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Wu Qian

Type Figure Region China Time 1195–1262 Also known as Yifu、Lüzhai

Wu Qian (1195–1262), courtesy name Yifu, style name Lüzhai, was an important political figure of the late Southern Song, a native of Ningguo in Xuanz…

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  1. 1209–1231Ningguo, Xuanzhou · NingguoWu Qian was born in Ningguo, Xuanzhou, and entered office in the early years of Lizong's reign, rising gradually from local posts; by the early 1230s he was already participating in court affairs, laying the foundation for his later entry into the cabinet.
  2. 1231–1240Lin'an · Lin'an PrefectureBetween 1231 and 1240 Wu Qian served successively as Vice Minister of Justice and Transport Commissioner of Eastern Huai, participating in fiscal and frontier affairs during the court adjustments of Shi Miyuan's late years and after his death, attentive to the threat of the Mongol southward advance, and gradually entering the central government's view.
  3. 1240–1262Lin'an · Lin'an PrefectureAfter the 1240s Wu Qian repeatedly held the posts of chief minister; in the 1250s he rose to Right Chancellor and Commissioner of Military Affairs, directing anti-Mongol deployments and decisions on war and peace; he died in 1262, his political legacy tied to the Southern Song's final frontier and fiscal crises.

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