Jia Kui (174-228)

Jia Kui
General of Cao Wei
Born	174
Died	228 (aged 54)
Names
Traditional Chinese	賈逵
Simplified Chinese	贾逵
Pinyin	Jiǎ Kuí
Wade–Giles	Chia K'uei
Courtesy name	Liangdao (Chinese: 梁道; pinyin: Liángdào; Wade–Giles: Liang-tao)
Posthumous name	Marquis Su (traditional Chinese: 肅侯; simplified Chinese: 肃侯; pinyin: Sù Hóu; Wade–Giles: Su Hou)

Jia Kui, (174-228),courtesy name Liangdao, was a military general and politician who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He became a subject of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.

Jia Kui was from present-day Lifen, Shanxi. After appointments to several posts as prefect, administrator and registrar to the chancellor, Jia Kui was honoured with the title of a Secondary Marquis for his work in keeping his lands prepared for battle and well-supplied. During a skirmish with the rival state of Eastern Wu, Jia Kui defeated the forces of Lü Fan, earning further accolades.

In 228, during the reign of Cao Rui, he was posted with Cao Xiu to invade Eastern Wu, at the Battle of Shiting. Cao Xiu was taken in by Zhou Fang's defection, but Jia Kui was not convinced. As he had seen through the defection, the invasion was unsuccessful and Jia Kui rescued Cao Xiu after the latter was isolated by the false defection of Zhou Fang, leading to a successful retreat.

Jia Kui's son, Jia Chong, served as an official during the Jin dynasty after the end of the Three Kingdoms period.

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