Official history
呂布字奉先,五原郡九原人也。以驍武給并州。刺史丁原為騎都尉,屯河內,以布為主簿,大見親待。靈帝崩,原將兵詣洛陽。與何進謀誅諸黃門,拜執金吾。進敗,董卓入京都,將為亂,欲殺原,併其兵眾。卓以布見信於原,誘布令殺原。布斬原首詣卓,卓以布為騎都尉,甚愛信之,誓為父子。
— 三国志·卷07[3]
Basic facts
- Born: 160[1]
- Birthplace: Jiuyuan District[1]
Portrayals
- Lü Bu (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)