Oberlin College (B.A) University of Chicago (M.A.)
Academic work
Discipline
History
Sub-discipline
Chinese history
Institutions
Yenching University Yale University (visiting scholar) University of Hong Kong
Main interests
Taiping Rebellion, Christianity in China
Jian Youwen (1896 – 1978 simplified Chinese: 简又文; traditional Chinese: 簡又文; pinyin: Jiǎn Yòuwén; Wade–Giles: Chien Yu-wen; Jyutping: Gaan2 Jau6 Man4, sometimes transliterated Jen Yu-wen or Kan Yau-man in older documents) was a Chinese historian, public official, and sometime Methodist pastor, known in particular for his writings on the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He taught at Yenching University, the University of Hong Kong, and Yale University.
based on either Han nationalism or protocommunist values. The scholar JianYouwen is among those who refer to the rebellion as the "Taiping Revolutionary...
A New History, John King Fairbank and Merle Goldman. Harvard, 2006. Jian, Youwen (1973). The Taiping Revolutionary Movement. New Haven: Yale University...
3 vols. Volumes two and three select and translate basic documents. Jian, Youwen (1973). The Taiping Revolutionary Movement. New Haven: Yale University...
Replica ed.). The Iowa State University Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-8138-0305-5. Jian, Youwen (1973). The Taiping Revolutionary Movement. New Haven: Yale University...
Mengshan County, and studied history and literature under their tutelage: JianYouwen, who specialised in the history of the Taiping Rebellion; and Rao Zongyi...
China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War (2012) Jian, Youwen (1973). The Taiping Revolutionary Movement. New Haven: Yale University...
A New History, John King Fairbank and Merle Goldman. Harvard, 2006. Jian, Youwen (1973). The Taiping Revolutionary Movement. New Haven: Yale University...
Home The Immortal Zhang Yuqiao, the Most Respectable Courtesan (see JianYouwen) Feather Fan Under Spring Lantern Beauty Fades From Twelve Ladies' Tower...
taxation of salt quickly accounted for over half of government revenues. JianYouwen Economy of China Economic history of China (Pre-1911) Economic history...
of Lichfield (approximate date) Zhang Ce, chancellor of Later Liang Zhu Youwen, prince of Later Liang Ostrogorsky (1969), p. 261. Picard, Christophe (2000)...
a biological half-brother, Zhu Youyu (朱友裕) and an adoptive brother, Zhu Youwen), who, at the time of his birth, was the Tang dynasty military governor...
secretary, Major General Yan Youwen [zh] (閻又文), who was from the same hometown as Fu (Ronghe, in Yuncheng). Fu Dongju, Yan Youwen, and other agents pressured...
Children Zhu Youwen (朱友文), né Kang Qin (康勤), the Prince of Bo (murdered by Zhu Youzhen on Zhu Yougui's orders 912) Zhu Youqian, né Zhu Jian (朱簡), the Prince...
sexual relations with him. He favored Zhu Youwen's wife Lady Wang the most, and partly due to that favored Zhu Youwen the most as well.) When he believed that...
Zhu Youqian (Chinese: 朱友謙) (died March 9, 926), né Zhu Jian (朱簡), known as Li Jilin (李繼麟) from 923 to 926, courtesy name Deguang (德光), formally the Prince...
older adoptive son, Zhu Youwen the Prince of Bo, as his heir, assassinated him. Zhu Yougui then blamed the assassination on Zhu Youwen and executed him, and...
blaming the assassination on his adoptive brother Zhu Youwen the Prince of Kang and killing Zhu Youwen, took the throne. In late 912, Chen Zhang (陳璋), a general...
the throne (after claiming that instead, it was his adoptive brother Zhu Youwen the Prince of Bo who had carried out the assassination but who had been...
of Lichfield (approximate date) Zhang Ce, chancellor of Later Liang Zhu Youwen, prince of Later Liang 913 March 27 Du Xiao, chancellor of Later Liang Zhang...
usurped power after learning of his father's intentions of adopting Zhu Youwen as heir Died in 913 Described as murderous and lustful, he was killed by...
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