Xie Xuan

Xie Xuan (謝玄) (343 – c.February 388^[1]), courtesy name Youdu (幼度), formally Duke Xianwu of Kangle (康樂獻武公), was a Jin Dynasty (266–420) general who is best known for repelling the Former Qin army at the Battle of Fei River, preventing the Former Qin emperor Fu Jiān from destroying Jin and uniting China.

^ Xie Xuan's biography in Book of Jin indicate that he was 46 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. Vol.107 of Zizhi Tongjian indicate that he died in the 1st month of the 13th year of the Tai'yuan era. The month corresponds to 25 Jan to 23 Feb 388 in the Julian calendar.

[1] Xie Xuan's biography in Book of Jin indicate that he was 46 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. Vol.107 of Zizhi Tongjian indicate that he died in the 1st month of the 13th year of the Tai'yuan era. The month corresponds to 25 Jan to 23 Feb 388 in the Julian calendar.

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