Ma Zhong | |
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| 馬忠 | |
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| Senior General Who Guards the South (鎮南大將軍) | |
| In office 242–249 | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| General Who Stabilises the South (安南將軍) | |
| In office ?–242 | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Biao |
| Area Commander of Laixiang (庲降都督) | |
| In office 223–249 | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Preceded by | Zhang Yi |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Biao |
| 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. 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 where he spends most of his life pacifying the region, often with the help of Zhang Ni. Ma Zhong was known as generous and whimsical but also decisive in handling affairs. Hence the southern tribes both feared 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.