Wei Zhouzuo Explained

Wei Zhouzuo
Order:Grand Secretary of the Baohe Hall
Term:1672
Order1:Grand Secretary of the Palace Historiographic Academy
Term1:1661–1669
Order2:Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library
Term2:1658–1661
Order3:Grand Secretary of the Palace Academy for the Advancement of Literature
Term3:1658
Office4:Minister of Personnel
Term Start4:June 7
Term End4:June 27, 1658
Alongside4:Ke'erkun
Predecessor4:Wang Yongji
Successor4:Sun Tingquan
Birth Place:Quwo County, Shanxi, Ming China
Death Place:Beijing, Qing China

Wei Zhouzuo (1612–1675), courtesy name Wenxi, art name Wenshi, 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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 中国历代宰相传略. 1997. 朱绍侯. 9787534713989. zh. 1412.
  2. Book: The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-Century China. 1985. Frederic Wakeman Jr.. 0520048040. 418.