Hu Zongxian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hu Zongxian

chinese politician

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1512

Place of Birth: Jixi County, Anhui, China

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1565

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hu Zongxian (Chinese: ???; November 4, 1512 – November 25, 1565), courtesy name Ruzhen (??) and art name Meilin (??), was a Chinese general of the Ming dynasty who presided over the government's response to the wokou pirate raids during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor.
As supreme commander, he was able to defeat Xu Hai's (??) substantial raid in 1556 and capture the pirate lord Wang Zhi the next year through ruses.
Despite his accomplishments, Hu Zongxian's reputation had been tarnished by his association with the clique of Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua, traditionally reviled figures in Ming historiography.
He was rehabilitated decades after his death and was given the posthumous name Xiangmao (??) by the emperor in 1595. He is a direct ancestor of Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chinese paramount leader from 2002 to 2012.