[ Ma Chao’s cousin. He surrendered to Liu Bei with Ma Chao.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Ma Tai
Simplified Chinese: 马岱
Pronunciation: Ma3 Dai4
Cantonese (Yale): Ma Doi
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Maa Doi
Min-Nan: Ma Tay
Rank and Titles
General Who Pacifies the North; Marquis of Chen Cang
Family and Relationships
Ma Chao (Cousin)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- Never killed the fictional Chen Zao. AD 228
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 57–59, 64, 65, 81, 88–95, 97, 98, 100–105
Biography
Ma Dai was a cousin of Ma Chao, a famous officer of Shu-Han. (de Crespigny 641) In the year AD 234, Zhuge Liang died. (1) Thereafter, Wei Yan and Yang Yi, two generals of Shu-Han, disagreed on the proper course of action to follow with regard to continuing Zhuge Liang’s campaigns. Both generals labeled each other traitors, but Wei Yan eventually lost support. Yang Yi dispatched Ma Dai to pursue and kill Wei Yan, which Ma Dai was able to do successfully. (2)