Bian Hao

Bian Hao (Chinese: 邊鎬), nickname Kangle (康樂), was a general of the Chinese Southern Tang dynasty. Early in his career, he distinguished himself in campaigns against the agrarian army leader Zhang Yuxian and against Southern Tang's southeastern neighbor Min. Later, during Ma Chu's collapse, Bian was able to enter its territory and, for some time, secured the nominal submission of all former Ma Chu territory to the Southern Tang. However, he was unable to deal with subsequent uprisings in the former Ma Chu realm and had to abandon it, causing him to be exiled for some time. He also fared poorly after he returned to the Southern Tang army, as he was defeated and captured by Later Zhou forces when the Later Zhou invaded the Southern Tang and eventually forced the latter's submission as a vassal. After he was returned to the Southern Tang, he had no further army commissions.