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Wu Yan

3rd century Eastern Wu and Jin Dynasty general

Wu Yan, courtesy name Shize, was a military general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China and later for the Jin dynasty (266-420). He is most known for his valiant defence of Jianping during Jin's conquest of Wu.

Wu Yan is read about 13 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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After Wu fell, Wu Yan served in administrative positions under Jin, with his most notable being the Inspector of Jiaozhou, succeeding Tao Huang, who was also a former official of Wu.

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