Lu Xiufu

Lu Xiufu
陸秀夫
Grand Chancellor of the Song dynasty
In office
10 May 1278 – 19 March 1279
MonarchZhao Bing
Preceded byWen Tianxiang
Personal details
Born8 November 1236
Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
DiedMarch 19, 1279(1279-03-19) (aged 42)
Yamen, Guangdong, China
Lu Xiufu
Traditional Chinese陸秀夫
Simplified Chinese陆秀夫

Lu Xiufu (8 November 1236 – 19 March 1279),[1] courtesy name Junshi (君实/君實), was a Chinese statesman and military commander who lived in the final years of the Song dynasty. Originally from Yancheng (present-day Jianhu County) in Jiangsu Province,[2] along with Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie, he is regarded as one of the 'Three Loyal Princes of the Song' (大宋三忠王).[3]

  1. ^ McDermott, Joseph P. (editor), (1999), State and Court Ritual in China, University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, ISBN 978-0-521-62157-1, ISBN 0-521-62157-7, p. 281
  2. ^ "Lu Xiufu (陆秀夫) » Tionghoa". 7 June 2008.
  3. ^ 当代海外华人社团研究 (in Chinese). 厦门大学出版社. 1995. p. 352. ISBN 9787561509876.

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