Zhang Nan (Three Kingdoms)


Zhang Nan, courtesy name Wenjin, was a military officer of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China.

Life

Zhang Nan was originally from Jing Province. He served as a military officer under Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms era, and accompanied him to Yi Province in the early 210s.
In 221, Liu Bei attacked his former ally, Sun Quan, after the latter broke their alliance and seized his territories in Jing Province and executed his general Guan Yu. Zhang Nan participated in this campaign, which led to the Battle of Xiaoting of 221–222, and was appointed as the Vanguard of the Shu army. In the summer of 222, Sun Quan's forces, led by Lu Xun, suddenly launched a counter-attack after about six months of stalemate since the beginning of 222. Zhang Nan was killed in action.
The Shu official Yang Xi praised Zhang Nan for his courage and mentioned that he faced the same fate as Feng Xi.