CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Yu Fan虞翻
A minor official of Kuaiji Commandery, later defected to Sun Ce and recommended Hua Tuo.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 12
- RELATION RECORDS
- 12
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Yu Fan, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
4 figures · 4 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Yu Fan→Sun Quancavalry commandant
Yu Fan→Sun Cemerit officer
Yu Fan—Lu Mengfollow
Yu Fan→Wang Langmerit officer
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
6 figures · 6 records＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Yu Fan→Cao Caorefuse recruitment
Zhuge Liang→Yu Fanrefute
Yu Fan→Zhang Zhaorebuke
Yu Fan→Yu Jinrebuke
Yu Fan→Hua Xinpersuade to surrender
Yu Fan→Fu Shirenpersuade to surrender
03THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
2 figures · 2 records＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Yu Fan→Guan Yudivine
Liu Ji→Yu Fansave from punishment
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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
A strategist of Eastern Wu, persuaded Shi Ren to surrender.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
A minor official of Kuaiji Commandery, later defected to Sun Ce and recommended Hua Tuo. A subordinate of Sun Ce, he sent urgent dispatches to Yuzhang. A strategist of Eastern Wu, he questioned Zhuge Liang and was refuted.
Across source works
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- Literature / legend4 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
2 relations2 verified quotations- Zhuge Liang→ refute →Yu Fan
- Yu Fan→ persuade to surrender →Fu Shiren
Verified original text · 2
虞翻不能对
refute · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 43
说公安傅士仁来降
persuade to surrender · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 75
- Official history9 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
10 relations10 verified quotations- Yu Fan→ refuse recruitment →Cao Cao
- Yu Fan→ cavalry commandant →Sun Quan
- Yu Fan→ divine →Guan Yu
- Yu Fan→ merit officer →Sun Ce
Verified original text · 10
曹公为司空辟，皆不就
refuse recruitment · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·虞陆张骆陆吾朱传
孙权以为骑都尉
cavalry commandant · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·虞陆张骆陆吾朱传
8 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
History vs. fiction
The official history records his persuading Fu Shiren to surrender and his straightforward speech leading to exile in Jiaozhou, while the novel fictionalizes Zhuge Liang debating a group of scholars at Chaisang.
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Yu Fan records the historical facts of his persuading Fu Shiren to surrender and his being exiled to Jiaozhou due to his wild and straightforward nature; The Romance of the Three Kingdoms fictionalizes the plot where Zhuge Liang debates and refutes Yu Fan at Chaisang. The original text in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biographies of Yu, Lu, Zhang, Luo, Lu, Wu, and Zhu reads: 「虞翻古之狂直，因难免乎末世，然权不能容，非旷宇也。」
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