Ma Chao
![A [[Qing dynasty]] illustration of Ma Chao](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/MaChao.jpg)
Historians and Ma Chao's contemporaries have a generally negative view of him. Apart from committing treason against the Han government under Cao Cao's control, Ma Chao was also notorious for committing a number of acts of cruelty: he betrayed his father when he persuaded Han Sui to join him in his rebellion; he abandoned his wife and son when he defected from Zhang Lu to Liu Bei; he killed Jiang Xu's mother in cold blood after she scolded him; he murdered Zhao Ang and Wang Yi's son after they rebelled against him and forced him out of Liang Province.
In the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', Ma Chao is romanticised as a heroic warrior and one of the Five Tiger Generals under Liu Bei. In the novel, the descriptions of his character and personality, as well as the order of some events involving him, have been significantly modified for dramatic effect. For example, in the novel he started the Battle of Tong Pass to take revenge against Cao Cao for murdering his family, but historically he waged war against Cao Cao first, and then his family members were implicated and executed about one year later. In the novel, he also engaged Xu Chu and Zhang Fei in one-on-one duels at the Battle of Tong Pass and Battle of Jiameng Pass respectively, but historically the duels never took place and the Battle of Jiameng Pass is actually a fictional battle. Provided by Wikipedia
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41by Xiang-Yao Sun, Chao Kong, Tong-Tong Zhang, Shi-Bao Lu, Wei Wang, Si-Yuan Sun, Ma-Chao Guo, Jun-Zhe DingGet full text
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43by Deng Jun-Xia, Nie Xiao-Jing, Lei Ying-Feng, Ma Chao-Feng, Xu Dong-Liang, Li Biao, Xu Zhi-Kai, Zhang Guo-ChengGet full text
Published 2012-08-01
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44by Ma-chao Li, Rong Chen, Rong Chen, Shi-qiang Lin, Yao Lu, Yao Lu, Hai-can Liu, Gui-lian Li, Zhi-guang Liu, Xiu-qin Zhao, Li-li Zhao, Kang-Lin WanGet full text
Published 2020-05-01
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45by Li Wan, Qian Guo, Jian-Hao Wei, Hai-Can Liu, Ma-Chao Li, Yi Jiang, Li-Li Zhao, Xiu-Qin Zhao, Zhi-Guang Liu, Kang-Lin Wan, Gui-Lian Li, Cha-Xiang GuanGet full text
Published 2020-04-01
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46by Nan Lijuan, Wu Shengwei, Zhang Zhenying, Wang Shuang, Zhou Jianhui, Zheng Lei, Dai Defang, Liu Yang, Zheng Huanying, Liang Yong, Wang Changyin, Lu Peishan, Ma Chao, Jiang Xiaohong, Mao Naiying, Zhu Zhen, Zhang Yan, Xu Songtao, Ji Yixin, Li Li, Liang Xiaofeng, Featherstone David, Rota Paul A, Bellini William J, Xu WenboGet full text
Published 2010-05-01
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