Zhang Gui

This article is about the ancestor to the royal house of Former Liang. For the Tang Dynasty warlord, see Zhang Gui (Tang dynasty).

Zhang Gui (Chinese: 張軌, 255–314) was the governor of Liang province and first Duke of Xiping under the Western Jin. He was the seventeenth generation descendant of King of Changshan Zhang Er from the Chu–Han Contention era. In 301, he was appointed governor of Liang province. In 313, he was granted the title Duke of Xiping. The following year, Zhang Gui died from an illness and his followers supported his eldest son Zhang Shi to continue the governor position.^[1]

Zhang Gui 張軌
Prince of Former Liang (posthumously)
Inspector of Liang Province
Reign	301–314
Successor	Zhang Shi
Born	255
Died	314 (aged 58–59)
Names Zhang Gui (張軌) Regnal name General to Pacify the West, Inspector of Liang Province, Colonel to Guard the Qiang people, Marquis of Anle District (安西將軍 涼州刺史 領護羌校尉 安樂鄉侯) Posthumous name Duke Wu (武公, honored by Western Jin) Prince Wu (武王, honored by Zhang Zuo) Temple name Taizu (太祖, honored by Zhang Zuo)
Dynasty	Former Liang
Father	Zhang Wen
Mother	Lady Xin