Ma Zhong | |
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| 馬忠 | |
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| Commander Beneath the Gates (門下督) | |
| In office 223–? | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Administrator of Zangke (牂牁太守) | |
| In office 225–? | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| General Who Stabilises the South (安南將軍) | |
| In office ?–242 | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Biao |
| Senior General Who Guards the South (鎮南大將軍) | |
| In office 242–249 | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Langzhong, Sichuan |
| Died | 249 |
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| Occupation | Military general, politician |
| Courtesy name | Dexin (德信) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Pengxiang Village (彭鄉亭侯) |
| Original name | Hu Du (狐篤) |
Ma Zhong (died 249), courtesy name Dexin, originally named Hu Du, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Liu Bei was quite impressed by Ma Zhong and praised him highly, comparing him to the recently defected Huang Quan, Ma Zhong was trusted and respected by the following head of the government Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi. After Liu Bei's death, he served under Zhuge Liang during the Southern Campaign and helped to quell the rebellion. He was appointed as the area commander in the south after Li Hui's death. He spends most of his life pacify the region and protecting the people of the south often with the help of Zhang Ni. Ma Zhong was known as a generous and whimsical man but he was also decisive in handling affairs. Hence the southern tribes both feared him and respected him. His duty in the south could be comparable to Wang Ping in the north and Deng Zhi in the east. After his death, the foreigners sorely missed him and later established a temple in his honor.