Jin Midi
Han Dynasty politician · Politicians · Lived 134 BC to 86 BC · aged 48
Jin Midi, was a Xiongnu Xiutu prince and a general of the Western Han dynasty. He was referred to as a non-Han "barbarian", either with the term Hu or Yidi. He was originally from the Xiutu Kingdom in central Gansu and served as co-regent early in the reign of the Emperor Zhao of Han.
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![Jin Midi (kneeling) with his mother (seated). Wu Liang shrine, Jiaxiang, Shandong province, China. 2nd century AD. Ink rubbings of stone-carved reliefs as represented in Feng Yunpeng and Feng Yunyuan, Jinshi suo (金石索, 1821 edition).[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Jin_Midi_and_his_mother_in_the_Jinshisuo_%E9%87%91%E7%9F%B3%E7%B4%A2_%281821%29.jpg/500px-Jin_Midi_and_his_mother_in_the_Jinshisuo_%E9%87%91%E7%9F%B3%E7%B4%A2_%281821%29.jpg)
Jin Midi (kneeling) with his mother (seated). Wu Liang shrine, Jiaxiang, Shandong province, China. 2nd century AD. Ink rubbings of stone-carved reliefs as represented in Feng Yunpeng and Feng Yunyuan, Jinshi suo (金石索, 1821 edition).[1]
8th century fresco at Mogao Caves depicting the Han Emperor Wu worshiping statues of the Buddha.![Jin Midi's family was ancestral to the famous historian Ban Gu and the general and diplomat Ban Chao.[11][12]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/King_Xiutu_and_descendants.png/500px-King_Xiutu_and_descendants.png)
Jin Midi's family was ancestral to the famous historian Ban Gu and the general and diplomat Ban Chao.[11][12]
Tomb of Jin Midi, viewed from the top of the Tomb of Han General Huo Qubing, near MaolingAbout this person
He was given the family name "Jin" ("Gold") by Emperor Wu of Han because he worshipped the golden statue of the Xiongnu which Huo Qubing captured in his military campaigns.
