Chen Shou (233–297), courtesy name Chengzuo, was a historian who lived in the late Three Kingdoms period and early Western Jin Dynasty. He is best known for writing Records of the Three Kingdoms, a historical account of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period.
Biography
Chen was born in Nanchong, Sichuan. He served as an official in the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. His father was said to be Chen Shi, a military general of Shu Han, who once had his beard shaved off as a penalty by order of the chancellor Zhuge Liang, after a campaign that failed due to a shortsighted strategy by its commander, Ma Su. After the fall of Shu Han in 263, he served as a historian in the Jin Dynasty. In 274, he collected the writings of Zhuge Liang.[1]
Appointments and titles held
- Filial and Incorrupt (孝廉) - nominated candidate to be a Gentleman Cadet (郎)
- Gentleman Cadet of Literary Works (著作郎)
- Prefect of Yangping (陽平令)
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