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|affiliates = [[Eight Tigers]]<br>[[Templars]] | |affiliates = [[Eight Tigers]]<br>[[Templars]] | ||
*[[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order|Chinese Rite]] | *[[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order|Chinese Rite]] | ||
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|death = 1530<br>[[Forbidden City]], [[China|Empire of the Great Ming]] | |death = 1530<br>[[Forbidden City]], [[China|Empire of the Great Ming]] | ||
|database = [[Database: Qiu Ju|Qiu Ju]]}} | |database = [[Database: Qiu Ju|Qiu Ju]]}} | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Sometime in the Ming Dynasty, under the Tiger leader [[Zhang Yong]]'s orders, Qiu Ju annihilated entire Shaanxi villages in retaliation for the [[Prince of Anhua rebellion|Prince of Anhua uprising]] wherein he gained his nickname. | Sometime in the Ming Dynasty, under the Tiger leader [[Zhang Yong]]'s orders, Qiu Ju annihilated entire Shaanxi villages in retaliation for the [[Prince of Anhua rebellion|Prince of Anhua uprising]] wherein he gained his nickname.<ref name="ACC China">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>. | ||
By 1526, [[Yu Dayong]] was assassinated by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]] in [[Macau]], with Qiu Ju finding the body of his fellow Templar. In order to avenge the slaver, and to show the consequences of her vendetta to the Assassin, Qiu ordered his men to arrest [[Civilians|innocents]] and set the port of the city ablaze. | By 1526, [[Yu Dayong]] was assassinated by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]] in [[Macau]], with Qiu Ju finding the body of his fellow Templar. In order to avenge the slaver, and to show the consequences of her vendetta to the Assassin, Qiu ordered his men to arrest [[Civilians|innocents]] and set the port of the city ablaze.<ref name="ACC China" /> | ||
With Zhang Yong, the pair discovered Shao Jun's friendship with [[Empress Zhang]] and used the information to lure her. Jun took the bait and discovered the betrayal, but forgave her friend upon noticing the Templars' presence. Qiu dueled Jun in the inferno caused by dropped [[Lanterns|lanterns]], and died in the process. | With Zhang Yong, the pair discovered Shao Jun's friendship with [[Empress Zhang]] and used the information to lure her. Jun took the bait and discovered the betrayal, but forgave her friend upon noticing the Templars' presence. Qiu dueled Jun in the inferno caused by dropped [[Lanterns|lanterns]], and died in the process.<ref name="ACC China" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Revision as of 11:31, 24 September 2018
Qiu Ju (died 1530), also known as The Demon, was one of the Eight Tigers, a group of powerful Templar eunuchs that controlled the Chinese imperial court during the reign of the Ming dynasty Zhengde Emperor. Famous for his cruelty and his fighting skills, Qiu played a role in the purge of the Chinese Assassins after the ascendance of the Jiajing Emperor.
Biography
Sometime in the Ming Dynasty, under the Tiger leader Zhang Yong's orders, Qiu Ju annihilated entire Shaanxi villages in retaliation for the Prince of Anhua uprising wherein he gained his nickname.[1].
By 1526, Yu Dayong was assassinated by the Assassin Shao Jun in Macau, with Qiu Ju finding the body of his fellow Templar. In order to avenge the slaver, and to show the consequences of her vendetta to the Assassin, Qiu ordered his men to arrest innocents and set the port of the city ablaze.[1]
With Zhang Yong, the pair discovered Shao Jun's friendship with Empress Zhang and used the information to lure her. Jun took the bait and discovered the betrayal, but forgave her friend upon noticing the Templars' presence. Qiu dueled Jun in the inferno caused by dropped lanterns, and died in the process.[1]
Trivia
- In Chinese, Qiū Jù's name is 丘聚. The surname Qiū (丘) means "hill" or "mound" while the personal name Jù (聚) means "gather", "assemble", " congregate", or "amass".
- His name is misspelled "Qui Ju" in the title of his database entry.
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A closeup of Qiu Ju -
Qiu Ju and Zhang Yong using Empress Zhang -
Qiu Ju dueling Shao Jun inside the burning palace
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