Zhang Qian
199 BC–113 BC
imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
politician · diplomat · explorer
Born in Chenggu County
Contemporaries
People who walked the earth at the same time as Zhang Qian:
- Sima Qian (144 BC–85 BC)
- Hannibal (246 BC–182 BC)
- Cato the Elder (233 BC–148 BC)
- Plautus (249 BC–183 BC)
- Terence (184 BC–158 BC)
- Polybius (199 BC–119 BC)
- Eratosthenes (275 BC–193 BC)