Who are the Real Zhang Ni (Boqi), Ma Zhong & Zhang Yi (Bogong)
This video will explore the lives of Zhang Ni and Ma Zhong who helped subjugate the Southlands of Shu. And Zhang Yi who rose to become one of Shus top Generals. The Information is taken from the Records of the Three Kingdoms.
Sources
Chen, Shou. Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi)
Chang Qu (4th century). Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guo Zhi)
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Chang Qu (4th century). Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guo Zhi)
Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu)
de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD.
Image of Jianmen Pass gate
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