Liu Zan (183–255), courtesy name Zhengming, was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
He previously served under the warlord Sun Quan (later the founding emperor of Wu) in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
Liu Zan was from Changshan County (長山縣), Kuaiji Commandery (會稽郡), which is in present-day Jinhua, Zhejiang.
He served as a minor official in the local commandery office in his youth and once fought with Wu Huan (吳桓), a Yellow Turban rebel leader.
Liu Zan was commissioned as Left Protector of the Army (左護軍), given a seal of authority, and ordered to join Sun Jun in the campaign.
While preparing to return to Wu, Sun Jun ordered Liu Zan and the troops escorting the supplies to head back first.
[6][7] Taking advantage of the enemy's retreat, the Wei general Zhuge Dan ordered his subordinate Jiang Ban (蔣班) to lead 4,000 troops to pursue and attack Liu Zan.
[9] In the past, when Liu Zan went to battle, he always assembled his troops first and made them sing and roar to boost their morale.
Jiang Ban ordered his head to be cut off and put on display, and confiscated his military seal.