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Based solely on the provided passages, the criteria for "eminence" during the Ch'ing period, as reflected in the names and titles, appear to include imperial status and high military or political rank. The passages list numerous individuals with titles such as "Emperor" (e.g., "Ch'êng Huang-ti" [1], "Ching Huang-ti" [1]), "Prince" (e.g., "Ch'êng, Prince" [1], "An, Prince" [2]), and high-ranking officials like "Chang T'ing-yü" [2] and "Yü Ch'êng-lung" [2]. This suggests that the compilers valued those who held formal positions of power within the imperial hierarchy.
The passages also include many names of scholars, artists, and writers, such as "Ch'ien Ta-hsin" [1], "Chu I-tsun" (implied by context), "Yüan Mei" [3], and "Chêng Hsieh" [4]. This indicates that intellectual and cultural achievements were also considered markers of eminence. The presence of figures like "Wu San-kuei" [5] and "Chêng Ch'êng-kung" [4]—both military leaders who opposed the Ch'ing—shows that the compilers included individuals of historical significance regardless of their political alignment.
However, the passages do not provide any explicit statement of the compilers' criteria or values. The inference is…
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學啟 Ch'êng Huang-ti 成皇帝 Ch'êng K'o-kung 成克鞏 Ch'êng 成, Prince 成親王 Ch'êng 誠, Prince 誠親王 Ch'êng Ta-wei 程大位 Ch'êng-tê 成德 Ch'êng-tsung 成宗 Chi Chên-i 季振宜 Chi-êr-ha-lang 濟爾哈朗 Chi-êr-hang-a 吉爾杭阿 Chi Tsêng-yün 嵇曾筠 Chi-tu 濟度 Chi Yün 紀昀 Ch'i Chou-hua 齊周華 Ch'i Chün-tsao 祁寯藻 Ch'i Piao-chia 祁彪佳 Ch'i-shan 琦善 Ch'i Shao-nan 齊召南 Ch'i-ying 耆英 Ch'i Yün-shih 祁韻士 Chia-ch'ing 嘉慶 Chiang Ch'ên-ying 姜宸英 Chiang Chung-yüan 江忠源 Chiang Fan 江藩 Chiang Hsiang 姜瓖 Chiang Kuang-hsü 蔣光煦 Chiang Liang-ch'i 蔣良騏 Chiang Shêng 江聲 Chiang Shih-ch'üan 蔣士銓 Chiang T'ing-hsi 蔣廷錫 Chiang Yüeh-kuang 姜曰廣 Chiao Hsün 焦循 Chiao Hung 焦竑 Chieh-shu 傑書…
