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Zhang Qian.
imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
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About Zhang Qian
Zhang Qian was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and politician who served as an imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the late 2nd century BC during the Western Han dynasty. He was one of the first official diplomats to bring back valuable information about Central Asia, including the Greco-Bactrian remains of the Macedonian Empire as well as the Parthian Empire, to the Han dynasty imperial court, then ruled by Emperor Wu of Han.
Everything about Zhang Qian →- Occupation
- explorer, diplomat, politician
- Citizenship
- Han dynasty
- Born
- 200 BC
- Died
- 114 BC, 114 BC