Strategist of Cao Wei | |
| Born | 147 |
| Died | 224 |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 贾詡 |
| Traditional Chinese | 賈詡 |
| Pinyin | Jiá Xù |
| Wade-Giles | Chia Xü |
| Courtesy name | Wénhé (文和) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Xiao (肅侯) |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jia. A strategist is a person skilled in designing and planning action and policy to achieve a major or overall aim Cao Wei ( was one of the empires that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period Events By Place Asia Ardashir I defeats the Arsacid King Artabanus IV at Hormizdegan, destroying the Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Wade-Giles (ˌweɪdˈʤaɪlz) sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system (phonetic notation and Transcription) for the Mandarin A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name ( zì) is a given name to be used later in life A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty nobles and sometimes others in some cultures after the person's death Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Chinese family name is one of the hundreds or thousands of Family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic
Jia Xu (賈詡) (147 - 224 AD), styled Wenhe (文和), was an important strategist and advisor during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Events By Place Asia Ardashir I defeats the Arsacid King Artabanus IV at Hormizdegan, destroying the The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National He followed Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Zhang Xiu before finally joining Cao Cao. Dong Zhuo (died May 22, 192) was a powerful warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Li Jue may refer to Li Jue (Three Kingdoms Li Jue (Kuomintang Zhang Xiu (? &ndash 207 was a minor warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Cáo Cāo ( 曹[[wikt 操|操]] 155 &ndash March 15, 220) was a regional Warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the After Cao Cao's death, he served his successor, Cao Pi. Cao Pi (曹丕 187 - June 29, 226) formally Emperor Wen of (Cao Wei (曹魏文帝 Courtesy name Zihuan (子桓 was Jia Xu was known as a straightforward and practical man [1].
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Early life
Jia Xu was born in Gozang (姑臧) in Wuwei (now Wuwei, Gansu). Wuwei is located in northwest central Gansu province In the north it borders Inner Mongolia, in the southwest Qinghai. ( is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. He received proper education since his childhood. A man from Hanyang named Yan Zhong (閻忠) once stated that Jia Xu had the genius of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, two famous strategists in the early Han dynasty. Sanmao (三毛 ( March 26 1943 - January 4 1991) literally "three hairs" though it is not considered to have a meaning was the pseudonym The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. He was appointed as an official in the Eastern Han government when he was a youth. However, upon seeing the corruption in the government at the time, he returned to Wuwei with excuses of sickness. On the way back he was captured by rebels from the Di tribe along with several other travellers. The Di (氐 were an Ethnic group in China. They lived in areas of present-day provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Shaanxi He lied that he was the grandson-in-law of Duan Gong (段熲), a popular general at that time, and was treated with respect and released, while the other travellers were all executed.
In 185 AD, Han Sui in the northwest initiated a rebellion with the assistance of the various Qiang tribes, and took the Liang province for himself. Events By place Roman Empire Pertinax quells the mutiny of the British Roman legions Perennis his family Han Sui (??–215 was a warrior and military leader in the waning years of the Han Dynasty and during the Three Kingdoms era of China. The court of Eastern Han appointed general Dong Zhuo to subdue the rebellion, and Jia Xu was appointed as an advisor of the campaign. Dong Zhuo soon grew powerful as victory came after victory with Jia Xu's advice. In 189 AD, Dong Zhuo entered the capital city of Luoyang, and became the de facto leader of the court by using Emperor Xian as a mere puppet. Events By Place Asia The Prince of Hongnong succeeds Han Lingdi as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. Luoyang ( is a Prefecture-level city in western Henan province, People's Republic of China. Emperor Xian of Han ( Traditional 漢獻帝 Simplified 汉献帝 Pinyin Hàn Xiàn dì, Wade-Giles Han Hsien-ti; Dong Zhuo's cruelty and recklessness, however, soon started to create enemies, and Jia Xu, sensing defeat in Dong Zhuo, left the court. Jia Xu was then appointed as an advisor of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Niu Fu. Niu Fu (d 192 was a general of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of China.
In May 192 AD, Dong Zhuo and Niu Fu were killed by Lü Bu in Luoyang. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Events By Place Roman Empire Commodus is assassinated by a wrestler named Narcissus, at the behest of Commodus' Concubine Lü Bu (died 198 was a military general and later minor Warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Li Jue and a few other loyalists of Dong Zhuo, including Fan Chou, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji, managed to escape. Fan Chou (died 195 was an officer under Dong Zhuo. After the death of Dong Zhuo he joined with Guo Si, Li Jue and Zhang Ji and helped Guō Sì (146 &ndash 197 was formerly an officer under Niu Fu, who was a general serving under Dong Zhuo. Zhang Ji may refer to Zhang Ji (military officer (military officer 170-223 Zhang Ji (poet (poet 8th century Zhang Zhongjing Jia Xu then went to join Li Jue and suggested him to gather troops and take Chang'an so as to avenge the death of Dong Zhuo and to take the Emperor captive. Chang'an ( is an ancient Capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history. The plan succeeded; however, Guo Si and Li Jue start to fight over who was in control despite Jia Xu's mediation, and Jia Xu left them, partly also because his mother died. Nonetheless, Li Jue and Guo Si, admiring his talent, ordered him back.
