Luo Xian, courtesy name Lingze, was a Chinese military general and politician of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China.
16 Facts About Luo Xian
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Luo Xian is best known for defending his position at Yong'an for about six months against attacks from Shu's former ally state Wu after the fall of Shu.
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At a young age, Luo Xian was known for being talented in scholarly arts.
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Luo Xian studied under the tutelage of Qiao Zhou and his fellow students compared him to Zigong, protege of Confucius.
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When Liu Xuan was designated as the Crown Prince of Shu in 238, Luo Xian was appointed as a taizi sheren.
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Luo Xian was one of the officials who refused to have any dealings with Huang Hao.
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Since Yan Yu respected Luo Xian, he reassigned him to be an Army Commandant and second him as his deputy.
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Luo Xian remained behind in Yong'an with only 2,000 troops.
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Luo Xian managed to restore order and stability in Yong'an after executing one of the men who spread the news that Chengdu had fallen.
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Luo Xian surrendered his tallies and sent his son as a hostage to the Wei regent Sima Zhao to prove his sincerity in seeking help from Wei to counter the Wu invasion.
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Luo Xian appointed Luo Xian as General Who Rises Above the River, and awarded him the peerage of the Marquis of Wannian Village.
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Luo Xian should have a ceremonial guard to accompany him.
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Luo Xian then recommended Chang Ji, Du Zhen, Shou Liang, Chen Shou, Gao Gui, Lu Ya, Xu Guo, Fei Gong, Zhuge Jing and Chen Yu.
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Luo Xian then presented a plan to Emperor Wu for the Jin dynasty to conquer Eastern Wu.
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Luo Xian died in 270 and was awarded the posthumous appointment of General Who Stabilises the South and the posthumous title "Marquis Lie".
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Luo Xian died early and was awarded the posthumous appointment of Administrator of Guanghan Commandery.