Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Zhang He 張郃

First attested AD 230; died AD 231

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang He was a general.

Life and dates

Death

AD 231 建興九年夏六月
Killed by arrow · At Qingfeng 青封
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 67

Attested activity

AD 230 to AD 231 建興八年至九年
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passages 59, 67

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 33Volume 33: Book of Shu 3: Biography of the Later Lord · 3 passages

八年秋，魏使司馬懿由西城，張郺由子午，曹真由斜谷， In the autumn of 230 Wei launched a three-pronged move on Hanzhong: Sima Yi through Xicheng, Zhang He through the Ziwu defile, and Cao Zhen up the Xie Valley,

魏司馬懿、張郺救祁山。 Sima Yi and Zhang He of Wei raced to lift the siege at Qishan.

夏六月，亮糧盡退軍，郺追至青封，與亮交戰，被箭死。 By the sixth month Zhuge Liang had exhausted his grain and fell back; Zhang He pressed him to Qingfeng, joined battle, and was killed by an arrow.