Notable people
37 peopleFigures with the most linked events, works and records.
People
Ministers
Officials who advised and remonstrated at court, governed regions and counties, ran the revenue and went on missions abroad
368people
7roles
Mural guide
At evening in a government office, a clerk in a dark blue robe sits with his back turned at a long lacquered desk stacked with cord-tied scrolls, beside an inkstone, a brush rack and a lantern; the open window shows a lake, a stone bridge, sailboats and a distant pagoda.
This group holds people who served in office at court and in the regions, in the roles of official, chief minister, remonstrator, provincial governor, finance minister, exemplary magistrate and diplomat. Some advised or remonstrated at court, some held a region, ran the revenue or governed a county, and some went abroad on missions. Each is placed by main duty; the sources are mostly biographies in the standard histories, memorials to the throne and collected works.
Roles in this group
- Statesman / OfficialOffice-holders at court and in the regions who ran the business of government295 people
- Diplomat / EnvoyEnvoys who went abroad on missions, negotiated and opened contacts69 people
- Chief MinistersChief ministers who ran the government and assisted the ruler233 people
- RemonstratorsRemonstrance officials who spoke plainly and impeached faults73 people
- Provincial GovernorsSenior regional officers who held a region and oversaw civil and military affairs95 people
- Finance MinistersMinisters who managed revenue, salt and iron, grain transport and tax reform47 people
- Exemplary MagistratesLocal magistrates known for good government in their districts23 people