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Yang Tinghe

Type Figure Region China Time 1482–1529 Also known as Wenzhong、Wenxian

Ming politician and chief Grand Secretary, a key central figure between the Zhengde and Jiajing eras;…

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  1. 1511–1514Beijing Forbidden City · Ming dynastyYang Tinghe entered the Grand Secretariat in 1511; after Liu Jin's execution he took part in purging the eunuch faction and correcting court politics, coordinating the Six Ministries with a steady hand and keeping the draft-response and court-deliberation mechanisms running amid imperial neglect of governance.
  2. 1515–1519Beijing · Ming dynastyDuring the Zhengde Emperor's long absences from the capital on tours, Yang Tinghe as chief Grand Secretary handled draft responses, frontier reports, grain transport and provincial memorials, coordinating northern defenses with Minister of War Wang Qiong, and was the de facto administrative core of the 1510s.
  3. 1519–1520Beijing · Ming dynastyDuring the Prince of Ning's rebellion Yang Tinghe secretly ordered Wang Yangming and others to suppress it and resisted interference in military affairs by Jiang Bin and Qian Ning; after the Zhengde Emperor toured Nanjing, Yang Tinghe remained in the capital handling the aftermath and balancing court politics, playing a key role in political stability around 1520.

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