Ma Zhong (Shu Han)
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Ma Zhong style name
Dexin (德信), also known as Hu Du (狐篤) after adoption, was a general of the state of Shu Han
during the Three Kingdoms
period of Chinese history
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's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
, Zhang Yi
and Ma were both captured after losing duels against Lady Zhurong
, wife of the Nanman
leader Meng Huo
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Chinese style name
A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...
Dexin (德信), also known as Hu Du (狐篤) after adoption, was a general of the state of Shu Han
Shu Han
Shu Han was one of the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period, after the fall of the Han Dynasty. The state was based on areas around Sichuan, which was then known as Shu...
during the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
period of Chinese history
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
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In fiction
In Luo GuanzhongLuo Guanzhong
Luo Ben , better known by his style name Luo Guanzhong , was a Chinese writer of the early Ming Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was also known as Huhai Sanren...
's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based on the events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in...
, Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi (Boqi)
Zhang Yi , style name Boqi, was a military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of China. He was instrumental in pacifying the barbarian peoples who rebelled against Shu. He was slain by Xu Zhi during one of Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions while distracting the enemy from pursuing...
and Ma were both captured after losing duels against Lady Zhurong
Lady Zhurong
Lady Zhurong, sometimes known as Madam Zhurong, is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. She was the wife of the Nanman chieftain Meng Huo, who controlled the lands in southern Shu Han. She claimed to be descended from the fire deity Zhu Rong, from...
, wife of the Nanman
Nanman
Nanman were aboriginal tribes who lived in southwestern China. They may have been related to the Sanmiao, dated to around the 3rd century BC. The Nanman were multiple ethnic groups including the Miao, the Kinh, the Thai, and some Tibeto-Burman groups such as the Bai. There was never a single...
leader Meng Huo
Meng Huo
Meng Huo was popularly regarded as a local leader representing the gentries of the Nanzhong region during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...
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Family
- Sons:
- Ma Xiu (馬脩)
- Ma Hui (馬恢)
- Grandson: Ma Yi (馬義), Ma Hui's son, served as Administrator of Jianning during the Jin Dynasty
Appointments and titles held
- Filial and IncorruptXiaolianXiaolian , was the standard of nominating civil officers started by Emperor Wu of Han in 134 BC. It lasted until its replacement by the imperial examination system during the Sui Dynasty....
(孝廉) - nominated candidate to be a Gentleman Cadet (郎) - Chief of Hanchang (漢昌長)
- Administrator of Zangke (牂牁太守)
- Army Adviser under the Chancellor (丞相參軍)
- Assistant Officer in Headquarters Office (治中從事)
- Army Inspector and General Who Inspires Might (監軍奮威將軍)
- Marquis of Boyang (博陽亭侯)
- General Who Pacifies the South (安南將軍)
- Marquis of Pengxiang (彭鄉亭侯)
- Senior General Who Guards the South (鎮南大將軍)