Zhao Chongguo
Zhao Chongguo ( Chinese 趙 充 國 / 赵 充 国 , Pinyin Zhào Chōngguó ; 137–52 BC; zi: Wengsun Chinese 翁 孙 , Pinyin Wēngsūn ) was a Chinese general from the time of the Western Han Dynasty . He comes from what is now Tianshui in Gansu . He is known for his land development and cultivation policy ( tuntian 屯田 ), which he used during his pacification of the Western Qiang .
His biography is contained in the Hanshu (History of the Han Dynasty) (Hanshu, 69, Zhao Chongguo Xin Qingji zhuan 趙 充 國 辛 慶忌 傳 "Biographies of Zhao Chongguo and Xin Qingji ").
literature
- Edward L. Dreyer: Zhao Chongguo. A Professional Soldier of the Former Han Dynasty . In: The Journal of Military History 72, July 2008, 3, ISSN 0899-3718 , pp. 665-725.
- Zhao Lisheng 赵 俪 生: Gudai Xibei tuntian kaifa shi古代 西北 屯田 开发 史 (History of Tuntian Development in the Old Northwest). Lanzhou: Gansu wenhua chubanshe, 1997
Web links
- Zhao Chongguo - Chinese
- Edward L. Dreyer: Zhao Chongguo (Abstract) - English
- tuntian system - English
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zhao, Chongguo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 赵 充 国 (Chinese); 趙 充 國 (Chinese); Zhào, Chōngguó (Pinyin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 137 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 52 BC Chr. |