Xu Pu
Xu Pu | |
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Senior Grand Secretary | |
In office 1492–1498 | |
Preceded by | Liu Ji |
Succeeded by | Liu Jian |
Personal details | |
Born | 1429 |
Died | 1499 (aged 69–70) |
Xu Pu (Chinese:
Biography
[edit]Xu Pu was a scholar in the palace, and successfully graduated after the highest Imperial examination as a jinshi (
However, in 1497 AD Xu was entrusted with the preparation of the Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty, which were published after his death in 1509 AD.
He was known to be lenient to his subordinates and in private life he was distinguished for filial piety and charity. When he died in 1499 AD Xu left 800 mu of tax-free land to the poor of his clan and was canonised as Wen Jing (
See also
[edit]References
[edit]古今 姓氏 族 譜 Gujin Xingshi Zupu A Chinese Biographical Dictionary., Giles, Herbert, London: Bernard Quaritch / Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh (1898).
External links
[edit]- [1] Cultural China