Zhang Ji (Han dynasty)
Zhang Ji | |
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General of Agile Cavalry (驃騎 | |
In office 195 –196 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
General Who Guards the East (鎮東 | |
In office 192 –195 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown Jingyuan County, Gansu |
Died | 196 Dengzhou, Henan |
Spouse | at least one wife |
Relatives | Zhang Xiu (nephew) |
Occupation | General |
Peerage | Marquis of Pingyang ( |
Zhang Ji (died 196) was a military general serving under the warlord Dong Zhuo during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Life
[edit]Zhang Ji was from Zuli County (
After Dong Zhuo was assassinated in Chang'an in 192, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and other former followers of Dong Zhuo requested amnesty from Wang Yun, who replaced Dong Zhuo as the new head of the central government. However, Wang Yun refused and wanted to have all of them executed. Heeding Jia Xu's advice, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and Dong Zhuo's former followers led their troops to attack Chang'an and succeeded in driving away Lü Bu and seizing control of the central government. Zhang Ji was then appointed as General Who Guards the East (鎮東
In 195, when internal conflict broke out between Li Jue and Guo Si in Chang'an, Zhang Ji succeeded in mediating the conflict and persuading both sides to make peace. Zhang Ji also suggested letting Emperor Xian leave Chang'an and return to the old imperial capital, Luoyang. Emperor Xian then promoted Zhang Ji to General of Agile Cavalry (驃騎
In 196, Zhang Ji led his troops out of the Guanzhong region and moved to Nanyang Commandery (
Zhang Ji's nephew, Zhang Xiu, made peace with Liu Biao, the Governor of Jing Province, who allowed him to stay at Wan County (
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
- Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu).
- Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).