Notable people
13 peopleFigures with the most linked events, works and records.
People
Campaigners
People who led armies, planned campaigns, held the frontier, commanded fleets and travelled far
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6roles
Mural guide
At dusk on a frontier ridge, a fortress gate with watchtowers stands above a dry plain; one person stands with a saddled horse at the rock edge, plain white banners hang limp, and a camp of tents with a thread of campfire smoke lies below.
This group holds people remembered for war and long journeys: commanders who led armies, strategists who planned campaigns, frontier generals who held the borders, naval commanders who led fleets, warriors known for strength and martial skill, and travellers who went far and left accounts of their journeys. Roles are separated by main duty, and the records are mostly the standard histories, military treatises and travel accounts.
Qi Jiguang · Fan Zhongyan · Ban Chao · Wu Sangui · Meng Tian · Xie Xuan · Li Ji · Guo Ziyi · …
Fan Kuai · Xiang Zhuang · Yuchi Gong · Chen Xuanli · Ying Kaoshu · Dian Wei · Xu Chu · Yang Luchan
Explorers and Travellers
13 peopleTravellers who went far with missions, in search of scripture or to explore, and wrote of the journey
Xuanzang · Zheng He · Marco Polo · Zhang Qian · Cai Yin · Ibn Battuta · Wang Jinghong · Tangyi Fu · …