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Zhang Liangbi
Late Yuan warlord in Shaanxi, also called Zhang Sidao, who defied Koke Temur from his base at Lutai and fled to Ningxia when Ming armies arrived in 1369
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Zhang Sidao
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Zhang Liangbi, usually called Zhang Sidao in the Ming History, was one of the commanders who held the Guanzhong region at the end of the Yuan; with Li Siqi, Kong Xing and Toli Bek he was known as one of the Four Generals. When Koke Temur took over the combined Yuan armies, Zhang was the first to refuse his orders, and Koke sent Guan Bao and others to attack him at Lutai, while Li Siqi joined forces with Zhang, so that the fighting dragged on for years. In 1367 the court stripped Koke of his command and ordered Zhang, Li and the others east to attack him, but the armies soon broke up and went home. When Ming forces entered Shaanxi in 1369 Zhang abandoned Lutai and fled to Ningxia, where Koke seized him; his brother Zhang Liangchen surrendered Qingyang to the Ming, rebelled again and was killed when the city was stormed. What became of Zhang himself is not recorded.
Life and times
Dates Dates unknown; late-Yuan warlord in Guanzhong (alive in 1369)