CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Lü Kai吕凯
Official of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, presented a map to help pacify the Southern Barbarians, served as military instructor.
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- RELATION RECORDS
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- SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Lü Kai, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
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Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Zhuge Liang→Lü Kaiemploy
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
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Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Lü Kai→Yong Kairesist
03THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
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Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Lü Kai→Zhuge Liangreport merit
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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
Son of Lü Dai, inherited the title; Grand Administrator of Yongchang, upheld integrity and resisted Yong Kai; general of Shu Han, remained loyal and unyielding.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Lü Kai, as a merit official of Yongchang, presented Zhuge Liang with a map for pacifying the Southern Barbarians and was appointed as military instructor. During the southern campaign, he accompanied the army, established camps to avoid the heat, and, relying on his familiarity with the geography, suggested building a bamboo bridge for the troops to cross.
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- Literature / legend3 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
1 relations1 verified quotations- Zhuge Liang→ employ →Lü Kai
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就用吕凯为行军教授
employ · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 87
- Official history3 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
2 relations2 verified quotations- Lü Kai→ report merit →Zhuge Liang
- Lü Kai→ resist →Yong Kai
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亮至南，上表曰
report merit · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·黄李吕马王张传
闭境拒闿
resist · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·黄李吕马王张传
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