Jiang Shu
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Jiang Shu was a military general of the state of Shu Han
during the Three Kingdoms
period of Chinese history
. Following certain orders from Jiang Wei
, Jiang Shu joined up with Fu Qian
in the defense of Yangping Pass during the conquest of Shu by Wei
. Following the attack by the Wei
general Zhong Hui
, Jiang Shu ended up surrendering and handing over his post to the enemy.
Shu Han
Shu Han was one of the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period, after the fall of the Han Dynasty. The state was based on areas around Sichuan, which was then known as Shu...
during the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
period of Chinese history
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
. Following certain orders from Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei was a military general and regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He originally served Shu's rival state, Cao Wei, as a middle-level military officer, but defected to the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang, leaving his mother in Wei. After that, Jiang...
, Jiang Shu joined up with Fu Qian
Fu Qian
Fu Qian was a military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was the son of Fu Rong, also a Shu general.-Biography:...
in the defense of Yangping Pass during the conquest of Shu by Wei
Conquest of Shu by Wei
The conquest of Shu by Wei was a military campaign launched by the state of Cao Wei against its rival Shu Han in 263 during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The campaign culminated in the fall of Shu and the tripartite equilibrium maintained in China for over 40 years since the end of...
. Following the attack by the Wei
Cao Wei
Cao Wei was one of the states that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With the capital at Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations that his father Cao Cao laid...
general Zhong Hui
Zhong Hui
Zhong Hui was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was the son of Zhong Yao, a calligrapher and politician of Wei....
, Jiang Shu ended up surrendering and handing over his post to the enemy.