page_title: Tan Lun
hierarchical_section_title: Tan Lun
caption_attribution_description: 中文（繁體）‎: 譚綸（1520年－1577年），字子理，一字以詔，號二華，江西宜黃人，祖籍湖南長沙，明朝政治人物，進士出身。 English: Tan Lun, politician of the Ming Dynasty.
context_page_description: Tan Lun was an eminent Han Chinese official, military general, of the Jiajing Emperor of mid-Ming Dynasty in China.
  Tan Lun raised and organized Qi Jiguang and several other generals to fight effectively against the Jiajing wokou pirates and restored the stability of the Ming Dynasty along with other prominent figures. He was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill, and for making the best army stronger during the middle Ming Dynasty, but also sometimes for his ruthlessness in the execution of his policies. Tan also exemplified loyalty in an era of chaos. He died in 1577, where he was bestowed the posthumous honour of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent (太子太保).
context_section_description: Tan Lun (Chinese: 譚綸, courtesy name Zili 子理, 以詔; Art name Erhua 二華, (1519 –1577) was an eminent Han Chinese official, military general, of the Jiajing Emperor of mid-Ming Dynasty in China.
  Tan Lun raised and organized Qi Jiguang and several other generals to fight effectively against the Jiajing wokou pirates and restored the stability of the Ming Dynasty along with other prominent figures. He was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill, and for making the best army stronger during the middle Ming Dynasty, but also sometimes for his ruthlessness in the execution of his policies. Tan also exemplified loyalty in an era of chaos. He died in 1577, where he was bestowed the posthumous honour of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent (太子太保).
caption: portrait of Tan Lun
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