Tan Lun (,

courtesy name A courtesy name ( zh, s=字, p=zì, l=character), also known as a style name, is an additional name bestowed upon individuals at adulthood, complementing their given name. This tradition is prevalent in the East Asian cultural sphere, particula ...

Zili 子理, 以詔;

Art name An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosp ...

Erhua 二華, (August 4, 1519 – April 20, 1577) was a

Han Chinese The Han Chinese, alternatively the Han people, are an East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. With a global population of over 1.4 billion, the Han Chinese are the list of contemporary ethnic groups, world's la ...

official, military general, of the

Jiajing Emperor The Jiajing Emperor (16September 150723January 1567), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Ming, personal name Zhu Houcong, art name, art names Yaozhai, Leixuan, and Tianchi Diaosou, was the 12th List of emperors of the Ming ...

of mid-

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

in China. Tan Lun raised and organized

Qi Jiguang Qi Jiguang (, November 12, 1528 – January 17, 1588), courtesy name Yuanjing, art names Nantang and Mengzhu, posthumous name Wuyi, was a Chinese military general and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is best known for leading the defense on th ...

and several other generals to fight effectively against the Jiajing wokou pirates and along with other prominent figures restored the stability of the

. He was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill, and for consolidating military strength during the middle

. He was also known for his ruthlessness in the execution of his policies. Tan also exemplified loyalty in an era of chaos. He died in 1577, where he was bestowed the posthumous honour of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent ().

Popular culture

The 1975

King Hu King Hu Jinquan ( zh, t=胡金銓, 29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997) was a Chinese filmmaker and actor, based in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is known for directing various ''wuxia'' films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Ci ...

film ''

The Valiant Ones ''The Valiant Ones'' (, or ) is a 1975 wuxia film written and directed by King Hu. A Taiwanese-Hong Kong co-production, the film portrays a Ming-era conflict between Chinese officials and Japanese pirates mediated by a husband-and-wife martia ...

'' features Tan Lun.

References

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History of Ming The ''History of Ming'' is the final official Chinese history included in the '' Twenty-Four Histories''. It consists of 332 volumes and covers the history of the Ming dynasty from 1368 to 1644. It was written by a number of officials commissio ...

'' * Huang, Ray. '' 1587, a Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline.'' New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981. {{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Lun 1519 births 1577 deaths Ming dynasty generals People from Fuzhou, Jiangxi Generals from Jiangxi Viceroys of Liangguang