![]() ![]() In the end, the central government granted military titles to some of the rebel leaders in order to appease them. The rebellion was eventually suppressed by the Han general Huangfu Song but Ma Teng escaped along with the rebels. However, when Geng Bi was killed in battle by the rebel army, Ma Teng switched sides and joined Han Sui. His skills in battle against the rebels were recognised and he rose through the ranks of the soldiery. The official Han governor of Liang Province, Geng Bi ( 耿鄙), gathered forces to put down the rebellion, and Ma Teng volunteered as a foot soldier. ![]() They were joined by members of the local gentry Han Sui and Bian Zhang. In 184, during the final years of Emperor Ling's reign, the Qiang people in Liang Province rose up against the local government under Beigong Yu ( 北宫玉) and Liwen Hou ( 李文侯). He was said to have been fierce in appearance, but kind to others, wise, and respected by many. After growing up, his height was said to have been over eight chi, (≈1.86 metres). Ma Teng grew up in extreme poverty and made a living selling firewood he collected in the mountains. His father, Ma Ping ( 馬平), was a minor official in Tianshui Commandery, but because of some dispute he was dismissed from his post, and went to live among the Qiang people. ![]() Descendant of Ma Yuan, Ma Teng was from Maoling County ( 茂陵縣), Fufeng Commandery ( 扶風郡) (present-day Xingping, Shaanxi). ![]()
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