Pan Zhang, courtesy name Wengui, was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
28 Facts About Pan Zhang
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Pan Zhang continued serving in the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period until his death.
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Pan Zhang was praised by Chen Shou as one of the "twelve tiger minister of Jiangdong".
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Pan Zhang was from Fagan County, Dong Commandery, which is located east of present-day Guan County, Shandong.
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Pan Zhang was a heavy drinker and compulsive gambler, and he had to frequently borrow money to support these habits because his family was poor.
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Sun Quan felt that Pan Zhang was extraordinary and favoured him, so he sent Pan on a recruitment drive.
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Pan Zhang returned with more than 100 men and Sun Quan appointed him as a military officer.
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Pan Zhang was reassigned to be the Chief of Xi'an County later.
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In 200, on the raiding and banditry by Huang Zu forces were disappeared after Pan Zhang put some extermination campaign.
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However, the bandits did not dare to cross the border into Yuzhang Commandery to pillage the area when they heard that Pan Zhang was stationed there.
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Pan Zhang was summoned to Jianye, the capital of Sun Quan's domain.
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In 214, Sun Quan led an army to attack Hefei, a city defended by Cao Cao's general Pan Zhang Liao, leading to the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford.
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Pan Zhang chased the deserting soldiers on horseback and executed two of them, forcing the others to return to battle.
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In 219, Pan Zhang participated in a campaign led by Sun Quan's general Lu Meng to seize control of Jing Province from Guan Yu, a general under Liu Bei.
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Pan Zhang participated in the battle under the leadership of Lu Xun, the frontline commander of Sun Quan's forces.
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Later, in 227, Pan Zhang followed Sun Quan to a battle against Wei forces at Shiyang County.
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However, Wen Ping suddenly launched a counterattack as the Wu forces retreated, and Pan Zhang, who lowered his guard that night, could not hold up against the enemy when they attacked.
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Pan Zhang died in 234, and his troops were relocated to be placed under command of Lu Dai.
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Pan Zhang's wife remained in Jianye and received land and 50 taxable households.
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The appraisal of courage and strength of Pan Zhang given by Lu Ji.
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However, Pan Zhang was known to be rude and violent.
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Pan Zhang liked to brag about his achievement and even though the number of men he commanded were of several thousands, he acted as if there number reached ten thousand; his prohibitions were severe and Chen Shou commented that every time after a battle, Pan Zhang would set up a market for the distribution of military equipment.
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Pan Zhang led an extravagant lifestyle, even more in his later years.
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Pan Zhang killed wealthy officials or soldiers among his own troops and seized their property for himself and had broken the law on several occasions.
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Hao Jing, a confucian scholar of Yuan dynasty, asserted his evaluation that Pan Zhang lawlessness were tolerated due to his powerful service to Sun Quan.
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Pan Zhang appeared as a character in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, which romanticises the historical events before and during the Three Kingdoms period.
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Pan Zhang obtained Guan Yu's weapon, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, as a spoil of war.
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Pan Zhang was killed by Guan Xing in around 221 during one of the early engagements in the Battle of Xiaoting.