12 Facts About Zhi Xiong

Zhi Xiong was one of Shi Le's Eighteen Riders whose career stretched from Shi Le's bandit days all the way to the reign of his nephew Shi Hu.

Zhi Xiong was a descendant of one of the Yuezhi tribes in Central Asia.

Zhi Xiong joined Shi Le in 305, after the latter had just established himself as a bandit with support from Ji Sang.

In 309, after Shi Le occupied Julu and Changshan commanderies, Zhi Xiong was made one of his "talon and teeth" along with Kong Chang, Kui An, Tao Bao and Lu Ming.

Zhi Xiong followed Shi Le to attack Jiankang in 312.

Zhi Xiong gathered his generals to discuss their next move.

In 315, Zhi Xiong was sent to defeat Liu Kun's general Liu Yan at Linqiu but lost.

Zhi Xiong counterattacked and chase them back to Linqiu, where he killed Pan Liang.

Ning Hei drowned himself, and Zhi Xiong relocated the people of Wuyang to Xiangguo.

Zhi Xiong's duty was to prevent and settle any conflict among the tribal people and ensure that they do not oppress the Han Chinese officials within Shi Le's territory.

In 338, Zhi Xiong participated in the Later Zhao and Former Yan joint campaign against the Duan tribe.

Zhi Xiong was made Grand Dragon-Soaring General and together with Yao Yizhong, they were given 70,000 cavalry under their command to serve as the vanguard against the tribe's chieftain, Duan Liao.