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Zhang Qian taking leave from emperor... Today Zhang Qian is considered a national hero for the key role he played in opening China to... Zhang Qian was born just east of... Zhang Qian returned in 125 BC with detailed news for the Emperor... On his mission Zhang Qian had noticed products from an area now known as... Zhang Qian set out on a second mission to forge a route from China to India via... In 115 BC Zhang Qian was sent on a third mission by the emperor... Zhang Qian visited directly the kingdom of... Zhang Qian starts with a report on the first country he visited... Zhang Qian went southwest to the territory of the... Zhang Qian also describes the origins of the Yuezhi... Zhang Qian probably witnessed the last period of the... Zhang Qian also reports about the existence of... Zhang Qian reports about Mesopotamia... Zhang Qian also visited directly the area of... Zhang Qian returned from his third and last expedition in 105 BC...

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