Ma Ai

Ma Ai
馬艾
Administrator of Dunhuang Commandery (敦煌太守)
In office
c. 218 – 220
MonarchsEmperor Xian of Han/
Cao Pi
Preceded by?
Succeeded byZhang Gong
Personal details
BornUnknown
Died219 or 220 CE
Dunhuang, Liang Province

Ma Ai (fl.218–220) was the Administrator of Dunhuang Commandery in the western Hexi Corridor during the end of the Eastern Han dynasty.

Ma Ai
Traditional Chinese馬艾
Simplified Chinese马艾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Ài

Background

He was appointed Administrator of Dunhuang in 218.

Death and frontier crisis

Ma Ai died at his post and was replaced by Zhang Gong, who led an attack against rebels during his time at post.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Declercq, Dominik (2016). A Prince of Martial Splendour in the Sixteen Kingdoms. Vol. 171. Brill. p. 198. doi:10.1163/9789004727380. ISBN 978-90-04-72738-0.
  2. ↑ de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). "Biographical List". A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD). Brill. p. 1046. Zhang Gong ⹶非; Dunhuang. A man of learning, about 220 Zhang Gong was Officer of Merit in the commandery when the Administrator Ma Ai died... A group of Chinese and non-Chinese, led by Zhang Jin of Zhangye and Huang Hua of Jiuquan, sought Zhang Gong's support, and they took Zhang Jiu hostage... Zhang Jin was defeated and killed.