MILITARY PERSONNEL

Zhang Liao

169 - 222

Zhang Liao

Zhang Liao () (169 – late 222), courtesy name Wenyuan, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served briefly in the state of Cao Wei, founded by Cao Cao's successor Cao Pi, in the early Three Kingdoms period before his death. Formerly a subordinate of other warlords such as Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, Zhang Liao joined Cao Cao around 198 after Lü Bu's downfall at the Battle of Xiapi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Liao has received more than 325,489 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Zhang Liao is the 263rd most popular military personnel (down from 251st in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from China (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Zhang Liao is most famous for his role in the Battle of Hefei in the year 200 AD.

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Languages Editions (L)
5.78
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Zhang Liao ranks 263 out of 2,058. Before him are Otto Liman von Sanders, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Craterus, Hasdrubal Barca, Omar Bradley, and Baiju. After him are Nikolai Vatutin, Erwin von Witzleben, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, Pedro de Alvarado, Erich Hoepner, and Orda Khan.

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Otto Liman von Sanders
1855 - 1929
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 257
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
1902 - 1947
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 258
Craterus
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 64.80
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Hasdrubal Barca
300 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 64.78
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Omar Bradley
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.76
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Baiju
1201 - 1300
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 262
Zhang Liao
169 - 222
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 263
Nikolai Vatutin
1901 - 1944
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 264
Erwin von Witzleben
1881 - 1944
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 265
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
1861 - 1936
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 266
Pedro de Alvarado
1485 - 1541
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 267
Erich Hoepner
1886 - 1944
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 268
Orda Khan
1204 - 1280
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 269

Contemporaries

Among people born in 169, Zhang Liao ranks 1. After him are Xu Huang, and Empress Jingū. Among people deceased in 222, Zhang Liao ranks 3. Before him are Elagabalus, and Ma Chao. After him are Julia Soaemias, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Ma Liang, Bardaisan, Annia Faustina, and Hierocles.