Yuan Shu

This article is about the warlord during the Eastern Han Dynasty. A more recent Yuan Shu exists (1911-1987), who is a Communist revolutionary and the creator of the Chinese government's intelligence system.

Yuan Shu (袁術/袁术; style name Gonglu 公路) (? – 199) was a major warlord of the late Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to prominence following the collapse of the Han court in 189. He was the younger half-brother of Yuan Shao. After the death of He Jin, he led a force to slay the eunuchs as the Imperial Corps Commander of the Imperial Tiger Guard, which was located just outside the capital. Later, he participated in an alliance against Dong Zhuo led by Yuan Shao. After the dissension of this alliance, he was never on good terms with Yuan Shao again.

Yuan Shu fled to Shouchun (modern day Shouxian, Anhui province) after repeated defeats by the combined armies of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. He declared himself emperor under the short-lived Cheng Dynasty in 195, using the Imperial Jade Seal given to him by Sun Ce as an excuse. This audacious action made him hated by the other warlords. His extravagant lifestyle and arrogance caused many of his officers to desert him, including Sun Ce. Following crushing defeats by the armies of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Lü Bu, Yuan Shu attempted to flee north to join Yuan Shao but died of illness before he could reach his half-brother.

Prominent people of the Three Kingdoms Era
Rulers Han: Emperor Ling of Han>Emperor Ling - Emperor Xiao - Emperor Xian
Wei: Cao Cao - Cao Pi - Cao Rui - Cao Fang - Cao Mao - Cao Huan
Shu: Liu Bei - Liu Shan
Wu: Sun Jian - Sun Ce - Sun Quan - Sun Liang - Sun Xiu - Sun Hao
Jin: Sima Yan
Others: Dong Zhuo - Gongsun Zan - Han Fu - Liu Biao - Liu Yao - Liu Zhang - Lü Bu - Ma Teng - Meng Huo - Yuan Shao - Yuan Shu - Zhang Jiao - Zhang Lu
Advisors Wei: Guo Jia - Sima Yi - Xun You - Xun Yu
Shu: Fei Yi - Jiang Wan - Jiang Wei - Pang Tong - Zhuge Liang
Wu: Lu Su - Lu Xun (Three Kingdoms)>Lu Xun - Zhou Yu - Zhuge Jin
Others: Li Ru - Tian Feng
Generals Wei: Dian Wei - Xiahou Dun - Xiahou Yuan - Xu Chu - Xu Huang - Zhang He - Zhang Liao
Shu: Guan Yu - Huang Zhong - Ma Chao - Wei Yan - Zhang Fei (Three Kingdoms)>Zhang Fei - Zhao Yun
Wu: Huang Gai - Lü Meng - Taishi Ci - Zhou Tai
Others: Ji Ling - Wen Chou - Yan Liang
Others Diaochan - Guan Lu - Hua Tuo - Sun Shangxiang - Sima Hui

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Prominent people of the Three Kingdoms Era
Rulers	Han: Emperor Ling of Han>Emperor Ling - Emperor Xiao - Emperor Xian Wei: Cao Cao - Cao Pi - Cao Rui - Cao Fang - Cao Mao - Cao Huan Shu: Liu Bei - Liu Shan Wu: Sun Jian - Sun Ce - Sun Quan - Sun Liang - Sun Xiu - Sun Hao Jin: Sima Yan Others: Dong Zhuo - Gongsun Zan - Han Fu - Liu Biao - Liu Yao - Liu Zhang - Lü Bu - Ma Teng - Meng Huo - Yuan Shao - Yuan Shu - Zhang Jiao - Zhang Lu
Advisors	Wei: Guo Jia - Sima Yi - Xun You - Xun Yu Shu: Fei Yi - Jiang Wan - Jiang Wei - Pang Tong - Zhuge Liang Wu: Lu Su - Lu Xun (Three Kingdoms)>Lu Xun - Zhou Yu - Zhuge Jin Others: Li Ru - Tian Feng
Generals	Wei: Dian Wei - Xiahou Dun - Xiahou Yuan - Xu Chu - Xu Huang - Zhang He - Zhang Liao Shu: Guan Yu - Huang Zhong - Ma Chao - Wei Yan - Zhang Fei (Three Kingdoms)>Zhang Fei - Zhao Yun Wu: Huang Gai - Lü Meng - Taishi Ci - Zhou Tai Others: Ji Ling - Wen Chou - Yan Liang
Others	Diaochan - Guan Lu - Hua Tuo - Sun Shangxiang - Sima Hui