Mao Zetan
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Máo Zétán (毛泽覃, also named Máo Zélín 毛泽淋, courtesy name first Yǒngjú 咏菊, then Rùnjú 润菊) (September 25, 1905 - April 25, 1935) was the younger one of Mao Zedong's two brothers. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1923. In 1927, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising, retreating with the Communists to the Jinggang Mountains at its completion. At the age of 29, he was killed in battle while fighting Kuomintang forces at Jiangxi.
See also: Mao Zemin
