Hu Zongxian, Chinese general (born 1512)

Hu Zongxian

Chinese Ming general (1512–1565)

Hu Zongxian, courtesy name Ruzhen (汝貞) and art name Meilin (梅林), was a Chinese general and politician 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…