Zhang Jun (general)

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The "Four Generals of Zhongxing" painted by Liu Songnian during the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhang Jun is the fourth person from the left. Han Shizhong is fifth from the left. Yue Fei is second from the left.

Zhang Jun (traditional Chinese: 張俊; simplified Chinese: 张俊; pinyin: Zhāng Jùn, 1086–1154), was a Chinese general and official who fought during the Jin–Song wars.[1] His battle with Jurchen commander Wanyan Wuzhu at Mingzhou near the temporary Song capital of Hangzhou briefly halted the Jin advance, giving the Song Emperor Gaozong the chance to flee the city by ship.[2] Soon after, his army suppressed rebellions and banditry in the south alongside the generals Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Yang Qizhong, and others.[3] Emperor Gaozong diminished the power of the military by moving Yue, Han, and Zhang to civilian positions in 1141.[4] A year later, the Song finished negotiating a peace treaty with the Jin.[5]

See also

  • Yue Fei
  • Qin Hui
  • Jin campaigns against the Song Dynasty
  • Timeline of Jin campaigns against the Song Dynasty

Citations

  1. ↑ Tao 2009, p. 651.
  2. ↑ Tao 2009, p. 655.
  3. ↑ Tao 2009, pp. 665–666.
  4. ↑ Tao 2009, p. 682.
  5. ↑ Tao 2009, p. 684.

Bibliography

  • Tao, Jing-Shen (2009). "The Move to the South and the Reign of Kao-tsung". In Paul Jakov Smith; Denis C. Twitchett. The Cambridge History of China: Volume 5, The Sung Dynasty and Its Precursors, 907-1279. Cambridge University Press. pp. 556–643. ISBN 978-0-521-81248-1.  (hardcover)
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