Served Wu. Highly trusted internal administrator.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Chang Chao (Tzŭ-pu)
Simplified Chinese: Undefined
Birthplace: Pengceng City
(Presently Xuzhou in Jiangsu Province)
Name Notes: Sometimes written Zhang Zao.
Rank and Titles
General of the Interior; General Who Pacifies the Distant Lands, Marquis of Youquan (AD 221); General of Wu’s Support, Marquis of Lou; Marquis of Letters (posthumous)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong are not mentioned to be brothers in historic sources. They aren’t even specifically called brothers in the novel. [SGZ, ZZTJ, GoS]