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Ma Su (190 – 228) was a military strategist under the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China. A younger brother of Ma Liang, Ma Su had extraodinary talents in military stratagems and was favored by the Prime Minister of Shu, Zhuge Liang. However, a tactical blunder by Ma Su at the Battle of Jieting resulted in a huge defeat by Zhang He, a general of the Kingdom of Wei. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (341x729, 146 KB) Portrait of Ma Su from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (341x729, 146 KB) Portrait of Ma Su from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for...
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Ma Liang shown seated, playing Go with Guan Yu. ...
An artist impression of Zhuge Liang holding his trademark feather fan. ...
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Much dramatization shrouds the death of Ma Su. In the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms as well as the Peking Opera Loss of Jieting, Ma Su was said to have been beheaded at the order of Zhuge Liang. However, according to biographies of Ma Su and his close friend Xiang Lang (向朗) in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Ma Su had actually attempted to escape after the defeat at Jieting but was captured. He eventually died of sickness in jail before the ordered execution could be carried out. A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. ...
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Life
A local of Yicheng (宜城), Ma Su was one of the five brothers in the family, all of whom were renowned for their intellects, though Ma Su's elder brother Ma Liang was deemed to be the most talented among them. Together with Ma Liang, Ma Su began his service under Liu Bei at around 205, while the later founder of the Kingdom of Shu was still a guest of Liu Biao in Jingzhou (荆州, present day Hubei and Hunan). Ma Liang shown seated, playing Go with Guan Yu. ...
Liu Bei (161 - 223) was a powerful warlord and the founding emperor of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. ...
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. ...
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Since the start, Liu Bei's chief advisor Zhuge Liang had been impressed by Ma Su's expansive knowledge in military stratagems. Before Liu Bei died in 223, he warned Zhuge Liang that Ma Su was not as talented as he seemed and should not be given important appointments. However, Zhuge Liang did not heed the warning. He made Ma Su a personal military consultant. The two would often hold discussions from day to night. An artist impression of Zhuge Liang holding his trademark feather fan. ...
In 228, Zhuge Liang launched his Northern Expeditions against the Kingdom of Wei. Many suggested appointing either Wei Yan or Wu Yi (吴懿) as the vanguard commander but Zhuge Liang chose Ma Su instead. The Northern Expeditions (北ä¼) were a series of five military campaigns launched by the state of Shu against the northern state of Wei from A.D. 228 to 234. ...
The Kingdom of Wei (ch. ...
Wèi Yán (é延, ?–234), courtesy name Wéncháng (文長), was a distinguished officer of Shu. ...
Ma Su's force encountered that of Zhang He at Jieting. Zhang He seized a tactical blunder by Ma Su to camp on top of a hill and cut off the enemy's water supply. The parched soldiers of Shu were easily defeated when Zhang He launched an offensive. Though he survived the battle, Ma Su feared punishment and attempted to flee. However, he was soon captured and sentenced to death by Zhuge Liang. Ma Su eventually died of sickness in jail before the execution could be carried out. Zhang He (? – 231) was a distinguished military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. ...
The Battle of Jieting was a battle fought during the First Northern Expedition led by Zhuge Liang. ...
Reference - Chen Shou (2002). San Guo Zhi, Yue Lu Shu She. ISBN 7-80665-198-5.
- Luo Guanzhong (1986). San Guo Yan Yi, Yue Lu Shu She. ISBN 7-80520-013-0.
- Lo Kuan-chung; tr. C.H. Brewitt-Taylor (2002). Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 0-8048-3467-9.
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