The Five Tiger Generals, also known as the Five Tiger Generals and the Five Tiger Generals, are the collective names of the Shu Han generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong in the historical "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but there is no title in the official history "Three Kingdoms".
When Chen Shou first wrote "Three Kingdoms", he juxtaposed the five people into a biography, but did not put forward the concept of the five tiger generals, and then after a long historical evolution, these five people were shaped into five tiger generals, and in literary works, historical books, personal collections have different degrees of records, in the folk is widely spread in the form of art.
Guan Yu (161 220), the word Yunchang, was a native of Xie Liang in Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), and a famous general of Shu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In the early days, he followed Liu Bei to various places, was captured by Cao Cao, and killed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang in Baimapo, and was known as the enemy of 10,000 people together with Zhang Fei. After Guan Yu died, he was gradually deified and revered by the people as "Guan Gong", also known as the beautiful bearded man. In the Qing Dynasty, he was enshrined as "the Emperor of Loyalty, Righteousness, Martial Spirit, Benevolence, Bravery, and Might", and was worshiped as the "Martial Saint", which was as famous as the "Literary Sage" Confucius.
Zhang Fei (?.)221), the word Yide (the official history of the Chinese word Yide, ** Romance of the Three Kingdoms is Yide), Youzhou Zhuo County (now Zhuozhou City, Baoding City, Hebei Province) people, the Three Kingdoms period Shu Han famous general. Because of its bravery, it is known as "ten thousand enemies" with Guan Yu. In traditional Chinese culture, Zhang Fei is known for his bravery, recklessness, jealousy and hatred, although this image is mainly used in folk arts such as ** and drama, but it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Zhao Yun (?).229), Zilong, a native of Changshan Zhending (now Zhengding, Hebei Province). Eight feet long, majestic posture, one of the famous generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the warlords were fighting, and Zhao Yun was recommended by the county to lead the righteous servants to join the white horse general Gongsun Zhan. During this period, he became acquainted with Liu Bei, the emperor of the Han family, but soon after, Zhao Yun left due to the death of his brother. Zhao Yun left Gongsun Zan for about seven years, met Liu Bei in Yecheng, and followed Liu Bei from then on.
Ma Chao (176 - January 223), the name Mengqi, Fufeng Maoling (now Xingping, Shaanxi), the son of Ma Teng, the late Han Dynasty Guard, the founding general of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Shu Han Dynasty, and one of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty. In his early years, he fought with his father, and after Ma Teng entered Beijing, Ma Chao stayed in Sanfu. After the Battle of Tongguan was defeated by Cao Cao, he divided the counties of Longshang. After the failure, he took refuge in Zhang Lu and then switched to Liu Bei. After Liu Bei established Shu Han, Ma Chaoguan became a hussar general, a township marquis, and a Liangzhou pastor. He died of illness in December of the second year of Zhangwu (January 223) at the age of 47.
Huang Zhong (145-220), the name Hansheng (Taiping Yulan Volume 238 quoted in the "Shu Zhi" as "Uncle Han"), a native of Nanyang (now Nanyang, Henan). A famous general during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty. He was originally a lieutenant general under Liu Biao, and later returned to Liu Bei, and helped Liu Bei attack Liu Zhang in Yizhou. In 219 AD, Huang Zhong beheaded Cao Cao's famous general Xiahou Yuan in the battle of Dingjun Mountain, and was promoted to the general of Zhengxi. The following year, Huang Zhong died of illness, and he was called Ganghou.