Han Tuozhou

Chinese minister

Also known as: Han T’o-chou

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Wade-Giles romanization:: Han T’o-chou

Born:: 1152

Died:: 1207, Lin’an, now Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China (aged 55)

Also Known As:: Han T’o-chou

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Han Tuozhou (born 1152—died 1207, Lin’an, now Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China) was a minister to the Chinese emperor Ningzong of the Song dynasty. Han tried to recover territory in northern China that had been taken from the Song several generations earlier by the Juchen (Jin) tribes of Inner Asia. The ensuing war proved disastrous. More Song territory was lost and a large indemnity was demanded by the Juchen. When Han attempted to halt negotiations and resume the war, he was executed by his own people and his head offered to the Juchen as a means of conciliation.

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