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Yang Jisheng, Ming dynasty official and Confucian martyr (died 1555)

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Yang Jisheng (Ming dynasty)

Chinese statesman

Yang Jisheng was a Chinese court official of the Ming dynasty who held multiple posts during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. He is remembered as a political opponent of Yan Song, on whose initiative he was arrested and eventually executed. His death, widely perceived as…
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June 16

Day of the year

June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 198 days remain until the end of the year.
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