Qin and Han · General of Liang

Zhang Yu 張羽

Attested BC 157 - BC 141

Passages: 7
Chapters: 5
Histories: 2

Overview

Zhang Yu was a general of Liang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 154 其春，吳、楚、齊、趙七國反
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 56, passage 17
BC 154 吳楚七國反
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 58, passage 34
BC 154 吳楚反時
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 108, passage 4
BC 154 孝景三年七國之亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 44, passage 200
BC 157 to BC 141 孝景前後
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 120, passage 130

Family

Sibling of Chancellor of Chu who died in service (楚死事相)
elder brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Book of Han 44, passage 200

Key source chapters

Career and standing

general 將軍
BC 154 七國反 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Han 56, passage 17
general 將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 44, passage 200

Events and relationships

Fought
BC 154 吳楚反時 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 108, passages 4-5
Helped inflict defeats on Wu’s army
Military · Liang general · With Han Anguo (韓安國)
Directly stated · Book of Han 44, passage 200

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 44Volume 35: Princes of Jing, Yan and Wu · 1 passage

梁使韓安國及楚死事相弟張羽為將軍，乃得頗敗吳兵。 Only when Liang made Han Anguo and Zhang Yu—the younger brother of Chu’s chancellor, who had died in service—generals could it begin to defeat Wu’s troops.

Book of Han, Chapter 56Volume 47: The Three Sons of Emperor Wen · 1 passage

梁王城守睢陽，而使韓安國、張羽等為將軍以距吳、楚。 The king of Liang held Suiyang while Han Anguo, Zhang Yu, and others led his troops against Wu and Chu.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 58House of Prince Xiao of Liang · 1 passage

梁孝王城守睢陽，而使韓安國、張羽等為大將軍，以距吳楚。 King Xiao of Liang held fast within the walls of Suiyang, dispatching Han Anguo, Zhang Yu, and others as grand generals to resist Wu and Chu.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 108Biography of Han Changru · 3 passages

吳楚反時，孝王使安國及張羽為將，捍吳兵於東界。 When Wu and Chu rebelled, King Xiao dispatched Anguo and Zhang Yu as generals to defend the eastern border against the forces of Wu.

張羽力戰，安國持重，以故吳不能過梁。 Zhang Yu fought with fierce determination while Anguo held a steady defensive position, and so the armies of Wu were unable to advance past Liang.

吳楚已破，安國、張羽名由此顯。 After Wu and Chu were defeated, the names of Anguo and Zhang Yu became renowned throughout the realm.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 120Biographies of Ji and Zheng · 1 passage

鄭莊以任俠自喜，脫張羽於緦聲聞梁楚之閒。 Zheng Zhuang prided himself on his chivalrous spirit. He rescued Zhang Yu from peril, and his reputation spread throughout the lands of Liang and Chu.