Zhang Hongfan
Zhang Hongfan (
Zhang was born in Dingxing, in present-day Hebei province. Dingxing had been part of the
Although some later books and retellings claim that Zhang was a traitor who turned against the Song Dynasty, this is not historically accurate,[4] since Zhang's place of birth had not been part of the Song empire and his family had served the Jin, then the Mongols. Some historians claim [citation needed] that Zhang was related to Zhang Shijie, the Song general who lost the Battle of Yamen against the Mongols before dying in a storm, as Zhang Shijie's family was also from present day Hebei under Jin rule.
Deng Guangjian, a fellow townsman of Wen Tianxiang, was tutor to Zhang Hongfan's family after he was rescued from attempting to drown himself at the Battle of Yamen.[3] In his biography of Wen Tianxiang, Deng Guangjian describes Zhang Hongfan as courteous and friendly towards Wen after his capture.[1] On his deathbed, Zhang had also pleaded with the Yuan Emperor Kublai Khan to spare the life of Wen Tianxiang.[1] Aside from these descriptions in Wen's biography, Deng also wrote a preface to Zhang's various collected writings.[1]
References
- ^ JSTOR 2719208.
- ^ Giles, Herbert (1898). "Chang Hung-fan". A Chinese Biographical Dictionary. London: Bernard Quaritch.
- ^ JSTOR 2719208.
- ^ "张弘范其人其诗-论文".