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Zhang Juzheng

Type Figure Region China Time 1525–1582 Also known as Zhang Taiyue、Zhang Jiangling

A mid-to-late Ming statesman and reformer, Grand Secretary in the early Wanli era, who pushed the Performance Evaluation System and Single Whip Refor…

Timeline

  1. 1547–1567Jiangling · JianglingHe passed the jinshi examination during the Jiajing era and served as compiler in the Hanlin Academy and vice minister of Personnel. In the Longqing era he entered the Grand Secretariat to take part in state affairs, governing alongside Gao Gong and others, gradually accumulating political capital.
  2. 1568–1582Beijing · BeijingFrom the end of Longqing into the early Wanli era he controlled court affairs, applying the Performance Evaluation System to officials, surveying all farmland in the realm, and merging taxes and corvée under the Single Whip Reform. He supported Qi Jiguang in strengthening the borders, bringing Ming power to its peak since the Jiajing era.

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