Kui An was one of Shi Le's earliest followers as a member of his Eighteen Riders.
10 Facts About Kui An
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Kui An later became a partisan of Shi Hu's faction and grew to become a prominent minister in his regime.
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Kui An joined him that year and became one of Shi Le's Eighteen Riders.
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Kui An followed Shi Le in his failed expedition to Jiankang in 312.
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Shi Le handed out new government positions to his followers including Kui An, who was made one of the Masters of Writing.
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Kui An was a partisan of Shi Le's nephew, Shi Hu, who harboured ambitions to seize power in the court away from Shi Le and his family.
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Kui An brought the generals to invade the northern borders of Jingzhou and Yangzhou while sending 20,000 cavalry to attack Zhucheng.
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Kui An lost 5,000 men against Li Yang, so he decided to retreat east of the Han River, sacking and pillaging the area while relocating 7,000 households to Youzhou and Jizhou.
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Kui An's attack proved devastating for Jin as their initial campaign to reclaim territory up north only resulted in losing land as well as people to Zhao.
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Kui An served in Former Qin, and following its decline in 383, he along with a few others including Cui Hong fled to Jin, where they were given administrative posts of commanderies in Jizhou and led forces from south of the Yellow River.