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Aju

Type Figure Region Mongolian Plateau Time 1227–1287 Also known as Asu

Mongol general (1227–1287) who directed the five-year siege of Xiangyang and Fancheng, opening the Yangtze gateway for the Yuan conquest of the South…

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  1. c. 1240–1260Mongolian Plateau · Mongolian PlateauBorn into a military family, Aju inherited his father Yushi Temür's veteran command and campaigned repeatedly under Möngke and Kublai, gaining renown for valor and growing into an independent commander.
  2. 1268–1273Xiangyang · HubeiIn the fifth year of Zhiyuan (1268), Aju joined Liu Zheng and others in encircling Xiangyang and Fancheng, long blocking Han River supplies and deploying counterweight trebuchets against the walls. After a five-year siege the defender Lü Wenhuan surrendered, removing the key Southern Song stronghold in the middle Yangtze.
  3. 1274–1287Jianghuai · JianghuaiAfter Xiangfan fell, Aju continued southward under Bayan, joining the pursuit of the exiled Southern Song court, and later garrisoned the Jianghuai region until his death, with distinguished military achievements.

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