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Meng Wu
蒙武
Meng Wu; 蒙武
Born	Unknown
Died	Unknown
Nationality	Qin
Occupation	Military general
Children	Meng Tian; Meng Yi
Father	Meng Ao

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Meng Wu (Chinese: 蒙武, fl. 3rd century BCE) was a general in the state of Qin during the Warring States period, who played a major role in the conquest of Chu.

He was a son of Meng Ao [zh] and the father of Meng Tian and Meng Yi, all Qin generals.^[1]^[2]

Biography

The son of Meng Ao, Meng Wu was part of his father's campaign against the state of Qi in 285 BC.^[2] In 224 BC, having recently conquered Wei, the Qin king Ying Zheng appointed Li Xin and Meng Tian (according to some records it was Meng Wu himself and not his son Meng Tian) to lead 200,000 men in a two-pronged attack against Chu. Meng Wu/Meng Tian's army took Qigui but Li Xin's army was effectively annihilated by Chu troops under Xiang Yan and Lord Changping. Following this setback, Ying Zheng appointed Wang Jian as the overall commander of the army against Chu, this time with 600,000 men.^[3] Meng Wu was appointed lieutenant general (baijiang 裨將).^[2]

He served in 224 BC as lieutenant general under Wang Jian during the conquest of Chu, and killed the Chu King Lord Changping, putting an end to the Chu state.

After the unification, Meng Wu continued with the occupation of the south, subdued the Hundred Yue tribes and founded the commandery of Kuaiji.

In Popular Culture

In the anime and manga "Kingdom", he goes by the name "Mou Bu", former member of the 'Four Pillars of Ryo' and the first great of the new appointed "Qin Six Great Generals", a relentless warrior who aims to become the strongest in all China by displaying his martial might in the battlefield, he's also the son of 'Mou Gou' and father of 'Mou Ten' and 'Mou Ki'. In a one-shot that Hara Yasuhisa published before Kingdom's serialization, it portrays him as a childhood friend of Lord Changping (Shou Hei Kun) and his conflicted feelings towards his friend once the latter deserts Qin for his homeland of Chu.

References

^ Sima Qian (2007). The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records. Translated by Raymond Dawson. Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-19-922634-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c Theobald, Ulrich (5 March 2019). "Meng Wu 蒙武". Chinaknowledge. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ Tucker, Spencer C. Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts. ABC-CLIO. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-1-61069-785-9.

[1] Sima Qian (2007). The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records. Translated by Raymond Dawson. Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-19-922634-4.

[chinaknowledge-2] Theobald, Ulrich (5 March 2019). "Meng Wu 蒙武". Chinaknowledge. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[3] Tucker, Spencer C. Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts. ABC-CLIO. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-1-61069-785-9.

