Zhai Zun

Zhai Zun (Chinese: 祭尊; pinyin: Zhài Zūn; died 33 CE), courtesy name Disun (弟孫), was a Chinese military commander of the Han Dynasty.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhai.

A native of Yingchuan in Anhui, who joined the standard of Liu Xiu (the later Emperor Guangwu), and rose to high military command. He operated against the southern barbarians, and aided in the overthrow of Wei Xiao (隗囂). A stern disciplinarian, he put to death his own son for breach of the law. He wore common leather breeches and cotton socks, distributing all his prize-money among his soldiers, who were strictly forbidden to pillage, and whose leisure hours he sought to fill up with refined and intellectual amusements. Even in war time, he would not suffer the usual religious ceremonies to be neglected.

He was ennobled as Marquis, and canonised as Cheng (成). Eventually, his portrait was hung in the Yuntai (雲臺) gallery by Emperor Ming in 60 A.D., and he was ranked no.9 out of the 28 Generals of Yuntai.

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This article incorporates text from entry Chai Tsun in A Chinese Biographical Dictionary by Herbert A. Giles (1898), a publication now in the public domain.


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