Chen Shou (233–297), style name Chengzuo, was a historian who lived in the late Three Kingdoms period and early Western Jin Dynasty. He is best known for writing Records of the Three Kingdoms, a historical account of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period.
Biography [edit]
Chen was born in Nanchong, Sichuan. He served as an official in the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. His father was said to be Chen Shi, a military general of Shu Han, who once had his beard shaved off as a penalty by order of the chancellor Zhuge Liang, after a campaign that failed due to a shortsighted strategy by its commander, Ma Su. After the fall of Shu Han in 263, he served as a historian in the Jin Dynasty. In 274, he collected the writings of Zhuge Liang.[1]
Appointments and titles held [edit]
- Filial and Incorrupt (孝廉) - nominated candidate to be a Gentleman Cadet (郎)
- Gentleman Cadet of Literary Works (著作郎)
- Prefect of Yangping (陽平令)
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Chen, Shou |
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233 |
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297 |
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