▁married ▁a ▁sister ▁of ▁S ima ▁Z ha o , ▁the ▁reg ent ▁of ▁the ▁C ao ▁Wei ▁state ▁from ▁ 2 5 5 ▁to ▁ 2 6 3 ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁S ima ▁Yan ▁( Em peror ▁Wu ), ▁later ▁the ▁first ▁em peror ▁of ▁the ▁Jin ▁dynast y ▁( 2 6 5 – 4 2 0 ). ▁ ▁A ▁pro l ific ▁author , ▁Du ▁Yu ▁was ▁a ▁self - proc laimed ▁add ict ▁of ▁the ▁Zu o ▁Z hu an ▁and ▁wrote ▁an ▁influ ential ▁comment ary ▁to ▁it . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁command ers ▁under ▁the ▁Wei ▁general ▁Zh ong ▁H ui ▁during ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁Wei ' s ▁rival ▁state , ▁Sh u . ▁He ▁also ▁followed ▁in ▁leading ▁an ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁Jin ▁dynast y ' s ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Wu . ▁Du ▁Yu ▁managed ▁to ▁lay ▁waste ▁to ▁the ▁Wu ▁army ▁with ▁great ▁force ▁in ▁not ▁the ▁greatest ▁of ▁length ▁of ▁time , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Sun ▁Ha o , ▁the ▁last ▁Wu ▁em peror . ▁ ▁Du ▁Yu ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁the ▁Tang ▁dynast y ▁poet ▁Du ▁Fu . ▁Un like ▁his ▁prede cess ors , ▁Du ▁Yu ▁used ▁the ▁Zu o ▁Z hu an ▁to ▁comment ▁on ▁the ▁Ch un q iu ▁Classic . ▁He ▁therefore ▁combined ▁the ▁two ▁books ▁in ▁one , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁common ▁practice ▁since . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List s ▁of ▁people