The Five Tiger Generals (五虎將) of the Kingdom of Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms in China were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong, named in honour of their contributions to the establishment of the kingdom. This title was bestowed on them by Liu Bei. Wei Yan would most likely have been the sixth Tiger General if that position had existed. The actual historical veracity of the Tiger Generals is unknown; the persons were known to exist, but whether or not they were actually granted these titles is uncertain; most likely this was a literary device used in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. In the novel itself, Guan was also said to be upset with the appointment of Huang Zhong as a Tiger General; as he understood it, Zhang Fei was his brother (and an able warrior), Zhao Yun also an accomplished general had served Liu Bei for so long that he was like a brother, and Ma Chao (also an able warrior) came from a famous family, Huang Zhong fit in nowhere. But despite Guan Yu's misgivings, Huang Zhong's war ability was never questioned. The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... The Three Kingdoms in 262, on the eve of the conquest of Shu. ... Guan Yu (關羽)(160–219) was a military general under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. ... In the Romance of Three Kingdoms, Zhāng FÄ“i (張飛, c. ... Zhao Yun, as he appears in Dynasty Warriors Zhao Yun (趙雲; styled Zilong 子龍) was an important commander of the civil wars of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of China. ... MÇŽ Chāo (馬超, 176-222), courtesy name Mengqi (å­Ÿèµ·), was the eldest son of Ma Teng and a general of the Three Kingdoms Period. ... Huang Zhong (黄忠; style name: Hansheng 汉升) (? - 220), was born Nanyang (in modern day Henan province). ... Liu Bei (劉備;161 – 223), courtesy name Xuande(玄徳), was a powerful warlord and the founding emperor of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. ... Wèi Yán (魏延, ?–234), courtesy name Wéncháng (文長), was a distinguished officer of Shu. ... Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Simplified Chinese: 三国演义; Traditional Chinese: 三國演義; Pinyin: sānguó yÇŽnyì), written by Luó Guànzhōng in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty, and the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). ... Luo Guanzhong (Traditional Chinese: 羅貫中, Wade Giles: Lo Kuan-chung) was a 14th century Chinese author attributed with writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms and editing Outlaws of the Marsh, two of the most revered adventure epics in Chinese literature. ... Liu Bei (劉備;161 – 223), courtesy name Xuande(玄徳), was a powerful warlord and the founding emperor of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. ...