Pan Chao

Pan Ch’ao

Born in 32; died in 102. General and diplomat of ancient China. Brother of the historian Pan Ku.

In 73, Pan Ch’ao was sent to East Turkestan (the Western Regions) with a military and diplomatic mission. Taking advantage of the dissatisfaction of the local population with the Hsiung-nu (Hun) rule, Pan Ch’ao achieved the temporary subjugation of the small city-states of East Turkestan. In 90, Pan Ch’ao defeated the troops of the Kushan empire, and in 91 he finally defeated the Hsiung-nu. The victories of Pan Ch’ao led to the development of trade and cultural links between China and the West along the Great Silk Route.

REFERENCE

Vasil’ev, L. S. “Pan Ch’ao v Zapadnom krae.” Vestnik drevnei istorii, 1955, no. 1.

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In all, according to The History of the Han Dynasty, Pan Chao had written 16 books.

Women in ancient history

The three short stories that make up Le porteur de jeunes mariees combine the glistening simplicity of Han, T'ang, and Sting dynasty poetics, as manifested in the vetoes of Pan Chieh-yu, Pan Chao, and Li Ch'ing-chao, with the more sophisticated prose structures of such twentieth-century writers as Yu Dafu and Shen Congwen.