A Collection of Essays on the History of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Volumes 1 and 2) - A Collection of Works by Meng Sen

Author: Meng Sen
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Meng Sen (1868-1937), styled Chensun, pen name Xinshi, alias Yanghu Jiyi. Born in Wujin, Jiangsu. A master of Ming-Qing history. He graduated from Jiangyin Nanqing College in his early years and studied abroad at Tokyo Imperial University of Law and Political Science. After returning to China, he joined the office of Zheng Xiaoxu as a staff member in Guangxi. In 1905, he co-founded the Preparatory Committee for Constitutional Reform with Zheng. In 1908, he became the editor-in-chief of The Eastern Journal. In May 1909, he was elected as a member of the Jiangsu Consultative Council. In 1912, he was appointed as a director of the Republican Party. In January 1913, he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in the National Assembly, and in July, he was also selected as a member of the Constitutional Drafting Committee. The following November, the National Assembly was dissolved, and he gradually withdrew from politics, focusing on Ming-Qing history research. In 1929, he was appointed as a professor and lecturer in the History Department of Nanjing Central University, teaching Qing history courses. In 1931, he was invited as a professor and head of the History Department at Peking University, teaching the history of Manchu's founding until the July 7th Incident. This book is a collection of essays on the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, titled Collected Essays on Ming-Qing History, comprising forty-four articles.