Zhang Jun (general)

Not to be confused with Zhang Jun (張浚, 1097–1164), courtesy name "Deyuan", a Chinese chancellor between 1135 and 1137, during the Jin–Song Wars.
Portrait of Zhang Jun in The "Four Generals of the Restoration" painted by Liu Songnian during the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhang Jun (traditional Chinese: 張俊; simplified Chinese: 张俊; pinyin: Zhāng Jùn, 1086 – 12 August 1154[1]), courtesy name Boying (伯英),[2] was a Chinese military general and politician who fought during the Jin–Song wars.[3] 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.[4] Soon after, his army suppressed rebellions and banditry in the south alongside the generals Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Yang Qizhong, and others.[5] Emperor Gaozong diminished the power of the military by moving Yue, Han, and Zhang to civilian positions in 1141.[6] A year later, the Song finished negotiating a peace treaty with the Jin.[7]

Zhang was probably the wealthiest man during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. A large portion of his personal wealth consists of rice fields bestowed on him by the emperor. [8]

  1. ^ ([绍兴二十四年]秋七月癸丑，张俊薨。) Song Shi, vol.31. However, Zhang Jun's biography in the same work indicate that he died at the age of 69 (by East Asian reckoning) in the 6th month of that year ([绍兴]二十四年六月薨，年六十九。) Song Shi, vol.369. The month corresponds to 13 Jul to 10 Aug 1154 in the Julian calendar.
  2. ^ (张俊，字伯英，凤翔府成纪人。) Song Shi, vol.369
  3. ^ Tao 2009, p. 651.
  4. ^ Tao 2009, p. 655.
  5. ^ Tao 2009, pp. 665–666.
  6. ^ Tao 2009, p. 682.
  7. ^ Tao 2009, p. 684.
  8. ^ Wang, Zenyu (2010). Social Strata of Song Dynasty. Renmin University of China. p. 286. ISBN 9787300115207.