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Zhang Xun ( Chinese: 張勳; pinyin: Zhāng Xūn; Wade–Giles: Chang1 Hsün1; September 16, 1854 – September 11, 1923), courtesy name Shaoxuan ( 少軒 ), art name Songshou Laoren ( 松壽老人 ), nickname Bianshuai ( 辮帥, lit. 'marshal with queue' ), was a Chinese general and Qing loyalist who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor ...
Zhang Xun (simplified Chinese: 张巡; traditional Chinese: 張巡; 709 – 24 November 757) was a Chinese general during the Tang dynasty. He was known for defending Yongqiu and Suiyang during the An Shi Rebellion against the rebel armies of Yan , and thus, his supporters asserted, he blocked Yan forces from attacking and capturing the fertile ...
The united army of Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan, around 6,800 men, prepared to defend Suiyang with their lives. Xu Yuan focused on supplies management and after-battle repairs. Zhang Xun, on the other hand, focused on battle tactics. Despite daily sieges by the Yan army, the Tang soldiers never let up.
If you were a Tang official of long and distinguished service, like Zhang Xun, you were likely deeply loyal to the Emperor, his dynasty, and the institutions of the state that sustained all this splendor.
Zhang Xun (September 16, 1854 – September 11, 1923) was a Chinese general and Qing loyalist who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in the Manchu Restoration of 1917. He also supported Yuan Shikai during his time as president.
Zhang Xun was one of the most important and heroic generals of the Tang Dynasty's An-Shi Rebellion, credited with saving southern China from immense destruction.
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Zhang Xun (simplified Chinese: 张勋; traditional Chinese: 張勳; pinyin: Zhāng Xūnor; Wade–Giles: Chang Hsün; September 16, 1854 – September 11, 1923), courtesy name Shaoxuan, was a Qing dynasty loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in the Manchu Restoration of 1917.
