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Song Qi

Type Figure Region Northern Song Time 998–1061 Also known as Zijing、Jingwen

Song Qi (998–1061), courtesy name Zijing, was a Northern Song writer and historian from Anlu, Anzhou.…

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  1. c. 1051–1055Bianjing · KaifengServing as Minister of War and other posts in Bianjing during the Huangyou era, he continued work on the New Book of Tang and literary circles, known for rigorous history and elegant verse, exchanging poems frequently with colleagues.
  2. c. 1056–1061Bianjing · KaifengIn later years enfeoffed as Duke of Yong, he still resided in the capital engaging in cultural affairs, dying in Bianjing in the third year of Huangyou (1061), leaving works including the Collected Works of Song Jingwen, one of the great literary-historical figures of the mid-Northern Song.

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