| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 马氏, 馬氏, Mǎ Shì |
| Nickname | Mashi (马氏); daughter of Ma Chao in later rosters |
| Other name | Mã thị (con gái Mã Siêu) |
| INFORMATION | |
| Death Reason | Not recorded in Sanguozhi core text; later game and roster tradition only. |
| FAMILY | |
| Father | |
| Relatives | |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Ma clan / Shu Han household |
| Battles | Not a combatant. |
Biography & Historical Record
Lady Ma (马氏, Mã thị) on this page is the site’s label for a daughter of Ma Chao (马超, Mã Siêu) in the Ma clan family roster — chiefly linked from Ma Cheng (马承, Mã Thừa) as his sister. Chen Shou’s Sanguozhi does not name any daughter of Ma Chao. What history does record are sons: Ma Qiu (马秋, Mã Thu), killed at Hanzhong in 215, and Ma Cheng, who inherited Ma Chao’s marquisate in Shu after 222. Lady Ma therefore belongs to later tradition and game genealogy, not to a specific Pei note or annal entry.
Do not confuse her with Ma Yunlu (马云禄, Mã Vân Lộc), the famous fictional sister from Romance of the Three Kingdoms derivative works and Koei titles — a different character with a full invented name and marriage plots. Lady Ma is the minimal 马氏 label: Ma-clan daughter, unnamed in SGZ, kept in the wiki so Ma Chao’s Children field can list daughter beside sons without inventing a courtesy name.
She is also not any other 马氏 on the site (numerous Ma-surname officers). Identifying facts: daughter of Ma Chao, sister of Ma Cheng in roster tradition, no SGZ biography of her own.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Luo Guanzhong does not stage a named daughter for Ma Chao. Ma Yunlu appears only in later storytelling and games. Lady Ma as 马氏 is a site roster convenience for the Shu Ma household after Ma Chao’s death — parallel to how unnamed wives are titled by clan (杨氏, 董氏) when history gives no given name.
Lady Ma (马氏) — Historical & Literary Timeline
c. 214–222
Shu household of Ma Chao
If she existed, she would belong to Ma Chao’s Chengdu period after Yi Province. No SGZ line names her.
222 AD onward
Brother Ma Cheng inherits marquisate
Ma Cheng succeeds as Marquis of Wei. Site roster lists Lady Ma as sister — later tradition only.
Modern games
Roster daughter vs Ma Yunlu
Koei and folk lists add Ma women; Ma Yunlu is fully fictional. Lady Ma (马氏) is the unnamed daughter slot in this wiki.
For Ma Chao’s documented heirs, see Ma Chao on Wikipedia and SGZ Wei 18.
Key Relationships
Family
- Father Ma Chao (马超, Mã Siêu): Five Tiger General of Shu; died 222.
- Brother Ma Cheng (马承, Mã Thừa): Heir and Marquis of Wei in Shu records.
- Half-brother Ma Qiu (马秋, Mã Thu): Son of Lady Dong (董氏); executed 215 at Hanzhong.
- Cousin Ma Dai (马岱, Mã Đại): Companion of Ma Chao in exile and Shu service.
- Not Ma Yunlu (马云禄) — fully fictional sister with her own page.
Friends
- No named allies in sources. Shu Ma household only.
Enemies
- No personal nemesis recorded.
Other
- Roster figure only — not attested in SGZ core text. Kept for Ma family wiki symmetry with Ma Cheng’s sister line.
In Novel
General note
- Lady Ma (马氏, Mã thị): Chen Shou's Sanguozhi names Ma Chao's heir Ma Cheng (马承, Mã Thừa) and records the Hanzhong son Ma Qiu (马秋, Mã Thu) but does not name a daughter. Luo Guanzhong's novel likewise does not give Ma Chao a daughter with a speaking role. This page follows later game rosters and the site's Ma Cheng family list, which cites a sister Lady Ma — distinct from the fictional Ma Yunlu (马云禄, Mã Vân Lộc).
In History
Summary
- Lady Ma (马氏, Mã thị) is not attested in the core text of Chen Shou's Sanguozhi. Official history records Ma Chao's son and heir Ma Cheng and the executed Hanzhong son Ma Qiu, but no daughter by name. The label 马氏 on this page follows later game rosters and the site's Ma family wiki, where Ma Cheng's relatives include a sister Lady Ma — a placeholder for Shu-period daughters the chronicles did not name.
Historical Record
- SGZ Wei 18 (Ma Chao); Shu records on Ma Cheng. No daughter entry. Treat as later tradition / roster figure, not a claim of Han-history documentation.
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