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| Other = "Flying General" }} Lü Bu (died February 199),〔 courtesy name Fengxian, was a military general and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Originally a subordinate of a minor warlord Ding Yuan, he betrayed and murdered Ding and defected to Dong Zhuo, the warlord who controlled the Han central government in the early 190s. In 192, he turned against and killed Dong Zhuo after being instigated by Wang Yun and Shisun Rui, but was later defeated and driven away by Dong Zhuo's followers. From 192 to mid 195, Lü Bu wandered around central and northern China, consecutively seeking shelter under warlords such as Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and Zhang Yang. In 194, he managed to take control of Yan Province from the warlord Cao Cao with help from defectors from Cao's side, but Cao took back his territories within two years. In 196, Lü Bu turned against Liu Bei, who had offered him refuge in Xu Province, and seized control of the province from his host. Although he had agreed to an alliance with Yuan Shu earlier, he severed ties with him after Yuan declared himself 'Emperor' – an act perceived as treason against the Han emperor – and joined Cao Cao and others in attacking the pretender. However, in 198, he sided with Yuan Shu again and came under attack by the combined forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, resulting in his defeat at the Battle of Xiapi in 199. He was captured and executed on Cao Cao's order. Although Lü Bu is described in historical and fictional sources as an exceptionally mighty warrior, he was also notorious for his temperamental behaviour. He switched allegiances erratically and freely betrayed his allies, and had been noted for his poor planning and management skills. He was constantly suspicious of others and could not control his subordinates. All these factors ultimately led to his downfall. In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', the details of his life were further dramatised and some fictitious elements – including his romance with the fictional maiden Diaochan – were included to portray him as a nearly unchallenged warrior who was also a ruthless and impulsive person bereft of morals and ethics. ==Historical sources on Lü Bu's life== There are two official biographies of Lü Bu. The first one is in the ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'' (''Sanguozhi''), which was written by Chen Shou in the third century. In the fifth century, Pei Songzhi annotated the ''Sanguozhi'' by incorporating information from other sources to Chen Shou's original work and adding his personal commentary. Some alternative texts used in the annotations to Lü Bu's biography include: ''Yingxiong Ji'' (''Chronicles of Heroes and Champions''), by Wang Can; ''Xiandi Chunqiu'' (''Chronicles of Emperor Xian''), by Yuan Wei; ''Wei Shi Chunqiu'' (''Chronicles of the Ruling Family of Wei''), by Sun Sheng; ''Cao Man Zhuan'' (''Biography of Cao Man''), by an unknown writer. The second biography of Lü Bu is in the ''Book of the Later Han'' (''Houhanshu''), which was compiled by Fan Ye in the fifth century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lü Bu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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