Ma Zun
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Ma Zun was an official of Cao Wei
during the Three Kingdoms
period of China
. He served as Administrator of Tianshui Commandery and was in charge of defending Tianshui from Zhuge Liang
's Shu Han
forces. Ma Zun was out to engage Zhuge's army with his subordinates Jiang Wei
, Liang Xu
, and Yin Shang
. When most of the counties betrayed Cao Wei by defecting to Zhuge, Ma became suspicious of Jiang Wei and his colleagues, and fled back to the safety behind the city wall.
After hearing news of Ma's retreat, Jiang Wei and the others followed, not realizing that they were being suspected, until the guards would not let them in when they reached the gate. Jiang Wei, Liang Xu, and Yin Shang had to turn to Ji (冀), where they were prohibited from entering for the same reason. Having nowhere to turn to, Jiang Wei and others were forced to surrender to Zhuge.
. However, due to a certain plot that was set by Zhuge, Jiang was made to seem like he betrayed Ma, and he was forced to surrender to Shu Han due to Ma's suspicion. Later, Ma was forced to flee from the Shu armies to the region of Hu.
Cao Wei
Cao Wei was one of the states that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With the capital at Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations that his father Cao Cao laid...
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 China
China
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. He served as Administrator of Tianshui Commandery and was in charge of defending Tianshui from Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era....
's 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...
forces. Ma Zun was out to engage Zhuge's army with his subordinates Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei was a military general and regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He originally served Shu's rival state, Cao Wei, as a middle-level military officer, but defected to the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang, leaving his mother in Wei. After that, Jiang...
, Liang Xu
Liang Xu
Liang Xu was a minister of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Liang served in Tianshui Commandery and was an old friend of Jiang Wei. He surrendered to the rival state of Shu Han later and was appointed Prefect of Tianshui....
, and Yin Shang
Yin Shang
Yin Shang was a minister of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He served under Ma Zun, the Administrator of Tianshui Commandery. He followed suit after his friend, Jiang Wei, defected to Shu Han during Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition against Cao Wei....
. When most of the counties betrayed Cao Wei by defecting to Zhuge, Ma became suspicious of Jiang Wei and his colleagues, and fled back to the safety behind the city wall.
After hearing news of Ma's retreat, Jiang Wei and the others followed, not realizing that they were being suspected, until the guards would not let them in when they reached the gate. Jiang Wei, Liang Xu, and Yin Shang had to turn to Ji (冀), where they were prohibited from entering for the same reason. Having nowhere to turn to, Jiang Wei and others were forced to surrender to Zhuge.
In fiction
In the historical novel Romance of Three Kingdoms, at one time Ma was about to fall for a trap set by Zhuge Liang, but he was saved through a brilliant strategy set by Jiang Wei, who set a trap for the Shu Han general Zhao YunZhao Yun
Zhao Yun was a military general who lived during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. For most of his career, Zhao served the warlord Liu Bei, playing a part in the establishment of state of Shu Han...
. However, due to a certain plot that was set by Zhuge, Jiang was made to seem like he betrayed Ma, and he was forced to surrender to Shu Han due to Ma's suspicion. Later, Ma was forced to flee from the Shu armies to the region of Hu.
See also
- List of people of the Three Kingdoms