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Wang Zhen (eunuch)

Wang Zhen (eunuch)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Zhen (Chinese: 王振; pinyin: Wáng Zhèn) was the first Ming dynasty eunuch with power in the court.[1] He served Zhu Qizhen[1] who promoted him to become 'one of the most powerful eunuch "dictators" in Ming history'.[2]

Wang Zhen

Career

Rubbing of the Stele of Yingzong’s Edict to make sacrifices to Wang Zhen in Zhihua Temple, now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Zhihua Temple in Beijing was built in 1443 at his order.

He was tutor to Zhu Qizhen.[3]

He was killed in 1449 during the Tumu Crisis campaign against the Northern Yuan, during which the Ming emperor Zhu Qizhen was captured by Oirat Mongols.[4][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Mingshi
  2. [2]
    Shih-Shan Henry Tsai (1996), The Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, SUNY Press, p. 229, 60, Wikidata Q117432192
  3. [3]
    Levathes, Louise (1996). When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405–1433. Oxford University Press. pp. 175–177. ISBN 978-0-19-511207-8.
  4. [4]
    "Wang Zhen | Chinese eunuch | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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