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Zhang Rou

Type Figure Region China Time 1190–1268 Also known as Zhang Degang

Zhang Rou (1190–1268) was a Han Chinese local militia leader in Hebei at the end of the Jin dynasty who surrendered to the Mongols in 1218, campaigne…

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  1. 1210–1218Baozhou · HebeiAt the end of the Jin dynasty Zhang Rou gathered followers in Baozhou for self-defense, becoming an important local power in Hebei and maneuvering between Jin and Mongol forces.
  2. 1218–1230Zhending · HebeiIn 1218 Zhang Rou surrendered to the Mongols, leading his troops with the Mongol army against Jin; in the 1220s he took part in the war against Jin and was granted the rank of commander of ten thousand, holding Zhending as one of the core Han forces under the Mongols.
  3. 1231–1268Zhending · HebeiAfter the Mongols destroyed Jin in 1234, Zhang Rou continued to take part in the war against the Southern Song, with Zhending as his hereditary base. He died in 1268, and his son Zhang Hongfan and others inherited his military and political position.

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