PersonAD 221
Zhang Fei
Also called: Zhang Yide
Liu Bei’s general from Zhuo Commandery, who held off Cao Cao’s cavalry at the bridge at Changban in 208; murdered by his own men in 221
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3 related events
The opening scene of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei swear brotherhood in a peach garden. It is not in the official history.
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Cao Cao’s cavalry, come south into Jing Province, caught the fleeing Liu Bei at Changban in Dangyang. Liu Bei abandoned his family and fled while Zhang Fei cut the bridge and held the rear.
A scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun rides alone through Cao Cao’s army to rescue the infant Adou. The history records only that he protected the child.
People who appear alongside
- Liu BeiAD 161 – AD 223
Founding emperor of Shu Han (Emperor Zhaolie), who claimed descent from the Han house and became emperor at Chengdu in 221
- Zhao YunAD 229
Liu Bei’s general (courtesy name Zilong), who saved Liu Bei’s infant son Liu Shan and Lady Gan at Changban in 208
- Liu ShanAD 207 – AD 271
Second and last emperor of Shu Han, who surrendered when Wei’s Deng Ai reached Chengdu in 263
- Guan YuAD 220
Liu Bei’s general, who attacked Fancheng in 219 but lost Jingzhou to Wu’s Lü Meng and was captured and killed; later worshipped as Guandi
- Cao CaoAD 155 – AD 220
Chancellor and King of Wei in the late Han, who controlled Emperor Xian, defeated Yuan Shao at Guandu and unified the north, laying the foundation of Wei
Themes this person appears in
- The Three KingdomsAD 184 – AD 280
From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Jin reunification — a century of Wei, Shu and Wu, the age of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan