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Liu Daxia

Type Figure Region China Time 1436–1516 Also known as Liu Shiyong、Liu Dongshan、Layman Dongshan

Liu Daxia (1436–1516), style name Shiyong, sobriquet Dongshan, of Huarong, Huguang, was a famous mid-Ming minister and Minister of War.…

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  1. 1436–1464Huarong · HuarongBorn in Huarong, Huguang, clever as a child. In 1459 he placed first in the Huguang provincial examination, in 1464 he became a jinshi, was selected as a Hanlin shijishi, and after the academy examination requested transfer to the post of director in the Ministry of War's Bureau of Operations.
  2. 1465–1480Beijing · BeijingEarly in the Chenghua era he was promoted to director of the Ministry of War's Bureau of Carriages, in charge of the emperor's carriage regalia and military documents. During Chenghua, eunuchs advocated renewed voyages to the Western Ocean; according to the histories, Liu Daxia secretly hid or burned Zheng He's navigation archives to halt the costly maritime expeditions.
  3. 1483–1516Fujian, Guangdong, Beijing, Huarong · ChinaIn 1483 he was promoted to Right Administration Commissioner of Fujian, later served as Administration Commissioner of Guangdong, and pacified the Cen Meng rebellion in Guangxi. In the fifteenth year of Hongzhi he rose to Minister of War, ranked with Ma Wensheng and Wang Shu as famous ministers. Early in Zhengde he requested retirement, was framed by Liu Jin over the Cen Meng affair and imprisoned, banished to Suzhou, later pardoned, dying at Huarong in 1516, posthumously named Zhongxuan.

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