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Xu Heng

Type Figure Region China Time 1209–1281 Also known as Luzhai、Duke Wenzheng of Xu

Xu Heng (1209–1281), courtesy name Luzhai, from Xinzhou in Hebei, was a renowned Yuan-dynasty Neo-Confucian scholar and politician.…

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  1. 1209–1246Xinzhou (modern Zhengding area, Hebei) · HebeiBorn in Hebei at the end of the Jin, studied under Yao Shu and others, devoted to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, renowned among northern scholars for integrity and learning, laying the foundation for later entry into the advisory staff.
  2. 1251–1260Grasslands advisory staff south of the Gobi · Inner MongoliaRecommended by Yao Shu and others into Kublai's advisory staff, participating in deliberating institutions, education, and appointments, applying Confucian norms to princely estate governance, becoming a core member of Chinese Confucian officials.
  3. 1261–1270Shangdu · Inner MongoliaAfter Kublai founded the Yuan, Xu Heng participated in deliberating court ritual, school systems, and Confucian education, serving as Deputy Director of the Guozijian, advocating Confucian ethics to constrain power and reform official education, providing theoretical support for Yuan Confucian statecraft and Chinese-style governance.
  4. 1271–1281Dadu · BeijingAfter the Yuan established its capital at Dadu, Xu Heng successively served as Hanlin Academician-in-Chief and Director of the Guozijian, continuing to promote Confucian education and talent cultivation; posthumously named Wenzheng, he was a symbol of Yuan Confucian orthodoxy.

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