As the most powerful dynasty in Chinese history, the Han Dynasty has four hundred years of statehood. The Han Dynasty was strong step by step, and it has always crushed its former enemy, the Xiongnu, recaptured the Hexi Corridor, opened up the Han Dynasty's passage to the countries of the Western Regions, opened up the Silk Road economically, strengthened the cultural and economic exchanges between the Han Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions, and made the culture of the Han Dynasty go to the world. In addition to having a strong national strength to deter countries, the Great Han needs excellent diplomats to achieve such an achievement. Zhang Qian and Ban Chao are both excellent diplomats of the Great Han, if in terms of achievement and strength, who is better than Zhang Qian and Ban Chao?
We all know that Zhang Qian and Ban Chao were both outstanding diplomats of the Great Han Dynasty, and both once sent envoys to the countries of the Western Regions and united the countries of the Western Regions to deal with the Xiongnu. However, the background and general situation in which they are located in the Western Regions are very different. When Zhang Qian sent envoys to the Western Regions, the Xiongnu were still in the Western Regions, and the strength of the Xiongnu was still on a par with the Han Dynasty, and with the strength of the Great Han Dynasty, they could not defeat the Xiongnu with full certainty, so Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to send envoys to the Great Moon Clan and Wusun, hoping that the Great Moon Clan and Wusun and the Han Dynasty would attack the Xiongnu together, so that the Western Regions would get rid of the control of the Xiongnu and submit to the Great Han. At the time when Ban Chao made the Western Regions, the Xiongnu had already divided into two parts, the north and the south, and their strength was greatly reduced, and Ban Chaotong made the mother of the Western Regions just want to return the Western Regions to the Han Dynasty. Compared with this, Zhang Qian's task and difficulty are the greatest, and Ban Chao has the foundation laid by Emperor Wu of Han and Zhang Qian before it is easier!
Zhang Qiantong made the Western Regions the first exchange with the Central Asian region in Chinese history, Zhang Qian's road to the Western Regions was basically no one walked, no one knew, Zhang Qian did not know the specific situation of the Xiongnu and the road to the Western Regions, he could only feel the stones to cross the river, take one step at a time, Zhang Qian was a pioneer of the Western Regions, and Ban Chao was not, he made the Western Regions quite easy, there was no need to worry about the road, the situation in the Western Regions was not as dangerous as when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was, and the strength of the Xiongnu was no longer what it was then. The countries of the Western Regions are also easy to talk about returning to the Great Han, Ban Chao has maintained Zhang Qian's achievements, and Zhang Qian is a pioneer!
Judging from the above analysis, Zhang Qian and Ban Chao are both outstanding diplomats of the Great Han, and if the achievements are certain, Zhang Qian is even better, after all, he is the pioneer of the Western Regions! What do you think?