THREE KINGDOMS CHARACTER 28: GUANYU 三国时代人物 28: 关羽

Guan Yu (160-220 A.D) was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Guan Yu played a significant role in the events leading up to the end of the Han dynasty and the establishment of Liu Bei's state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. After Liu Bei gained control of Yi Province in 214, Guan Yu remained in Jing Province to govern and defend the area for about seven years. In 219, while he was away fighting Cao Cao's forces at the Battle of Fancheng, Liu Bei's ally Sun Quan broke the Sun–Liu alliance and sent his general Lü Meng to conquer Liu Bei's territories in Jing Province. By the time Guan Yu found out about the loss of Jing Province after his defeat at Fancheng, it was too late. He was subsequently captured in an ambush by Sun Quan's forces and executed.
关羽 (约160年－220年)，汉末三国时刘备的重要将领。与张飞并称“万人敌”。建安四年（199年），受封汉寿亭侯。赤壁之战后，刘备助东吴周瑜攻打南郡曹仁，遣关羽绝北道，阻挡曹操援军，曹仁退走。