Hou Junji

Hou Junji
侯君集
BornUnknown
Died(643-04-29)April 29, 643
Occupation(s)General, statesman
FatherHou Ding

Hou Junji (died April 29, 643[1]) was a Chinese general and official who served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Taizong in the Tang dynasty. He is best known for leading the Tang military campaigns against the Gaochang and Tuyuhun kingdoms. In 643, he was implicated in a plot by the crown prince, Li Chengqian, to overthrow Emperor Taizong, and was executed.