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thumb|Portrait of Zichan from Sancai Tuhui

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Contents
  • Background
  • Zhou dynasty
  • State of Zheng
  • Family of Zichan
  • Career profile
  • Path as state official
  • Reform programs
  • Agriculture
  • Laws of 536 BCE
  • Prior legal regime
  • Publication
  • Adverse reactions
  • Political change
  • Sources, the text
  • Government
  • Rites, ancient virtue
  • Belief, divination
  • Interstate relations
  • Viewed in philosophy
  • Era of conflict & flux
  • Confucius
  • Kongzi and Zichan
  • Zichan and Kongzi
  • Mencius
  • Shen Buhai
  • Shang Yang
  • Xunzi
  • Han Feizi
  • Sang Hongyang
  • Deng Xi vs. Zichan
  • The ''Liezi'' text
  • Rivalry and fate
  • Hedonistic brothers
  • The ''Zuo Zhuan''
  • Bibliography
  • Ancient
  • Modern
  • Articles
  • References
  • See also

thumb|Portrait of Zichan from Sancai Tuhui

Zichan (WG: '''Tzu Ch'an) () (–522 BCE) was a Chinese statesman during the late Spring and Autumn period. From 543 BCE until his death in 522 BCE, he served as the chief minister of the State of Zheng. Also known as Gongsun Qiao' (, he is better known by his courtesy name Zichan.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zichan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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