Top-level scholar-officials of the Ming Dynasty

Author: Mao Peiqi
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is Mao Peiqi Professor's new work on the Ming Dynasty. It introduces fifteen high-ranking officials from the Ming Dynasty, from the reign of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang (the Ming Taizu) to the Chongzhen period. Most of them reached the pinnacle of power. Living in different historical periods and facing different challenges of their times, they each provided their own answers: some achieved extraordinary merits in establishing the Ming Dynasty, some corrected the faults of the times, saved the nation from crises, and guided the country from decline to revival. Others rescued the nation from peril, all leaving indelible legacies in history. Professor Mao Peiqi has lectured on the Ming emperors in CCTV's "Hundred Forum." A Detailed Explanation of the Seventeen Ming Emperors sparked a nationwide in reading about the Ming Dynasty; today, he collaborates with his talented students to tell the story of the Ming officials. What surprises will The Top Ming Dynasty Officials bring to readers?