Person

Hou Junji

major general and chancellor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty

b. 595 CE – d. 643 CE World The Far East

Hou Junji (died April 29, 643) was a major general and chancellor of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, particularly known for his campaigns against Gaochang and Tuyuhun.

In 643, he is implicated in a plot by Emperor Taizong's crown prince Li Chengqian to overthrow Emperor Taizong, and he is executed.