Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Zhang He 張郃

Zhāng Hé

Attested AD 217 - AD 228

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang He was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 228 建興六年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 129
AD 217 二十二年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 206

Key source chapters

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 37 Volume 37: Book of Shu 7: Biographies of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng 2 passages
Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 39 Volume 39: Book of Shu 9: Biographies of Dong, Liu, Ma, Chen, Dong, and Lü 1 passage

Career and standing

Wei general 魏將
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 129

Places and affiliations

Polity Cao Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 129
AD 228 建興六年
At Jieting 街亭 · Relation Fought at
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 129
At Hanzhong 漢中 · Relation Garrisoned
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 206

Events and relationships

Defeated
AD 228 建興六年 · Military · Commander · With Ma Su (謖) · At Jieting 街亭
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 129

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 206

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 37Volume 37: Book of Shu 7: Biographies of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng · 2 passages

二十二年，正說先主曰：「曹操一舉而降張魯，定漢中，不因此勢以圖巴、蜀，而留夏侯淵、張郃屯守，身遽北還，此非其智不逮而力不足也，必將內有憂偪故耳。 In 217 Fa Zheng told Liu Bei: “Cao Cao crushed Zhang Lu and took Hanzhong but did not push into Ba–Shu—only Yuan and He remain while he races north; either crisis grips his rear or he lacks nerve.

今策淵、郃才略，不勝國之將帥，舉眾往討，則必可克。 Yuan and He are no better than our generals—commit the host and you will break them.

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 39Volume 39: Book of Shu 9: Biographies of Dong, Liu, Ma, Chen, Dong, and Lü · 1 passage

建興六年，亮出軍向祁山，時有宿將魏延、吳壹等，論者皆言以為宜令為先鋒，而亮違眾拔謖，統大眾在前，與魏將張郃戰於街亭，為郃所破，士卒離散。 In 228 Zhuge Liang struck toward Qishan. Everyone expected veterans such as Wei Yan or Wu Yi to lead the van, but he chose Ma Su instead. Ma Su took the main force forward, met Zhang He at Jieting, was shattered, and his men fled in disorder.