Li Dongyang
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Li Dongyang was a Ming Dynasty
scholar born in Chaling city, Hunan
Province.
He served as an official under four emperors for over 50 years, including the roles of "Grand Historian" and the "Minister of Rites". He is also known for his distinctive poetry. He was commissioned with the compiling of the Statutes of the Ming Dynasty
(大明會典).
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
scholar born in Chaling city, Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
Province.
He served as an official under four emperors for over 50 years, including the roles of "Grand Historian" and the "Minister of Rites". He is also known for his distinctive poetry. He was commissioned with the compiling of the Statutes of the Ming Dynasty
Statutes of the Ming Dynasty
Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty is a five-volume collection of Ming Dynasty law and procedures. It was compiled by Li Dongyang and Shen Mingxing over an 11-year period....
(大明會典).