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Bu Zhi (Zishan)

Translated & Authored by Jonathan Wu

Place of Birth: Huaiyin County, Linhuai (Presently Jingliang in Jiangsu Province)
Lifespan: 180– 247 A.D. (67 years)
Titles: Magistrate of Haiyan, Imperial Corps Commander Who Exerts Might, Protector of Yizhou

Bu Zhi was in the Kingdom of Wu to avoid the chaos in all the other provinces. Sun Quan recruited him and he was appointed as the Magistrate of Haiyan. His talent in bureaucratic matters and legalities paid off as he was soon promoted to Administrative Assistant and General of Cavalry and Chariots.

In the fifteenth year of Rebuilt Tranquility, Zishan was promoted to Governor of Boyang and later in that year he was transferred to be the Prefect of Jiaozhou.

Bu Zhi was later promoted to Imperial Corps Commander Who Exerts Might and Protector of Yizhou.

In 246 A.D. Bu Zhi took up the post as Deputy Prime Minister. The following year, Zishan died of natural causes.

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