Zhou Bo (died 169 BC), posthumously known as Marquis Wu of Jiang, was a Chinese military general and politician who served as a chancellor of the early Western Han dynasty.

Life

Zhou Bo's ancestral home was in Juan County (; present-day

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) but he was born in Pei County in present-day Jiangsu. He was a friend of Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu), the founding emperor of the Han dynasty. Around 206 BC, he joined Liu Bang in rebelling against the Qin dynasty. After the fall of the Qin dynasty, Zhou Bo fought on Liu Bang's side in the

Chu–Han Contention The Chu–Han Contention ( zh, , lk=on) or Chu–Han War () was an interregnum period in ancient China between the fallen Qin dynasty and the subsequent Han dynasty. After the third and last Qin ruler, Ziying, unconditionally surrendered t ...

against Liu Bang's rival, Xiang Yu. After Liu Bang became emperor and established the Han dynasty, he enfeoffed Zhou Bo as the Marquis of Jiang () to honour him for his contributions in battle. Zhou Bo served as the Right Chancellor during the reign of Liu Bang's son, Liu Heng (Emperor Wen). After Zhou Bo died, Emperor Wen awarded him the posthumous title "Marquis Wu" (; literally "military marquis"). One of Zhou Bo's sons, Zhou Yafu, served under Liu Qi (Emperor Jing), Emperor Wen's successor, and played a key role in suppressing the Rebellion of the Seven States.

References

* Sima, Qian. '' Records of the Grand Historian'' (''Shi Ji'') vol. 57. * Ban, Gu. '' Book of Han'' (''Han Shu'') vol. 40. 169 BC deaths Han dynasty generals from Jiangsu Han dynasty politicians from Jiangsu Han dynasty prime ministers Politicians from Xuzhou {{China-politician-stub