Zhang Yan (Han dynasty)
Zhang Yan | |
|---|---|
| 張燕 | |
| General of the Household Who Pacifies Disorder | |
| In office 180s/190s–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Ling of Han |
| General Who Pacifies the North (平北將軍) (under Cao Cao) | |
| In office 204 – ? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chu Yan (褚燕) Unknown Zhengding County, Hebei |
| Died | Unknown |
| Children | Zhang Fang |
| Occupation | Bandit leader, general, official |
| Other name | Zhang Feiyan (張飛燕) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Anguo Village (安國亭侯) |
Zhang Yan (ⓘ) (fl. 180s–205), born Chu Yan, also known as Zhang Feiyan, was the leader of the Heishan bandits during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He rose from a local rebel to master of a confederation that could hold off the Han, becoming a regional power, and was able to maintain authority in Changshan until he chose to surrender to Cao Cao, getting enfeoffment that remained with his family.