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Fan Wencheng

Type Figure Region China Time 1597–1666 Also known as Xiandou、Wensu

Fan Wencheng (1597–1666), courtesy name Xiandou, was a Shenyang native and late-Ming licentiate who voluntarily submitted to Nurhaci in 1618 after th…

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  1. 1619–1636Shenyang · LiaoningA licentiate of the Shenyang Central Guard in the late Ming, courtesy name Xiandou. After Fushun fell in the third year of Tianming (1618), he and his brother Fan Wencai submitted to Later Jin, gaining the trust of Nurhaci and Hong Taiji and participating in military and civil document work.
  2. 1641–1650Beijing · North ChinaAfter the Battle of Song-Jin the Qing's power greatly increased; Fan Wencheng strongly advocated seizing the opportunity of Ming internal disorder to enter the pass and take the Central Plains; during the Shunzhi reign he followed the Qing court in moving the capital to Beijing, continuing to help draft edicts and formulate strategies for governing the Central Plains, advocating the recruitment of Han gentry.
  3. 1651–1666Beijing · North ChinaHe remained at the center of government after Shunzhi assumed personal rule. He died in August of the fifth year of Kangxi (1666), was posthumously titled Wensu, and was later inducted into the Temple of Worthies. His descendants, including Fan Chengmo, entered official service.

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