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Zhang Jing

Type Figure Region China Time 1492–1555 Also known as Yide、Xiangmin

Zhang Jing (1492–1555), style name Yide, sobriquet Xiangmin, a Ming official from Jiading who as Governor-General suppressed wokou pirates but was fr…

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  1. 1521–1530Beijing · BeijingA jinshi of Zhengde 16, he was appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Punishments, later serving as Vice Director and other posts, gaining administrative and military experience in the capital and provinces early in the Jiajing reign.
  2. 1554–1555Jiaxing · ZhejiangFrom Jiajing 33 he served as Governor-General of Southern Zhili, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, deploying Lu Tang, Yu Dayou and others against the wokou, winning great victories such as Wangjiangjing, but was arrested after Zhao Wenhua's impeachment.
  3. 1555Beijing · BeijingIn Jiajing 34 he was brought to the capital and beheaded in the marketplace for delaying military operations, one of the famous wrongful cases among Jiajing-era anti-wokou generals.

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