Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Military Officer

Ma Quan 馬權

Mǎ Quán

Attested AD 397 - AD 401

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ma Quan was an official and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

Execution · Authority Duan Ye (段業)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 49

Attested activity

AD 397 to AD 401 隆安五年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 129, passages 46, 49, 84

Career and standing

governor of Zhangye 張掖太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 47
Gentleman Attendant of the Chancellery 門下侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 46
execution 殺
Suffered · Authority Duan Ye (段業)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 49

Events and relationships

Replaced as governor
Political · Appointee · With Mengxun (蒙遜) · At Zhangye 張掖
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 47
Slighted
Personal · Actor · With Mengxun (蒙遜)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 47

Assessments and attributes

Assessment dashing, brilliant, and of uncommon military talent · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 46

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 129Volume 129 Records 29: Juqu Mengxun · 5 passages

業門下侍郎馬權雋爽有逸氣，武略過人。 Ma Quan, Duan Ye's Gentleman Attendant of the Chancellery (menxia shilang), was dashing and brilliant, with military talent above the common run.

業以權代蒙遜為張掖太守，甚見親重，每輕陵蒙遜。 Duan Ye replaced Mengxun with Ma Quan as governor of Zhangye and favored him so heavily that Ma Quan regularly slighted Mengxun.

蒙遜亦憚而怨之，乃譖之於業曰：「天下不足慮，惟當憂馬權耳。」 Mengxun feared and hated him and said to Duan Ye, "The realm is no concern—only Ma Quan should worry you."

業遂殺之。 Duan Ye had Ma Quan executed.

所憚惟索嗣、馬權，今皆死矣，蒙遜欲除業以奉兄何如？」 He feared only Suosi and Ma Quan, and both are dead. I mean to remove Duan Ye and set you up, brother—what say you?"