Niu Fu

Niu Fu (; ) (died June 192) was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Dong Zhuo during the late Eastern Han dynasty. A son-in-law of Dong Zhuo, he was appointed General of the Household and led troops against rebels and the coalition that opposed Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo was assassinated in 192, Niu Fu was killed by one of his own subordinates while fleeing. The historical record portrays him as timid and superstitious.

Life Niu Fu served under the warlord Dong Zhuo when Dong was still serving as a military general in Liang Province during the reign of Emperor Ling ( 168–189). Dong Zhuo deeply trusted Niu and arranged for him to marry his daughter. Niu Fu thus became a son-in-law of Dong Zhuo.

In 189, after Dong Zhuo occupied the imperial capital Luoyang and seized control of the Han central government, he appointed Niu Fu as a General of the Household .

Between 190 and 191, when Dong Zhuo was at war with a coalition of warlords from the east of Hangu Pass, Niu Fu deployed troops to defend the strategic mountain passes leading into Luoyang. At the same time, he also sent Dong Zhuo's other subordinates, such as Li Jue, Guo Si and Zhang Ji, to lead soldiers to raid and pillage Chenliu and Yingchuan commanderies, as well as attack the general Zhu Jun at Zhongmu County .