# Lu Bode

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Chinese military general during the Western Han dynasty

In this [Chinese name](/source/Chinese_name), the [family name](/source/Chinese_surname) is *[Lu](/source/Lu_(surname_%E8%B7%AF))*.

**Lu Bode** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): [路](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%B7%AF)[博](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8D%9A)[德](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BE%B7); [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Lù Bódé*; [Wade–Giles](/source/Wade%E2%80%93Giles): ***Lu Po-te***; fl. 119 BC–?) was a Chinese military general during the [Western Han dynasty](/source/Western_Han_dynasty).

Lu was from Pingzhou (平州) in the [Xihe](/source/Xihe_Commandery) (西河) region of western China (present-day [Lishi District](/source/Lishi_District) of [Lüliang](/source/L%C3%BCliang), [Shanxi](/source/Shanxi)). In 119 BCE, [Emperor Wu of Han](/source/Emperor_Wu_of_Han) dispatched Lu along with [Huo Qubing](/source/Huo_Qubing) on an expedition north to attack the [Xiongnu](/source/Xiongnu). After a successful campaign Lu was awarded the title General Fubo (伏波; literally "subduer of the waves"), a title later awarded to other illustrious military leaders such as [Ma Yuan](/source/Ma_Yuan_(Han_Dynasty)). Lu along with General Yang Pu was one of the [leaders of the five armies](/source/Han%E2%80%93Nanyue_War) who advanced towards [Panyu](/source/Panyu) (present-day [Guangzhou](/source/Guangzhou)) near the [Giaochi](/source/Giao_Chi) border to conquer Nanyue and annex it into the Han empire.[1][2] Thereafter, Lu also attacked the island of [Hainan](/source/Hainan) off the south eastern coast of the Chinese mainland. After a successful assault, he divided the new territory into the twin prefectures of Zhuya (珠崖郡) and [Dan'er](/source/Dan'er) (儋耳郡) thus also annexing Hainan island into the Han empire. Despite these military successes, Lu was later demoted for an unspecified transgression. The last known military action he participated was an unsuccessful Northern campaign (under General [Li Guangli](/source/Li_Guangli)) against the [Xiongnu](/source/Xiongnu) in 97 BCE.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Miksic, John Norman](/source/John_N._Miksic); Yian, Goh Geok (2016). *Ancient Southeast Asia*. Routledge (published October 27, 2016). p. 156. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0415735544](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0415735544).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Womack, Brantly (2006). [*China and Vietnam: The Politics of Asymmetry*](https://archive.org/details/chinavietnampoli00woma). Cambridge University Press (published December 13, 2006). pp. [100](https://archive.org/details/chinavietnampoli00woma/page/n115). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0521853200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0521853200).

## Further reading

- *[Book of Han](/source/Book_of_Han)*, 12th Year in the Biography of Huo Qubing

- *[Records of the Grand Historian](/source/Records_of_the_Grand_Historian)*, Biography of the White Horse General (111 BCE)

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