Xun Yu
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Xun Yu, courtesy name Wenruo, was a Chinese military official and politician who served as an adviser to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served as acting Prefect o
A Qing dynasty illustration of Xun Yu (1734)
Zhang Liang (Western Han)
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Zhang Liang, courtesy name Zifang, was a Chinese military strategist and politician who lived in the early Western Han dynasty. He is also known as one of the "Three prominences of the early Han dynas
Xun Yu
…power base was in Ji Province, but later left him and went to serve Cao Cao in 191. Cao Cao recognised Xun Yu's talent and he exclaimed, "Here comes my Zifang!" When Xun Yu arrived, he appointed Xun as an army commandant. Xun Yu's contributions to Cao Cao's forces and administration are immense. On one hand…
The portrait of Zhang Liang in the Western Han dynasty murals depicting the Hongmen Banquet, now in the Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum.
A Qing dynasty illustration of Zhang Liang in the Wanxiaotang Huachuan (1743), by Shangguan Zhou.
An illustration of Zhang Liang putting Huang Shigong's shoe back on at the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace, Beijing.
The Zhang Liang Tomb in Zhangjiajie, Hunan.