Lü Bu

Chinese warlord and general

  • Fame62.0
  • Momentum11.3
  • China rank#163
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Updated 2026-06-08

A warlord who killed two masters and betrayed every ally who sheltered him, yet remains the gold standard for martial prowess in Chinese military lore — proof that battlefield genius and loyalty don't always travel together.

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Lü Bu started as subordinate to the minor warlord Ding Yuan, murdered him, and defected to the powerful Dong Zhuo. In 192, he killed Dong Zhuo too after being instigated by Wang Yun and Shisun Rui, then got driven from Chang'an by the dead man's followers. For the next three years he bounced between patrons — Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Zhang Yang — briefly seizing Yan Province from Cao Cao in 194 before losing it back within two years. In 195 he turned on Liu Bei, who had given him refuge in Xu Province, and took the province for himself. He allied with Yuan Shu, broke with him when Yuan declared hi…

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