Han Yong

Han Yong (1422–1478) was a Ming dynasty official born in Changzhou County, Suzhou. He became a jinshi in 1442 and served as a censor, and as provincial inspector of Jiangxi from 1452 he rebuilt the famous Tengwang Pavilion at Nanchang.

After he impeached the Prince of Ning, the prince retaliated and Han was imprisoned and dismissed in 1457. Restored to office, he became governor of Xuanfu and Datong in 1460.

In 1465, as military inspector, he took part in Zhao Fu's campaign against the Miao and Yao rising at Datengxia in Guangxi; the leader Hou Dagou was captured and killed, and Han was appointed Viceroy of Liangguang, stationed at Wuzhou. Attacks by subordinates and colleagues forced him into retirement in 1473, and he died in 1478.