Zhang Bu (張步) | 24 Histories

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Zhang Bu was a warlord.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical

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AD 888 文德初
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 113

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 16Volume 16 Book of Later Liang 16: Biographies 6: Ge Congzhou, Xie Yanzhang, He Zhen, Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou, Zhang Guibian · 1 passage

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太祖召至，賞之曰：「昔耿弇不俟光武擊張步，言不以賊遺君父，弇之功，爾其二焉。」 The Founder summoned and rewarded him, saying, "Formerly Geng Yan did not wait for Guangwu to strike Zhang Bu, saying he would not leave bandits to lord and father—Yan's merit; yours is twice it."