Zhang Jun (general)

Zhang Jun (traditional Chinese: 張俊; simplified Chinese: 张俊; pinyin: Zhāng Jùn, 1086–1154), was a Chinese military general and politician who fought during the Jin–Song Wars.[1] His battle with Jurchen commander 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]

Not to be confused with Zhang Jun (張浚, 1097–1164), a Chinese chancellor between 1135 and 1137, during the Jin–Song Wars.
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 was probably the wealthiest man during the reign of Gaozong of Song. A large portion of his personal wealth consists of rice fields bestowed on him by the emperor. [6]

See also

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.
  6. Wang, Zenyu (2010). Social Strata of Song Dynasty. Renmin University of China. p. 286. ISBN 9787300115207.

Bibliography
  • Tao, Jing-Shen (2009). "The Move to the South and the Reign of Kao-tsung". In Paul Jakov Smith; Denis C. Twitchett (eds.). 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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