Yan Song
Chinese politician (1480-1567) · Politicians · Died at 87
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Something wrong?Yan Song was a Chinese scholar-official during the Ming dynasty. He held various high-ranking positions during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor in the mid-16th century, including minister of rites (1536-1543), grand secretary (1542-1562), and head of the Grand Secretariat.
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The Viet ruler Mạc Thái Tổ (center) presents tribute to the Ming envoy in 1541. Illustration from the Annan laiwei tuce (安南來威圖冊; 'Graphic Account of the Overawing of Annam') published during the Longqing era (1568-1572).
A Ming war junk, illustration from Illustrated book on maritime preparedness (籌海圖編, Chouhai tubian), Zheng Ruozeng, 1562
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Yan Song was a Chinese scholar-official during the Ming dynasty. He held various high-ranking positions during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor in the mid-16th century, including minister of rites (1536-1543), grand secretary (1542-1562), and head of the Grand Secretariat. His service as grand secretary was the longest in three centuries of Ming rule.
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