Zang Ba
Zang Ba (c. 162–230s), courtesy name Xuangao, was a military general who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. He served the warlord Tao Qian initially, followed by Lü Bu and finally Cao Cao and his successors, but for the most part of his career, he remained semi-autonomous over his troops and eastern China. The years of his birth and death are not recorded, but he served the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period until the reign of the second Wei emperor, Cao Rui.
Zang Ba | |
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| 臧霸 | |
| Bearer of the Golden Mace (執金吾) | |
| In office 222–? | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| General Who Guards the East (鎮東將軍) | |
| In office 220–222 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| General Who Spreads Might (揚威將軍) | |
| In office ?–220 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Inspector of Xu Province (徐州刺史) | |
| In office ?–220 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 162 Fei County, Shandong |
| Died | c. 230s |
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| Occupation | General |
| Courtesy name | Xuangao (宣高) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Wei (威侯) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Liangcheng (良成侯) |
During his life he was granted autonomous power over Qing and Xu provinces. He eventually held the title of marquis of various counties within, but by the time of his death held the appointment Bearer of the Golden Mace (執金吾; i.e., police chief of the imperial capital).