{"slug": "ban-chao", "label": "Ban Chao", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Chao", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366132", "qid": "Q366132", "description": "Chinese military general, explorer and diplomat (32–102 CE)", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [32, 123], "span_label": ["32 CE", "123 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "tarim-basin", "label": "Tarim Basin", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "xiongnu", "label": "Xiongnu", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "silk-road", "label": "Silk Road", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "luoyang", "label": "Luoyang", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "han-dynasty", "label": "Han dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "central-asia", "label": "Central Asia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 32, "year_label": "32 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Ban Chao, Chinese general and diplomat (d. 102)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369986487#32_AD", "title": "30s", "revid": 1369986487, "section": "Births › 32 AD"}}, {"year": 73, "year_label": "73 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Ban Chao (Pan-Ch’ao), competing with the Xiongnu, imposes a Chinese protectorate on the kings of Lop Nor and Khotan in the Tarim Basin, with the aim of controlling the Silk Road.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371506584#Asia", "title": "AD 73", "revid": 1371506584, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 75, "year_label": "75 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Revolt against the Chinese in Tarim: Cachera and Turpan are besieged. Luoyang orders the evacuation of Tarim. Ban Chao makes the rebels retreat towards Khotan. At the same time, the Chinese army of Ganzhou reconquers Turpan in Northern Xiongnu. Ban Chao convinces the emperor of the need to control Central Asia in the fight against Xiongnu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364745397#Asia", "title": "AD 75", "revid": 1364745397, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 88, "year_label": "88 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Han Zhangdi dies at age 31 after a 13-year reign in which Chinese military forces have become powerful enough to march against tribes who threaten their northern and western borders. Having used intrigue as well as armed might to achieve his ends, Zhangdi and his General Ban Chao have reestablished Chinese influence in Inner Asia, but court eunuchs have increased their power during the emperor's reign. Zhangdi is succeeded by his 9-year-old son Zhao, who will reign until 105 as emperor Han Hedi, but he will be a virtual pawn of Empress Dou (adoptive mother) and scheming courtiers who will effectively rule the Chinese Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267078165#Asia", "title": "AD 88", "revid": 1267078165, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 91, "year_label": "91 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Ban Chao is made protector-general of the Western Regions.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332960692#Asia", "title": "AD 91", "revid": 1332960692, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 94, "year_label": "94 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Chinese General Ban Chao completes his conquest of the Tarim Basin by taking Yānqi, which is located on the strategic Silk Road.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330324543#Asia", "title": "AD 94", "revid": 1330324543, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 102, "year_label": "102 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Having organised the territories of the Tarim Basin, Chinese General Ban Chao retires to Luoyang and dies shortly thereafter.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330325200#Asia", "title": "AD 102", "revid": 1330325200, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 102, "year_label": "102 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Ban Chao, Chinese general of the Han dynasty (b. AD 32)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330325200#Deaths", "title": "AD 102", "revid": 1330325200, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 123, "year_label": "123 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "In China, Ban Yong, son of Ban Chao, reestablishes the Chinese control over the Tarim Basin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339094983#Asia", "title": "AD 123", "revid": 1339094983, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}]}