Zhang Qian

Zhang Qian was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and politician who served as an imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the late 2nd century BC during the Western Han dynasty.

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Who was born first?

• Zhang Qian and Critolaus were born the same year
• Zhang Qian and Jia Yi were born the same year
• Zhang Qian was born 10 years before Seleucus of Seleucia
• Zhang Qian was born 10 years before Hipparchus
• Zhang Qian was born 50 years before Eudoxus of Cyzicus

Timeline

1. Critolauscirca 200 BC – circa 120 BC
2. Jia Yi200–168 BC
3. Zhang Qian (this page)September 28, 200 BC – circa 114 BC
4. Hipparchuscirca 190 BC – circa 120 BC
5. Seleucus of Seleucia190s BC – 2nd century BC
6. Eudoxus of Cyzicuscirca 150 BC – circa 100 BC

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