Ma Chuo (died 922 or after) was a general and official of the

Wuyue Wuyue (; ), 907–978, was an independent coastal kingdom founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960) of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Haiyan Qian clan (海盐钱氏), whose family name remains widespread in t ...

kingdom during the

Five Dynasties period The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (), from 907 to 979, was an era of political upheaval and division in 10th-century Imperial China. Five dynastic states quickly succeeded one another in the Central Plain, and more than a dozen concu ...

. He was very close to Wuyue's founder Qian Liu. Ma Chuo married one of Qian Liu's cousins, and one daughter married Qian Liu's son and eventual successor

Qian Yuanguan Qian Yuanguan (錢元瓘) (November 30, 887 – September 17, 941''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 282.), born Qian Chuanguan (錢傳瓘), formally King Wenmu of Wuyue (吳越文穆王), courtesy name Mingbao (明寶), was the second king of the state of W ...

During
Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

Like Qian Liu (who was of similar age), Ma Chuo was a

Hang Prefecture Hangzhou or Hang Prefecture (589–1129) was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign ...

native who joined the warlord Dong Chang in the mid-870s. One time, Dong Chang asked Qian Liu to take a roll call of his soldiers, but the roster was missing. Qian Liu was able to remember every name from memory, but Ma Chuo warned him to be careful with the mistrustful Dong Chang. Ma Chuo then provided a stack of paper for Qian Liu to use as the "roster book" so as not to fuel Dong Chang's mistrust. Qian Liu appreciated Ma Chuo's goodwill, and not long after Ma Chuo married Qian Liu's younger paternal cousin. In 886, Qian Liu captured Yue Prefecture from warlord

Liu Hanhong Liu Hanhong (劉漢宏) (died 887?Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 256.According to the ''Zizhi Tongjian'', Liu Hanhong was captured and executed in the 12th month of the lunar year that roughly correspon ...

for Dong Chang. Soon Dong Chang moved to Yue Prefecture, with Ma Chuo following him, while Qian Liu became the prefect of Hang Prefecture. In March 895, Dong Chang declared himself an emperor of a new state in Yue Prefecture, after killing every staff member who dared to speak against it. At that time Qian Liu was stationed in

, and Ma Chuo abandoned his family to join Qian Liu, who soon marched towards Yue Prefecture to fight his former lord. In 896, Qian Liu extinguished Dong Chang and took over his territory. Ma also played a key role in quashing the rebellion of

Xu Wan Xu Wan (died 902) was a general during the late Tang dynasty who served and later turned against the warlord Qian Liu. Early life Xu Wan initially followed warlord Sun Ru, but after Sun Ru was destroyed by warlord Yang Xingmi in 892, Xu Wan too ...

and Xu Zaisi in 902.

During
Wuyue Wuyue (; ), 907–978, was an independent coastal kingdom founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960) of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Haiyan Qian clan (海盐钱氏), whose family name remains widespread in t ...

Ma Chuo held the following offices during the

kingdom: *Military Vice Commissioner of Zhenhai Circuit *Prefect of Mu Prefecture *Military Commissioner of Xiongwu Circuit * Grand Mentor * Grand councilor *Acting

Grand Commandant Grand Commandant () is a title referring to the supreme military commander in ancient China, Vietnam and the Korean Peninsula. The earliest recording is on the Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals in 205 BC. During the Western Han, the position ...

(awarded in 922 before his death)

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* * 850s births 922 deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain Wuyue jiedushi Wuyue chancellors Politicians from Hangzhou {{China-hist-stub

During Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

During Wuyue Wuyue (; ), 907–978, was an independent coastal kingdom founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960) of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Haiyan Qian clan (海盐钱氏), whose family name remains widespread in t ...

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During
Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

During
Wuyue Wuyue (; ), 907–978, was an independent coastal kingdom founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960) of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Haiyan Qian clan (海盐钱氏), whose family name remains widespread in t ...