ZHANG LIANG (WESTERN HAN)
LAMBERT M. SURHONE, MARIAM T. TENNOE, SUSAN F. HENSSONOW
Zhang Liang, was a strategist and statesman of the early Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.
He is also known as one of the "Three Heroes of the early Han Dynasty"), along with Han Xin and Xiao He.
Zhang Liang contributed greatly to the founding of the Han Dynasty and was conferred the title of "Marquis Wencheng of Liu" by Emperor Gaozu of Han in recognition of his efforts
Zhang Liang was born in Chengfu .
He descended from an aristocrat family in the Han state of the Warring States Period.
His grandfather served three generations of the Han rulers as Chancellor while his father served two generations.
Zhang Liang missed the opportunity to inherit his family's legacy as the Han state was annexed by the Qin state in 230 BC as part of Qin Shi Huang's wars of unification to bring China under his rule.
