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Zhang Bin (Later Zhao)

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in 311—and that if he tried to retreat, Jin forces would not dare to engage him. Agreeing with Zhang, Shi retreated north without being attacked by Jin forces, and he made Zhang his right secretary—but referred to him as Right Marquess (右侯), a title that he would use to address Zhang for the rest of
92:, it was Zhang who advised him against the plan, apparently reasoning that Shi's army was suitable for mobility on the plains, not the river- and lake-filled region near the Yangtze. In 312, when Shi's army was facing a food shortage and worried about an attack from the Jin general 80:, Zhang happened to meet Shi, and believed that Shi was the most capable general he met, and so he joined Shi's army. Initially, Shi did not consider him important, but after they became more acquainted, Shi began to value his advice more and more. In 311, when Shi, who was then a 128:, thus creating Later Zhao, Zhang served as the prime minister. Zhang died in early 323, and upon his death, Shi mourned him greatly and exclaimed, "Is it that heaven does not wish me to complete great things? Why was the Right Marquess robbed from me?" After 96:(later Emperor Yuan), Shi's other main strategist Diao Ying (刁膺) suggested offering to declare loyalty for Jin, which Zhang told Shi would be impossible, given the great enmity that Jin forces had for Shi after his participation in capturing and pillaging 116:) and held it permanently as his headquarters. For the next few years, while he was ostensibly a Han-Zhao general, with Zhang's assistance he expanded the territory he held to most of the area north of the 189: 139:), succeeded Zhang, Shi often sighed, "The Right Marquess abandoned me and let me work with this man. Was it not cruel for him to do so?" 89: 23: 184: 199: 179: 124:) created Zhang the Marquess of Puyang. In 319, after Shi declared independence from Han-Zhao and its new emperor 58: 62: 84:
general who was winning many battles but failing to hold territory, considered capturing the region between the
136: 66: 65:, said, "I believe my intelligence and judgment to be no less than Zhang Liang's, but I have not met 194: 121: 105:
Zhang's life, in lieu of name, thus showing greater respect for Zhang than for other subordinates.
93: 77: 73:)." He served on the staff of a Jin prince, but was not trusted, and so he resigned his post. 108:
In summer 312, it was at Zhang's suggestion that Shi finally occupied Xiangguo (襄國, in modern
61:. Zhang Bin was studious in his youth, and once, comparing himself to the great strategist 76:
Later, after various agrarian rebellions started against Jin rule during the late reign of
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Zhang Bin's father Zhang Yao (張瑤) was a commandery governing during the early
46: 133: 129: 97: 81: 125: 109: 101: 42: 113: 8: 100:'s funeral procession and then the capital 148: 45:(Emperor Ming), the founder of China's 16:Chinese general born in the 3rd century 7: 14: 41:(濮陽景侯), was a key strategist for 27: 1: 190:Sixteen Kingdoms chancellors 159:Book of Jin Dynasty: 二十四史 晋书 216: 69:(Liu Bang, the founder of 39:Marquess Jing of Puyang 59:Jin dynasty (266–420) 185:Later Zhao generals 200:3rd-century births 180:Former Zhao people 78:Emperor Hui of Jin 47:Later Zhao dynasty 207: 164: 163: 153: 29: 215: 214: 210: 209: 208: 206: 205: 204: 170: 169: 168: 167: 155: 154: 150: 145: 55: 37:(孟孫), formally 17: 12: 11: 5: 213: 211: 203: 202: 197: 192: 187: 182: 172: 171: 166: 165: 147: 146: 144: 141: 54: 51: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 212: 201: 198: 196: 193: 191: 188: 186: 183: 181: 178: 177: 175: 161: 160: 152: 149: 142: 140: 138: 137:Consort Cheng 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 106: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 86:Yangtze River 83: 79: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 52: 50: 48: 44: 40: 36: 33: 32:courtesy name 30:; died 323), 25: 21: 162:. DeepLogic. 158: 151: 118:Yellow River 107: 75: 56: 38: 34: 19: 18: 71:Han dynasty 63:Zhang Liang 195:323 deaths 174:Categories 143:References 156:Shi, Li. 134:concubine 130:Cheng Xia 90:Han River 53:Biography 20:Zhang Bin 122:Liu Cong 98:Sima Yue 94:Sima Rui 88:and the 82:Han-Zhao 126:Liu Yao 110:Xingtai 102:Luoyang 35:Mengsun 24:Chinese 43:Shi Le 26:: 114:Hebei 67:Gaozu 176:: 112:, 49:. 28:張賓 22:(

Index

Chinese
courtesy name
Shi Le
Later Zhao dynasty
Jin dynasty (266–420)
Zhang Liang
Gaozu
Han dynasty
Emperor Hui of Jin
Han-Zhao
Yangtze River
Han River
Sima Rui
Sima Yue
Luoyang
Xingtai
Hebei
Yellow River
Liu Cong
Liu Yao
Cheng Xia
concubine
Consort Cheng
Book of Jin Dynasty: 二十四史 晋书
Categories
Former Zhao people
Later Zhao generals
Sixteen Kingdoms chancellors
323 deaths
3rd-century births

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