Wei Zhouzuo (simplified Chinese: 卫周祚; traditional Chinese: 衛周祚; pinyin: Wèi Zhōuzuò) (1612–1675), courtesy name Wenxi (simplified Chinese: 文锡; traditional Chinese: 文錫; pinyin: Wénxī), art name Wenshi (simplified Chinese: 闻石; traditional Chinese: 聞石; pinyin: Wénshí), was an official who served in the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty.[1] He was a native of Chengnei (城內). He took the imperial examination and obtained a jinshi degree in 1637 during the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor.
Wei Zhouzuo 衛周祚 | |
|---|---|
| Grand Secretary of the Baohe Hall | |
| In office 1672 | |
| Grand Secretary of the Palace Historiographic Academy | |
| In office 1661–1669 | |
| Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library | |
| In office 1658–1661 | |
| Grand Secretary of the Palace Academy for the Advancement of Literature | |
| In office 1658 | |
| Minister of Personnel | |
| In office June 7 – June 27, 1658 Serving with Ke'erkun | |
| Preceded by | Wang Yongji |
| Succeeded by | Sun Tingquan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1612 Quwo County, Shanxi, Ming China |
| Died | 1675 (aged 62–63) Beijing, Qing China |
After the fall of the Ming dynasty, Wei served under the Qing in various capacities.[2] In 1653, he was named Vice-President of Punishments, in 1654 President of Works, and in 1658 President of Civil Appointments, as well as Grand Secretary.[2] In 1660 he worked with the Qing noble Bahana to revise the Great Qing Legal Code.[2]
References
edit- ^ 朱绍侯 (1997). 中国历代宰相传略 (in Chinese). p. 1412. ISBN 9787534713989.
- ^ a b c Frederic Wakeman Jr. (1985). The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-Century China. p. 418. ISBN 0520048040.