Mao Zetan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Mao (毛) and Ze (澤) is a generation name.

Mao Zetan
毛澤覃
Born	(1905-09-25)25 September 1905 Xiangtan, Hunan, Great Qing
Died	25 April 1935(1935-04-25) (aged 29) Ruijin, Jiangxi, Republic of China
Cause of death	Executed by the Kuomintang
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	Mao Zelin (毛泽淋)
Occupation	Guerrilla soldier
Spouses	Zhou Wennan ​ ​ (m. 1926; div. 1927)​ He Yi ​ (1931⁠–⁠1935)​
Parent(s)	Mao Yichang Wen Qimei

Mao Zetan
Traditional Chinese	毛澤覃
Simplified Chinese	毛泽覃
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Máo Zétán Wade–Giles Mao2 Tse2-t'an2
Mao Zelin
Traditional Chinese	毛澤淋
Simplified Chinese	毛泽淋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Máo Zélín Wade–Giles Mao2 Tse2-lin2
Yongju
Traditional Chinese	詠菊
Simplified Chinese	咏菊
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yǒngjú Wade–Giles Yung3-chü2
Runju
Traditional Chinese	潤菊
Simplified Chinese	润菊
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Rùnjú Wade–Giles Jun4-chü2

Mao Zetan (Chinese: 毛澤覃, also named Mao Zelin (毛澤淋), courtesy name first Yongju (咏菊), then Runju (润菊); 25 September 1905 – 25 April 1935) was a younger brother of Mao Zedong. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1923. In 1927, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising, retreating with the Communists to the Jinggang Mountains at its completion.

In 1935, at the age of 29, he was killed while fighting Kuomintang forces in Jiangxi, covering the withdrawal of the main Communist army during the Long March.

Personal life

In 1927 he married Zhou Wennan. They had a son, later a soldier killed by Kuomintang forces.

See also

• Mao Zemin
• Mao Zejian
• Yang Kaihui
• Mao Anying