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Yu Zhining
Tang chancellor and legal jurist who co-authored the seminal Tang Code with Commentary (Tanglü Shuyi).
Mural guide
Mural of the event “Promulgation of Tang Code”, which this person took part in.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the expanding Tang Empire required a definitive legal code with binding jurisprudential commentary to standardize justice across the empire.
Also known as Zi Zhongmi · Duke of Yan
Yu Zhining (588 CE–665 CE) was a distinguished Tang chancellor and legal scholar. Collaborating with Zhangsun Wuji, he co-compiled the 30-volume Tang Code with Commentary, the gold standard of imperial Chinese statutory law.
Life and times
Dates 588 CE–665 CE
EraNorthern and SouthernSuiTang
- 653Promulgation of Tang CodeTook partage 65