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+{{Short description|3rd-century BCE Chinese general}}
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+{{family name hatnote|[[Mong (surname)|Meng]]|lang=Chinese}}
 {{Infobox person
-| name = Meng Wu<br>蒙武
+| name = Meng Wu<br />蒙武
 | birth_date = Unknown
 | death_date = Unknown
 | father = Meng Ao
-| children = [[Meng Tian]]<br>[[Meng Yi]]
+| children = [[Meng Tian]]<br />[[Meng Yi]]
 | occupation = Military general
 | nationality = [[Qin (state)|Qin]]
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-'''Meng Wu''' ({{zh|c=蒙武}}, {{floruit}} 3rd century BC) was a general in the [[state of Qin]] during the [[Warring States period]], who played a major role in the conquest of [[Chu (state)|Chu]].
+'''Meng Wu''' ({{zh|c=蒙武}}, {{floruit}} 3rd century BCE) was a general in the [[state of Qin]] during the [[Warring States period]], who played a major role in the conquest of [[Chu (state)|Chu]].
-He was a son of [[Meng Ao]] and the father of [[Meng Tian]] and [[Meng Yi]], all Qin generals.<ref>{{cite book|page=53|title=The First Emperor: Selections from the ''Historical Records''|last=[[Sima Qian]]|translator=Raymond Dawson|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-922634-4|year=2007}}</ref><ref name=chinaknowledge>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/personsmengwu.html|title=Meng Wu 蒙武|last=Theobald|first=Ulrich|website=[[Chinaknowledge]]|date=5 March 2019|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref>
+He was a son of {{ill|Meng Ao|zh|蒙骜}} and the father of [[Meng Tian]] and [[Meng Yi]], all Qin generals.<ref>{{cite book|page=53|title=The First Emperor: Selections from the ''Historical Records''|last=[[Sima Qian]]|translator=Raymond Dawson|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-922634-4|year=2007}}</ref><ref name=chinaknowledge>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/personsmengwu.html|title=Meng Wu 蒙武|last=Theobald|first=Ulrich|website=[[Chinaknowledge]]|date=5 March 2019|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref>
 ==Biography==
-The son of [[Meng Ao]], Meng Wu was part of his father's campaign against the [[state of Qi]] in 285 BC.<ref name=chinaknowledge/> In 224 BC, having recently conquered [[Wei (state)|Wei]], the [[Qin (state)|Qin]] king [[Ying Zheng]] appointed [[Li Xin (Qin)|Li Xin]] and Meng Wu to lead 200,000 men in a two-pronged attack against [[Chu (state)|Chu]]. Meng Wu's army took Qigui but Li Xin's army was effectively annhilated by Chu troops under [[Xiang Yan]] and [[Lord Changping]]. Following this setback, Ying Zheng appointed [[Wang Jian (Qin)|Wang Jian]] as the overall commander of the army against Chu, this time with 600,000 men.<ref>{{cite book|pages=53–54|title=Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|author-link=Spencer C. Tucker|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|isbn=978-1-61069-785-9}}</ref> Meng Wu was appointed lieutenant general (baijiang {{lang|zh-hant|裨將}}).<ref name=chinaknowledge/>
+The son of Meng Ao, Meng Wu was part of his father's campaign against the [[state of Qi]] in 285 BC.<ref name=chinaknowledge/> In 224 BC, having recently conquered [[Wei (state)|Wei]], the [[Qin (state)|Qin]] king [[Ying Zheng]] appointed [[Li Xin (Qin)|Li Xin]] and [[Meng Tian]] (according to some records it was Meng Wu himself and not his son Meng Tian) to lead 200,000 men in a two-pronged attack against [[Chu (state)|Chu]]. Meng Wu/Meng Tian's army took Qigui but Li Xin's army was effectively annihilated by Chu troops under Xiang Yan and [[Lord Changping]]. Following this setback, Ying Zheng appointed [[Wang Jian (Qin)|Wang Jian]] as the overall commander of the army against Chu, this time with 600,000 men.<ref>{{cite book|pages=53–54|title=Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|author-link=Spencer C. Tucker|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|isbn=978-1-61069-785-9}}</ref> Meng Wu was appointed lieutenant general (''baijiang'' {{lang|zh-hant|裨將}}).<ref name=chinaknowledge/>
-He served in 224 as lieutenant general (''baijiang''  under Wang Jian 王翦 during the conquest of Chu 楚, killed general Xiang Yan 項燕 of Chu, and captured [[King Fuchu]], ending Chu. Meng Wu thereafter continued with the occupation of the south, subdued the Hundred Yue tribes 百越, and founded the commandery of Guiji 會稽.
+He served in 224 BC as lieutenant general under [[Wang Jian (Qin)|Wang Jian]] during the conquest of Chu, and killed the Chu King [[Lord Changping]], putting an end to the Chu state.
+After the unification, Meng Wu continued with the occupation of the south, subdued the [[baiyue|Hundred Yue tribes]] and founded the commandery of [[Kuaiji Commandery|Kuaiji]].
 ==In Popular Culture==
+In the anime and manga "Kingdom", he goes by the name "Mou Bu", former member of the 'Four Pillars of Ryo' and the first great of the new appointed "Qin Six Great Generals", a relentless warrior who aims to become the strongest in all China by displaying his martial might in the battlefield, he's also the son of 'Mou Gou' and father of 'Mou Ten' and 'Mou Ki'. In a one-shot that Hara Yasuhisa published before Kingdom's serialization, it portrays him as a childhood friend of Lord Changping (Shou Hei Kun) and his conflicted feelings towards his friend once the latter deserts Qin for his homeland of Chu.
-In the anime and manga "Kingdom", he goes by the name "Mou Bu", the first great of the new appointed "Qin Six Great Generals", a relentless warrior who aims to become the strongest in all China by displaying his martial might in the battlefield, he's also the father of Mou Ten and Mou Ki.
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