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Ban Chao
Sign in to saveChinese military general, explorer and diplomat (32–102 CE)
Key facts
- Native name
- 班超
- Born
- 32, Pingling, Fufeng , Eastern Han
- Died
- 102 (aged 69 – 70), Luoyang , Eastern Han
- Allegiance
- Han dynasty
- Chinese
- 班 超
- Hanyu pinyin
- Bān Chāo
- Wade giles
- Pan Ch'ao
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ban
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Eastern Han
- Place of birth
- Qindu District
- Place of death
- Luoyang
- Father
- Ban Biao
- Sibling
- Ban Gu
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Statue commemorating Ban Chao, Kashgar.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0032-01-01
- date of death
- 0102-01-01
- described by source
- Dongguan Han Ji
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- Ban Chao
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Encyclopedic overview
Zhongsheng (courtesy name) Chinese仲升
Ban Chao (32–102 CE), courtesy name Zhongsheng, was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and military general of the Eastern Han dynasty. He was born in Fufeng, now Xianyang, Shaanxi. Three of his family members—father Ban Biao, elder brother Ban Gu, younger sister Ban Zhao—were well known historians who wrote the historical text Book of Han, which recorded the history of the Western Han dynasty. As a Han general and cavalry commander, Ban Chao was in charge of administrating the "Western Regions" (Central Asia) while he was in service. He also led Han forces for over 30 years in the war against the Xiongnu and re-established Han control over the Tarim Basin region. He was made Protector General of the Western Regions by the Han government for his efforts in protecting and governing the regions. Ban Chao is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.
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