Han Huang - Travel

A Chinese government official in the middle Tang dynasty. His pen name was Taichong. He was the son of Han Xiu, a famous minister during the Xuanzong period. He served under his father's shadow, was invited by the military governor to become a judge and served in various regions. He later joined the central government and was appointed as the Right Secretary of the Secretariat and Kobujiro. During the Taili era (766-779), he made a name for himself as a financial official by working to build up the national treasury, but sometimes went too far and caused harm to the people and officials. He later served as governor of Suzhou and Runzhou, and worked hard to manage the Jiangnan region. In an era of frequent conflicts between the feudal domains and towns, he focused on building castles and defenses so that the emperor could be welcomed to this region in the event of an emergency. He also made an outstanding contribution to transporting grain from Jianghuai to Guanzhong. At the beginning of the Zhengyuan era (785-804), he was appointed as the Left Minister of the Left and the Minister of the Left, and was made Duke of Jin. After his death, he was awarded the title of Grand Tutor. He was skilled in calligraphy and painting, and wrote the works "Shunju Tongli" and "Tenbunji Jogi."

[Atsushi Ikeda]

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中国、中唐の官僚。字(あざな)は太沖。玄宗朝の名臣韓休の子。父の蔭(おん)で出仕し、節度使に招かれて判官となって各地を歴任、のち中央に入って尚書右丞(うじょう)、戸部侍郎(こぶじろう)などに任じ、太暦年間（766～779）に国庫の蓄積に努め財務官僚として名をなしたが、ときに行きすぎて人民や官吏に被害が及んだ。のち蘇州(そしゅう)、潤州の刺史(しし)に出て江南の経営に励み、藩鎮の争乱の多い時代にあって、いざというときには天子をこの地に迎えられるよう築城や防備に力を入れた。また江淮(こうわい)から穀物を関中に転漕するにも功があった。貞元（785～804）初めに左僕射同平章事となり、晋(しん)国公に封ぜられ、没後、太傅(たいふ)を贈られた。書画に巧みで、『春秋通例』『天文事序議』の著がある。

［池田　温］

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