Ma Xifan

Prince Wenzhao of Chu
楚文昭王
Prince of Chu
Prince of Chu
Tenure7 February 934[1][2] – 30 May 947[2][3]
PredecessorVacant (Ma Yin as King of Chu)
SuccessorMa Xiguang
Jiedushi of Wu'an Circuit
(武安軍節度使)
Tenure14 September 932[1][2] – 30 May 947
PredecessorMa Xisheng
SuccessorMa Xiguang
Born899[4]
likely Changsha, Tang
Died30 May 947
Changsha, Chu
WifeLady Peng
IssueOne or more sons, name(s) unknown
Names
Mǎ Xīfàn (馬希範)
Era dates
Adopted the era names of Later Tang:
Changxing (長興): 930–932
Yingshun (應順): 934
Qingtai (清泰): 934–936
Adopted the era names of Later Jin:
Tianfu (天福): 936–944
Kaiyun (開運): 944–947
Posthumous name
Prince Wénzhāo (文昭王, "civil and accomplished")
HouseMa
DynastyMa Chu
FatherMa Yin
MotherLady Chen

Ma Xifan (traditional Chinese: 馬希範; simplified Chinese: 马希范; pinyin: Mǎ Xīfàn; 899[4] – 30 May 947[2][3]), courtesy name Baogui (寶規), also known by his posthumous name as the Prince Wenzhao of Chu (楚文昭王), was the third ruler of the Ma Chu dynasty of China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.