Strauns

The Struan family and company (Also called the Noble House[?] in Clavell's novels) is a fictional family featuring heavily in many of the Asian Saga novels by writer James Clavell. The family play an important role in the novels Tai-pan[?], Noble House[?], Gai-Jin[?], and Whirlwind[?].

This family is based on the Jardine-Matheson or 'Jardine' family.

The Struan family begins its journey with the story of Dirk Struan[?], a trader of opium and other goods between China and England. Dirk is the founder of the Noble House and plays a major role in establishing Hong Kong.

Tai-pan[?] is the first book about the Struan family, although it is preceded by Shogun in the Asian saga.