Bian Zhang (died 186), originally named Bian Yun, was an official who lived in the
Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served as the Prefect of
Xin'an County
Xin'an County () is a county in the west of Henan Province, bordering Shanxi Province to the north across the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang, and contains its northernmost point.
History
In an ...
.
In 185, Beigong Boyu of the Qiang tribe
rebelled
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority.
A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...
in
Liang Province. Beigong Boyu took Bian Zhang and Han Sui, another Han official, hostage and stopped all attempts to return them. Bian Zhang was forced to participate in the rebellion or else he would be killed. He became the overall commander of the rebels, but was defeated in battle with
Dong Zhuo
Dong Zhuo () (died 22 May 192), courtesy name Zhongying, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. At the end of the reign of the Eastern Han, Dong Zhuo was a general and powerful minist ...
and
Sun Jian and died of illness shortly after,
[''Zizhi Tongjian'' vol. 58.] or according to other sources, killed by Han.
See also
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Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
References
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Fan, Ye (5th century). ''
Book of the Later Han'' (''Houhanshu'').
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Sima, Guang (1084). ''
Zizhi Tongjian
''Zizhi Tongjian'' () is a pioneering reference work in Chinese historiography, published in 1084 AD during the Northern Song (960–1127), Northern Song dynasty in the form of a chronicle recording Chinese history from 403 BC to 959&n ...
''.
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Han dynasty generals
2nd-century births
186 deaths
Han dynasty people killed in battle