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Pan Zhang潘璋

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Eastern Wu general, captured Su Fei alive.

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Pan Zhang, and the people around them.

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms

Eastern Wu general, captured Guan Yu. ; Eastern Wu general, participated in capturing Guan Yu.

In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Eastern Wu general, captured Su Fei alive. ; Eastern Wu general, third unit. ; Eastern Wu general, ordered to lead troops to Hanyang to support Dong Xi.

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  1. 13 profile notes
    6 relations8 verified quotations
    • Sun Quanappoint generalPan Zhang
    • Pan Zhangsubordinate generalSun Quan
    • Pan ZhangcatchGuan Yu
    • Zhou YusubordinatePan Zhang
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    1. 蒋钦、潘璋为合后

      subordinate general · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 67

    2. 右边韩当、周泰,左边陈武、潘璋

      subordinate general · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 61

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  2. 10 profile notes
    9 relations14 verified quotations
    • Pan Zhangrefuse battleLiu Bei
    • Sun Quanappoint generalPan Zhang
    • Pan Zhangsubordinate generalSun Quan
    • Pan ZhangcatchGuan Yu
    Verified original text · 14
    1. 璋与陆逊并力拒之

      refuse battle · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·虎臣传

    2. 权先使朱然、潘璋断其径路

      ruler-subject · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·吴主传

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History vs. fiction

In official history, Pan Zhang died of illness in the third year of Huanglong after capturing Guan Yu, while the novel fictionalizes that he was stunned by Guan Yu's apparition and then killed by Guan Xing.

  • According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Pan Zhang, Pan Zhang's subordinates captured Guan Yu, and Pan Zhang died of illness in the third year of Huanglong (231 AD). The Romance of the Three Kingdoms fictionalizes that Guan Yu's apparition frightened Pan Zhang, who was then killed by Guan Xing, who also seized his treasured saber. The original text in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biographies of Cheng, Huang, Han, Jiang, Zhou, Chen, Dong, Gan, Ling, Xu, Pan, and Ding reads: 「权征关羽,璋与朱然断羽走道,到临沮,住夹石。璋部下司马马忠禽羽」

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Pan ZhangPan ZhangLiu BeiLiu BeiSun QuanSun QuanGuan YuGuan YuZhou YuZhou YuZhang LiaoZhang LiaoDing FengDing FengHuang ZhongHuang ZhongZhu RanZhu RanGuan XingGuan XingXiahou ShangXiahou ShangMa Zhong
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·吴主传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 38; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·吴范刘惇赵达传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 44; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·周瑜鲁肃吕蒙传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 49; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·嗣主传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 50

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