Ma Chao

Mǎ Chao (Chinese马超/马超), also called Mengqi (Chinese孟 起) (* 176, † 222 ) was a Chinese general. He was the eldest son of Ma Teng and one of the five Tigergeneräle the Shu Han under Liu Bei.

Life

In the age of 15 his father Ma Teng was appointed commander of the palace guard. Previously, he had the request of the Prime Minister Cao Cao, to provide him with his son in the ministry rejected. Later, Ma Chao was an officer under Sili Xiaowei and went out to fight against Guo Yuan. Although he was injured in battle, he was able to defeat Guo Yuan and beheaded him by his officer Pang De. The imperial court made ​​him then to Inspector of Xu Province, later the Imperial Tutor. When Ma Teng arrived in the capital, Ma Chao was elevated to lieutenant general and took Ma Teng's command. The imperial court also made it Ma Chaos younger brother Ma Xui to the High Commander of the charioteer, and his younger brother Ma Tie for cavalry colonel. All their families were sent to Ye, but Ma Chao remained. Ma Teng had disputes with Han Sui and requested to obtain a position in the capital. He was commander of the palace guard, Ma Chao, however, Lieutenant-General and Governor of Duting.

After Cao Cao had executed his father and his brothers in the capital, Ma Chao mobilized his father's troops to take revenge. Together with Han Sui, the brother in arms of his father, he made ​​his way to Chang'an and took it easy. Then they moved on to Tong Pass, where he hit a long battle against Cao Cao, in which he with their armies ( 10,000 men ) ausschaltete Cao Hong and Xu Huang. Nine days they held out, attacked Ma Chao but then again, who taught them a crushing defeat. Other generals such as Cao Cao Yu Jin and Zhang He were unsuccessful. Finally, Ma Chao, Cao Cao attacked himself, but was rescued by Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan. Cao Cao was now trying to take the supply depot of Ma Chao, but fell into an ambush and only survived thanks to his bodyguard Xu Chu. In the days ahead Ma Chao prevented him by constant attacks from hitting any one stock. Therefore Cao Cao accepted the proposal of his strategists Jia Xu, apparently to make peace and Ma Chao and Han Sui to antagonize each other, and succeeded. In the confusion Cao Cao Ma quarreled Chaos army and forced him to flee.

Ma Chao escaped with his cousins ​​Ma Dai and Pang De and initially sought asylum at the warlord Zhang Lu, who later sent him to Sichuan, Liu Zhang assist against Liu Bei. In the fight with Zhang Fei, in which no one won the upper hand, Zhuge Liang Ma recognized the value of chaos and sent for consultation with Liu Bei a messenger to him to persuade him to Shu. Thus, Ma Chao went to Liu Bei, where he received the title of " General, who pacified the West" and was entrusted with civil authority over Ju. When Liu was the case of Prince of Hanzhong, he gave Ma Chao the title " Left General," 221 and he made ​​him the second -General, Governor of Liang Province, and the Marquis of Li Xiang. He died a year later after an illness.

  • Man
  • Chinese
  • The Three Kingdoms period
  • Military person (China)
  • Born 176
  • Died 222
Ye (ancient China) Zhang Lu (Han dynasty) Liu Zhang (warlord)
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