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'''Zhang Hongfan''' ({{zh-cpw|c=张弘範|p=Zhāng Hóngfàn|w=Chang Hung-fan}}; [[1238]] – [[1280]]), was a [[Han Chinese]]<ref name="jay 594">Jay, 594.</ref> general of the [[ |
'''Zhang Hongfan''' ({{zh-cpw|c=张弘範|p=Zhāng Hóngfàn|w=Chang Hung-fan}}; [[1238]] – [[1280]]), was a [[Han Chinese]]<ref name="jay 594">Jay, 594.</ref> general of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] in [[China]]. He annihilated the [[Song Dynasty|Southern Song]] by crushing the last Song resistance in [[Battle of Yamen]] in 1279. He is also known for capturing the Song loyalist [[Wen Tianxiang]] (1236–1283).<ref name="jay 592">Jay, 592.</ref> |
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Deng Guangjian, a fellow townsman of Wen Tianxiang, was the tutor to Zhang Hongfan's family after he was rescued from attempting to drown himself at the Battle of Yaishan in March 1279.<ref name="jay 592"/> In his biography of Wen Tianxiang, Deng Guangjian describes Zhang Hongfan as courteous and friendly towards Wen after his capture.<ref name="jay 594"/> On his deathbed, Zhang had also pleaded to the Yuan Emperor [[Kublai Khan]] to spare the life of Wen Tianxiang.<ref name="jay 594"/> Aside from these descriptions in Wen's biography, Deng also wrote a preface to Zhang's various collected writings.<ref name="jay 594"/> |
Deng Guangjian, a fellow townsman of Wen Tianxiang, was the tutor to Zhang Hongfan's family after he was rescued from attempting to drown himself at the Battle of Yaishan in March 1279.<ref name="jay 592"/> In his biography of Wen Tianxiang, Deng Guangjian describes Zhang Hongfan as courteous and friendly towards Wen after his capture.<ref name="jay 594"/> On his deathbed, Zhang had also pleaded to the Yuan Emperor [[Kublai Khan]] to spare the life of Wen Tianxiang.<ref name="jay 594"/> Aside from these descriptions in Wen's biography, Deng also wrote a preface to Zhang's various collected writings.<ref name="jay 594"/> |
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Revision as of 03:36, 2 March 2008
Template:Chinese name Zhang Hongfan (Chinese: 张弘範; pinyin: Zhāng Hóngfàn; Wade–Giles: Chang Hung-fan; 1238 – 1280), was a Han Chinese[1] general of the Yuan Dynasty in China. He annihilated the Southern Song by crushing the last Song resistance in Battle of Yamen in 1279. He is also known for capturing the Song loyalist Wen Tianxiang (1236–1283).[2]
Deng Guangjian, a fellow townsman of Wen Tianxiang, was the tutor to Zhang Hongfan's family after he was rescued from attempting to drown himself at the Battle of Yaishan in March 1279.[2] In his biography of Wen Tianxiang, Deng Guangjian describes Zhang Hongfan as courteous and friendly towards Wen after his capture.[1] On his deathbed, Zhang had also pleaded to the Yuan Emperor Kublai Khan to spare the life of Wen Tianxiang.[1] Aside from these descriptions in Wen's biography, Deng also wrote a preface to Zhang's various collected writings.[1]
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- Jay, Jennifer W. "Memoirs and Official Accounts: The Historiography of the Song Loyalists," Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (Volume 50, Number 2, 1990): 589–612.
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