Understanding the role of 將 in a sentence I was trying to write a short text about 姜子牙。Due to my limited success, I searched for Chinese materials and found a folktale here. It says:


  周文王請呂尚上車，屏退拉車手，親自將姜尚請回都城


My problem is with the last part. Is the 將 here the written equivalent of 把，or is it something different, because a 把 feels superfluous. Is it just a reformulation of:


  周文王親自請姜子牙與他回都城


or is there any special meaning?
Is the 將 here the written equivalent of 把


Yes, and it's more formal than 把. According to the context, especially "屏退拉車手", "親自將姜尚請回都城" indicates that "周文王" pulled the cart by himself; while "周文王親自請姜子牙與他回都城" doesn't have such intent strongly. With the usage of "將" (or "把"), the object of the action, "姜尚" (and then the action, "親自拉車") gets emphasized.