Qin and Han · General

Zhao Yun 趙雲

Zhào Yún

Attested AD 208 - AD 214

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhao Yun was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 214 先主入益州時
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 34, passage 68
AD 208 建安十三年
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 34, passage 6

Places and affiliations

Polity Shu Han 蜀漢 · Relation Affiliated with
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 34, passage 6

Events and relationships

Blocked river to retain heir
Military · Officer · With Liu Shan (劉禪)
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 34, passage 68
Rescued Lady Gan and Liu Shan
Military · Protector · With Lady Gan (甘皇后)
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 34, passage 6

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 34Volume 34: Book of Shu 4: Biographies of Concubines and Sons of the Two Lords · 2 passages

值曹公軍至，追及先主於當陽長阪，於時困偪，棄後及後主，賴趙雲保護，得免於難。 When Cao Cao’s host caught Liu Bei at Changban in Dangyang, the retreat was so desperate that he abandoned Lady Gan and the boy; only Zhao Yun’s shielding brought them through alive.

夫人欲將太子歸吳，諸葛亮使趙雲勒兵斷江留太子，乃得止。 She meant to take the crown prince with her, but Zhuge Liang had Zhao Yun seal the river and keep the boy—only then was she stopped.