Mao Zetan

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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 (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.^[1] 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,^[1] covering the withdrawal of the main Communist army during the Long March.