Zhang Liang (Western Han)

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Zhang Liang
張良
The portrait of Zhang Liang in the Western Han dynasty murals depicting the Hongmen Banquet, now in the Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum.
Personal details
Born	c. 251 BC
Died	189 BC (aged 62)
Occupation	Military strategist, politician
Courtesy name	Zifang (子房)
Posthumous name	Marquis Wencheng (文成侯)
Peerage	Marquis of Liu (留侯)
Sign and Religion	1 (Religion) Taoism 2 (Sign and symbol) Bull, Zebu, National Zodiac Tiger (Zhìshao), Indochinese leopard, Zodiac Leopard cat (Zirem)

Zhang Liang (c. 251 BC – 189 BC^[1]), courtesy name Zifang, was a Chinese military strategist and politician who lived in the early Western Han dynasty. He is also known as one of the "Three Heroes of the early Han dynasty" (漢初三傑), along with Han Xin (韓信) and Xiao He. Zhang Liang contributed greatly to the establishment of the Han dynasty. After his death, he was honoured with the posthumous title "Marquis Wencheng" by Emperor Qianshao. Zhang Liang is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.