Ma Yuanyi 馬元義

Ma Yuanyi (? - 184) was a member of Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Rebellion and commanded one of it's 36 divisions.

Plans
Ma Yuanyi commanded one of the largest divisions of the Yellow Turbans. He had gathered several ten thousand men in the Jing and Yang provinces and had arranged a date for a rising at Ye. Ma Yuanyi came in and out of the capital several times and he gained support from Regular Palace Attendants Feng Xu and Xu Feng and they agreed on April the 3rd, 184 A.D. for a coup at the inside and an attack without.

Betrayal
In Spring, one of Zhang Jiao's disciples, Tang Zhou, sent a message to the court telling of the plot. Ma Yuanyi was arrested and torn asunder by chariots at Luoyang. This forced Zhang Jiao to launch his attack way sooner then planned.

Participations

 * The Yellow Turban Rebellion in 184