Zhang Yichao (; 799−872) was a Chinese military general and politician of the Tang dynasty who was a resident of Sha Prefecture (, in modern Dunhuang, Gansu). When the Tibetan Empire plunged into civil war, he led a rebellion, capturing several cities and reverted the area's allegiance to the Tang dynasty. He subsequently conquered the Hexi Corridor and governed it as the military commissioner (''jiedushi'') of Guiyi Circuit (headquartered in modern Dunhuang) under nominal authority of the Tang emperors.
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Zhang Yichao (; 799−872) was a Chinese military general and politician of the Tang dynasty who was a resident of Sha Prefecture (, in modern Dunhuang, Gansu). When the Tibetan Empire plunged into civil war, he led a rebellion, capturing several cities and reverted the area's allegiance to the Tang dynasty. He subsequently conquered the Hexi Corridor and governed it as the military commissioner (''jiedushi'') of Guiyi Circuit (headquartered in modern Dunhuang) under nominal authority of the Tang emperors.
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