Namesake
Chang Chien is named after Chang Chien (張騫) (195 BCE - 114 BCE), who served as an emissary to the nation-states in today's Central Asia and later as a general for the Han Dynasty. He was famous for not-giving up his emissary mission even when captured by Xiongnu and forced to lived among them for many years. Chang Chien was also instrumental for eventual Han conquest and colonization of the region now known as Xinjiang.
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