Wan Yu
Wan Yu | |
|---|---|
| 萬彧 | |
| Right Imperial Chancellor (右丞相) (alongside Lu Kai) | |
| In office c. October 266 – 272 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Preceded by | Puyang Xing |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Ti |
| Central Regular Mounted Attendant (散騎中常侍) | |
| In office 264–266 | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Left Ceremonial Officer (左典軍) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Sun Xiu |
| Prefect of Wucheng (烏程令) | |
| In office 258 or after – ? | |
| Monarch | Sun Xiu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 272 Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Occupation | Politician |
Wan Yu (died 272) was a Chinese politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the late Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China.
Life[]
Wan Yu's origins were not recorded in history. He served as the Prefect (令) of Wucheng County (烏程縣; present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang) during the reign of the third Wu emperor, Sun Xiu (r. 258–264). During this time, he befriended Sun Hao, who was then the Marquis of Wucheng. Later, he was promoted to be a Left Ceremonial Officer (左典軍).
In 264, when Sun Xiu became critically ill, he entrusted his eldest son and heir apparent Sun Wan (孫