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Duke of Xin Wen Tianxiang 文天祥 | |
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| Grand Chancellor of the Song dynasty | |
| In office 1275–1278 Serving with Chen Yizhong (1275–1276) | |
| Monarchs | Emperor Gong Emperor Duanzong Zhao Bing |
| Preceded by | Jia Sidao |
| Succeeded by | Lu Xiufu |
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| Born | Wen Yunsun (文雲孫) 6 June 1236 Luling, Jiangnan West Circuit, Song China (present-day Ji'an, Jiangxi) |
| Died | 9 January 1283 (aged 46) Dadu, Yuan China (present-day Beijing) |
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Wen Tianxiang (Chinese: 文天祥; pinyin: Wén Tiānxiáng; June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), noble title Duke of Xin (信國公), was a Chinese poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty.[1] For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of the Southern Song dynasty, and for his refusal to yield to the Yuan dynasty despite being captured and tortured, he is a popular culture hero symbol of patriotism, righteousness, and resistance against tyranny in China. He is known as one of the 'Three Loyal Princes of the Song' (大宋三忠王), alongside Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie.[2] Wen Tianxiang is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.
His continuing symbolic importance was evident in an event that took place in Wen Tianxiang's historical shrine in Haifeng (Haifeng County) in 1908, where Chen Jiongming persuaded over thirty young men from the village to swear secret support for a national revolution.[3]
- ^ "The Story of Wen Tianxiang: Loyalty and Courage". en.minghui.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ 当代海外华人社团研究 (in Chinese). 厦门大学出版社. 1995. p. 352. ISBN 9787561509876.
- ^ Leslie H. Dingyan Chen (1999). Chen Jiongming and the Federalist Movement: Regional Leadership and Nation Building in Early Republican China. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, pp. 13–14