Zhu Ran
Zhu Ran | |
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| 朱然 | |
Statue of Zhu Ran in Ma'anshan | |
| Right Military Adviser (右軍師) | |
| In office September or October 246 – March or April 249 | |
| Monarch | Sun Quan |
| Left Grand Marshal (左大司馬) | |
| In office September or October 246 – March or April 249 | |
| Monarch | Sun Quan |
| Right Protector of the Army (右護軍) | |
| In office 229 – September or October 246 | |
| Monarch | Sun Quan |
| General of Chariots and Cavalry (車騎將軍) | |
| In office 229 – September or October 246 | |
| Monarch | Sun Quan |
| General Who Attacks the North (征北將軍) | |
| In office 223 – 229 | |
| Monarch | Sun Quan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shi Ran (施然) 182 Anji County, Zhejiang |
| Died | March or April 249 (aged 67) |
| Children | Shi Ji |
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| Occupation | Military general |
| Courtesy name | Yifeng (義封) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Dangyang (當陽侯) |
Zhu Ran (182 – March or April 249), born Shi Ran, courtesy name Yifeng, was a Chinese military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Despite being a childhood friend of Wu's founding emperor, Sun Quan, he was never given an important position or assignment before Lü Meng's invasion of southern Jing Province in 219, wherein he assisted in capturing the enemy commander, Guan Yu. Following the Battle of Xiaoting, Wu's rival state, Cao Wei, launched a three-pronged strike on Wu's northwestern, middle, and eastern borders. Zhu Ran was sent to the northwestern border, where he defended the city of Jiangling with only 5,000 troops against an enemy force about ten times greater. He rose to fame and became feared throughout Wei. He then participated in a series of military operations against Wei, during which he defeated several enemy units, but the overall objectives were never met. Before his death, Zhu Ran was granted authority to oversee matters within the army.