Ma Yuan (Han dynasty)

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Ma Yuan 馬援
Statue of Ma Yuan on Mount Fubo, Guilin
Born	14 BC Xingping, Shaanxi
Died	49 AD (aged 62)
Other names	Wenyuan (文淵) Marquis Zhongcheng (忠成侯)
Occupation(s)	Military general, politician
Children	Ma Liao Ma Fang Ma Guang Ma Keqing Ma Jiang Empress Ma three other daughters
Parent	Ma Zhong (father)
Relatives	Ma Kuang (brother) Ma Yu (brother) Ma Yuan (brother) Lady Ma (sister)

Ma Yuan (Chinese: 馬援; 14 BC – 49 AD), courtesy name Wenyuan, also known by his official title Fubo Jiangjun (伏波将军; "General who Calms the Waves"), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Eastern Han dynasty.^[1][2] He played a prominent role in defeating the Trung sisters' rebellion.

His military and political achievements included helping Emperor Guangwu unite the empire and putting down rebellions of the Trung Sisters (in Jiaozhi, modern Vietnam) and the Wulin tribes (in modern eastern Guizhou and northwestern Hunan). He fell ill during an expedition to modern Hunan in 49 AD, and died soon afterwards. Prior to that, Ma Yuan contributed to Emperor Guangwu's defeat of the warlord Wei Xiao (隗囂), who controlled the modern eastern Gansu region.