Huan Wen (English spelling)

Japanese: 桓温 - かんおん（英語表記）Huan Wen; Huan Wên

[Born] Kenko 1 (313)
[Death] Ningkang 2 (374)
A Chinese politician and military commander of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (→Jin). He was from the state of Zhang (Anhui Province). His pen name was Yuanzi. His posthumous name was Xuanwu. He succeeded Yu Yi as governor of Jingzhou, which was the largest town in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 345. He destroyed Cheng in Shu, defeated the army of Former Qin, and attacked Former Yan. Huan Wen's goal in invading the Central Plains was to suppress the opposing forces within the court and achieve enlightenment. However, he was defeated at Fangtou (Henan Province) when he attacked Former Yan, and his prestige was diminished, and he died without achieving his ambition.

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Japanese:

[生]建興1(313)
[没]寧康2(374)
中国，東晋 (→晋) の政治家，武将。しょう国 (安徽省) の人。字は元子。諡は宣武。庾翼の跡を継いで，永和1 (345) 年当時，東晋第1の大鎮であった荊州の刺史となった。蜀の成を滅ぼし，前秦の軍を破り，さらに前燕を討った。桓温の中原出兵の目的はその成功によって朝廷内の反対勢力を押え，受禅を達成するにあった。しかし前燕を討ったとき枋頭 (ほうとう。河南省) で敗れたため威名も衰え，野望を達成しないままで死んだ。

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