 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Maererano nebhuku raChang Qu rinonzi Chronicles of Huayang, Ma akaberekerwa muLiang Province. Ikoko, akava mutungamiriri wemakororo, achishanda pamwe chete naZhao Zhi . Hazvingabviri kuti Ma aiva nechinhu chipi nechipi chaicho chaibatanidza neYellow Turban sangano raZhang Jue kumabvazuva kweChina. Apo Ma nemauto ake vakafamba vakananga kumaodzanyemba kupinda muPurovhinzi yeYi, mauto aimbova ehondo yeHan aibva kuQiang akanga achiri kupandukira pachenamuruwa rweLiang. Maererano nomutsvakurudzi J. M. Farmer, kunobvira kuti Ma akanga anyoresa vamwe varwi veQiang. 