Serving Zhang Xiu
In 196, Li Jue and Guo Si were once again engaged in a major conflict against each other, and because of this, Jia Xu deserted them. Events By Place Roman Empire Septimus Severus 's troops capture and sack Byzantium, and retake Mesopotamia Jia Xu then made connections with Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu who was in Nanyang and joined him. Jia Xu suggested an alliance with Liu Biao, which was concluded. Liú Biǎo (? - August208 AD was the governor of the Jing province during the late Eastern Han Dynasty However, he soon repented and told Zhang Xiu that Liu Biao was weak in nature, a view shared by many others, including the famous strategist Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang (181–234 was Chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China
In 197, the powerful warlord Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu. Events By Place Roman Empire 19 February — Battle of Lugdunum: Roman usurper Albinus is defeated by the Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu feigned surrender and made a sudden fire attack against Cao Cao in the Battle of Wancheng, which destroyed Cao Cao's entire army, though Cao himself managed to escape. The Battle of Wancheng (宛城之戰 was a historical battle fought in the later years of the Han Dynasty between the warlords Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu in 197 In part to Jia Xu's advice, Zhang Xiu was able to turn back several of Cao's later attacks with the help of Liu Biao.
Serving Cao Cao
In 199, Yuan Shao, a major warlord at the time, sent a request for Zhang Xiu to join him in his fight against Cao Cao. Events By place Roman Empire Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Yuan Shao (? - 202 was a powerful warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Zhang Xiu wanted to accept the request; however, Jia Xu turned away the messenger and told Zhang Xiu that Yuan Shao was not worth serving. Ultimately Jia Xu advised Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao, a surrender which was well-received by Cao. Jia Xu then became an advisor to Cao Cao and later Cao Pi.
Jia Xu helped Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu by advising Cao Cao to cut off Yuan Shao's grain supply, which succeeded and became an important factor of the decisive victory of Cao Cao, and eventually his unification of Northern China. The Battle of Guandu (官渡之戰 was a Battle during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history that took place at the Yellow River
In 208, after Cao Cao took Jing province from Liu Biao, Jia Xu suggested Cao Cao not to attack Eastern Wu, an advice which was rejected, and Cao Cao soon regretted the decision when his entire army was demolished at the Battle of Red Cliffs. For the area code see Area code 208. Events By Place Roman Empire Roman emperor Septimius Severus Eastern Wu ( Chinese: 東吳 Pinyin: Dōng Wú also known as Sun Wu ( Traditional Chinese: 孫吳 pinyin Sūn Wú refers to a The Battle of Red Cliffs, otherwise known as the Battle of Chibi, ( was a decisive battle at the End of Han Dynasty, immediately prior to the period of the Three Soon afterwards, Cao Cao was attacked by an army led by Han Sui and Ma Chao in the Battle of Tong Pass. Ma Chao (176 – 222 was the eldest son of Ma Teng and a military general during the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of The Battle of Tong Pass (潼關之戰 was a battle between Cao Cao and the forces of Guanxi (west of Hangu Pass) from March to September of 211 during Jia Xu laid out a plan which turned Han Sui against Ma Chao and ensured victory for Cao Cao.
Jia Xu was a major supporter of Cao Pi, the eldest son of Cao Cao, in his conflict with Cao Zhi for the succession of Cao Cao, and successfully talked Cao Cao into selecting Cao Pi. Cao Zhi (曹植 192 &ndash 232 was a Chinese Poet during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period
Serving Cao Pi and death
When Cao Pi abolished Emperor Xian of Han and made himself emperor, he asked Jia Xu whether to attack the state of Eastern Wu or Shu Han first. Shu Han ( Traditional Chinese: 蜀漢 Pinyin: Shǔ Hàn sometimes known as the Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ was one of the Three Kingdoms competing Jia Xu said that Cao Pi with his state of Cao Wei at that time had neither the power to attack Wu nor Shu. Cao Wei ( was one of the empires that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period Cao Pi rejected his advise and once again suffered a major defeat from Wu.
Jia Xu died out of natural causes when he was 77 years old. He was given the posthumous title Marquis Shu (肅侯; Respected Lord).
See also
- Three Kingdoms
- Personages of the Three Kingdoms
- Records of Three Kingdoms
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms
External links
- Biography of Jia Xu from Kongming. The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of The following is a list of personages significant to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The Records of Three Kingdoms ( is the official and authoritative historical text on the period of Three Kingdoms covering from 189 to 280, Romance of the Three Kingdoms ( written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese Historical novel based upon events in net
- Biography of Jia Xu translated from Sanguozhi
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