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Hu Quan

Type Figure Region Jizhou Time 1102–1180 Also known as Hu Bangheng、Dan'an、Duke Zhongjian

Hu Quan (1102–1180), courtesy name Bangheng, sobriquet Dan'an, of Luling, Jizhou, was a famous Southern Song minister and litterateur, counted among …

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  1. 1128–1138Lin'an Prefecture · HangzhouPassed the jinshi examination in Jianyan 2 and served successively as military judge in Fuzhou and other posts. In Shaoxing 5 he became editor of the Privy Council, handling military documents, and was famed throughout court and realm for his uprightness.
  2. 1138–1161Jiyang Commandery · SanyaIn November of Shaoxing 8 he submitted the Wuwu Memorial to Emperor Gaozong, bitterly denouncing Qin Hui's peace policy and calling for the execution of Qin Hui and two others, shaking court and realm. He was struck from the rolls and banished to Zhaozhou, later transferred to Xinzhou and Jiyang Commandery, exiled beyond Lingnan and to Hainan for over twenty years, during which he wrote and held firm in his resolve to resist Jin.
  3. 1162–1180Luling County, Jizhou · Ji'anAfter Emperor Xiaozong ascended the throne he was restored to office, serving successively as bureau director in Personnel, Vice Minister of War, and Attendant Scholar of the Baowen Pavilion, repeatedly memorializing to cultivate virtue, train troops and recover the Central Plains. In Chunxi 7 he retired as Scholar of the Zizheng Hall, dying of illness the same year, posthumously granted the rank of Tongyi Grandee and named Zhongjian.

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