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Hu Ying

Type Figure Region China Time 1375–1463 Also known as Zongyuan、Duke Zhong'an

Hu Ying (1375–1463), courtesy name Zongyuan, of Wuxi, Jiangsu; Ming politician and diplomatic envoy who secretly searched for the Jianwen Emperor and…

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  1. 1405–1425Southeast Asia and the southwest · Southwest ChinaUnder the Yongle Emperor's secret order, traveled at home and abroad under the pretext of seeking immortals to find the Jianwen Emperor, for nearly twenty years, reaching the southwest and the South Seas; a representative figure of the Ming's special political missions.
  2. 1426–1435Beijing · North ChinaAfter returning to court, entered the Ministry of Rites, overseeing rites, audiences, and diplomacy; during Xuande he helped reform court etiquette and relations with vassals, and was trusted by the Xuande Emperor.
  3. 1436–1440Beijing · North ChinaIn early Zhengtong he continued to head the Ministry of Rites and took part in deliberating state affairs, joining policy decisions during the regency of the young Yingzong, presiding over audience rites and foreign negotiations; a key central official of the 1430s.

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