Qian Zhao (simplified: 牵招, traditional: 牽招, pinyin: Qiān Zhāo), courtesy name Zijing (子经), was a general of Cao Wei who served on the northern frontier. He defended against the Xianbei and other non-Han groups and was Administrator of Yanmen. He appears in the same chapter of the Records of the Three Kingdoms as Tian Yu and Man Chong. He died in 231.
Qian Zhao牵招Zijing 子经
Wei general; served on the northern and eastern frontiers; contemporary of Tian Yu and Man Chong; mentioned in SGZ with them.
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