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Yang Yiqing (1453 – 1530), a jinshi in 1472, acknowledged that he was originally from Yunnan (he was born in Yunnan, grew up in Hunan, and spent his last years in Jiangnan), and sent his son in 1515 to pay tribute to his ancestral tombs in Yunnan.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Native jinshi between1750 and 1850 numbered more than 70.131 Hence the natives played an active role both on many provincial and national stages. 132 In addition, many local non-Han customs such as those of the Tuzhu (local lord) cult had turned into regional southwestern customs, and were even regarded as part of the national culture, a continuity of indigenization.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Seven scholars were called the Yang's seven disciples (yangmen qizi), including Li Yuanyang, the well-known Bai scholar and jinshi.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Li Zhong then passed the metropolitan examination, becoming the first jinshi from Yunnan during the Ming period.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Indeed, more than half of jinshi in Yunnan of the Ming period originated from military families. 229 As a result, education and land ownership began to form a gentry class in Yunnan.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Emperor Yongle was surprised and delighted that yunnanren (people of the recently conquered frontier province) had won the jinshi degree and approved this request. 234
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Mingtaizong Shilu thought highly of him, stating that Yang's ability was not matched by his contemporaries (qicai yishi wuliang) .235 Yan Qing, a jinshi of 1544, served as minister of justice, of civil office, and of defense. 236 Probably the most heroic was Fu Zonglong, a jinshi of 1610, who was a trusted military commander during the Chongzhen reign (1628 – 1644), the last years of the Ming Dynasty.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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These four prefectures simultaneously were the first to produce jinshi.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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As early as the Yongle reign, it began to produce jinshi. 232 Dali prefecture was another developed Confucian area, which was as famous as Yunnan prefecture.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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One key sign was the increasing number of jinshi in Yunnan.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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