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Hu Ying

Type Figure Region Asia Time 1375–1479 Also known as Zongyuan、Zhong'an

Key Ming official from Yongle to Zhengtong; sent in secret to search for the Jianwen Emperor for over a decade, later Minister of Rites.

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  1. 1405–1424various places in China · ChinaIn Yongle 5, secretly dispatched by the Yongle Emperor, traveling the realm under the pretext of visiting relatives to secretly trace the Jianwen Emperor. Hu Ying's travels covered the southeastern and southwestern provinces over nearly twenty years, returning to the capital only near the end of Yongle to report.
  2. 1425–1430Beijing · BeijingPromoted to vice minister in Hongxi 1, then Minister of Rites early in Xuande. Oversaw court audience rites, vassal tribute, and imperial examination affairs, and handled ritual and diplomatic matters with Mongolia and Tibet; a key civil official stabilizing the Xuande court.

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