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Wei Zhongxian: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Wei Chung-hsien • Li Jinzhong • Li Chin-chung
Born 1568 • China
Died 1627 (aged 59) • China
Role In Donglin
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Fan Wencheng
Chinese minister
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Wang Zhen
Chinese eunuch
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
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Dong Zhongshu
Chinese scholar
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Wu Sangui
Chinese general
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Xianfeng
emperor of Qing dynasty
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Jiaqing
emperor of Qing dynasty
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Zhao Gao
Chinese eunuch
Liu Kunyi
Liu Kunyi
Chinese official
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Xiao He
Chinese government adviser
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Gong Qinwang
Chinese official
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Zhengde
emperor of Ming dynasty
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Li Si
Chinese statesman
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Sima Chengzhen
Daoist leader
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Yelü Chucai
Chinese statesman
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Adam Schall von Bell
German missionary
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty