Zhou Chu
Zhou Chu | |
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| 周處 | |
| Palace Aide to the Censor-in-Chief (御史中丞) | |
| In office ? – 297 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Hui of Jin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 236? Yixing, Eastern Wu (present-day Jiangsu) |
| Died | 12 February 297 (aged 60–61) |
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| Courtesy name | Ziyin (子隱) |
Zhou Chu (traditional Chinese: 周處; simplified Chinese: 周处; 236?–12 February 297), courtesy name Ziyin (子隱), was a Western Jin-era Chinese general. He was the son of Zhou Fang, a famous Eastern Wu general. He had a reputation for uprightness and integrity and is the protagonist of a famous Chinese legend, Zhou Chu Chu San Hai (周處除三害) or "Zhou Chu Eradicates the Three Scourges", in which he sought out to kill a tiger and dragon that were terrorizing his hometown. He participated in the campaign against Qi Wannian's Rebellion when he was forced by his superiors to fight the 70,000-strong enemy head-on with 5,000 soldiers and no supply. Zhou Chu died in a valiant last stand and was posthumously honoured by the Western and Eastern Jin courts.
Zhou Chu is depicted in the woodcut print Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.