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Zhang Liang (Zifang)

Strategist · Chinese (Han) · 3rd–2nd c. BC

Han dynasty strategist (c. 250–186 BC). Serving Liu Bang (later Emperor Gaozu of Han), he provided strategic support during the Chu-Han War — one of the "Three Heroes of the Early Han." His crisis management at the Hongmen Banquet and his strategic insight at the critical moments of the war made him legendary. He voluntarily retired after Liu Bang's victory — the ideal type of the strategist who knows when to leave.