Hummel EMINENT CHINESE OF THE CH'ING PERIOD (1644—1912) 清代名人傳略 Biographies (not listed in original) Preface Editor's Note A Abahai 阿巴亥 (皇太極) Abahai (Empress) 阿巴亥 Abatai 阿巴泰 Ai Nan-ying 艾南英 Ajige 阿濟格 A-k'o-tun 阿克敦 A-kuei 阿桂 Amin 阿敏 Amursana 阿睦爾撒納 An Ch'i 安岐 An, Prince 安親王 An-tsung Chien Huang-ti 安宗簡皇帝 Anfiyanggû 安費揚古 Ao-pai 鼇拜 Asitan 阿什坦 B Bahai 巴海 Baindari 拜音達里 Baisan 覺羅拜山 Bandi 班第 Bolo 博洛 Borjigit 博爾濟吉特 Bujantai 布占泰 C Cha Chi-tso 查繼佐 Cha-lang-a 查郎阿 Cha Li 查禮 Cha Shên-hsing 查慎行 Cha Ssŭ-t'ing 查嗣庭 Ch'ai Ta-chi 柴大紀 Chang Chao 張照 Chang Ch'i 張琦 Chang Chieh-pin 張介賓 Chang Chih-tung 張之洞 Chang…
-chün 嚴可均 Yen-p'ing, Prince of 延平王 Yen Yen 嚴衍 Yen Ying-yüan 閻應元 Yen Yüan 顏元 Yin-chên 胤禎 Yin-chi-shan 尹繼善 Yin Chia-ch'üan 尹嘉銓 Yin-chih 胤祉 Yin-hsiang 胤祥 Yin-jêng 胤礽 Yin-lu 胤祿 Yin-ssŭ 胤禩 Yin-t'ang 胤禟 Yin-t'i 胤禔 Yin-t'i 胤禵 Ying-ho 英和 Ying Hui-ch'ien 應撝謙 Ying-o-êr-tai 英俄爾岱 Ying, Prince 英親王 Yolo 岳樂 Yoto 岳託 Yu T'ung 尤侗 Yü Chêng-hsieh 俞正燮 Yü Ch'êng-lung 于成龍 Yü Ch'êng-lung 于成龍 Yü Chi 余集 Yü-ch'ien 裕謙 Yü Chih-ting 禹之鼎 Yü Hsiao-k'o 余蕭客 Yü Huai 余懷 Yü Min-chung 于敏中 Yü 豫, Prince 豫親王 Yü 裕, Prince 裕親王 Yü Yüeh 俞樾 Yüan Ch'ang 袁昶 Yüan Chi-hsien 袁繼咸 Yüan Chia-san 袁甲三 Yüan Ch'ung-huan 袁崇煥 Yüan Mei 袁枚 Yüan…
Wên-t'ao 張問陶 Chang Yin-huan 張蔭桓 Chang Ying 張英 Chang Yü-chao 張裕釗 Chang Yü-shu 張玉書 Chang Yung 張勇 Ch'ang-ling 長齡 Ch'ang-ning 常寧 Chao Chih-ch'ien 趙之謙 Chao Chih-hsin 趙執信 Chao Huai-yü 趙懷玉 Chao-hui 兆惠 Chao I 趙翼 Chao I-ch'ing 趙一清 Chao Liang-tung 趙良棟 Chao-lien 昭槤 Chao Shên-ch'iao 趙申喬 Chao Shih-lin 趙士麟 Chao-tsu Yüan Huang-ti 肇祖原皇帝 Chê Huang-ti 悊皇帝 Chên Huang-ti 貞皇帝 Ch'ên Chao-lun 陳兆崙 Ch'ên Chên-hui 陳貞慧 Ch'ên Chi-ju 陳繼儒 Ch'ên Ch'i-yü 陳奇瑜 Ch'ên Ch'i-yüan 陳啟源 Ch'ên Chuan 陳撰 Ch'ên Fang-chi 陳芳績 Ch'ên Hung-mou 陳宏謀 Ch'ên Hung-shou 陳洪綬 Ch'ên Kung-yin 陳恭尹 Ch'ên Kuo-jui 陳國瑞 Ch'ên Li 陳澧 Ch'ên Mêng-lei 陳夢雷 Ch'ên…
i 王原祁 Wang Yung-chi 王永吉 Wasan 瓦三 Wei Chi-jui 魏際瑞 Wei Chung-hsien 魏忠賢 Wei Hsi 魏禧 Wei Hsiang-shu 魏象樞 Wei I-chieh 魏裔介 Wei Li 魏禮 Wei Yüan 魏源 Wên-ch'ing 文慶 Wên-hsiang 文祥 Wên Huang-ti 文皇帝 Wên T'ing-shih 文廷式 Wên-tsung 文宗 Wêng Fang-kang 翁方綱 Wêng Hsin-ts'un 翁心存 Wêng Shu-yüan 翁叔元 Wêng T'ung-ho 翁同龢 Wo-jên 倭仁 Wu Chêng-chih 吳正治 Wu Ch'i 吳綺 Wu Chien-chang 吳健章 Wu Ching-tzŭ 吳敬梓 Wu Ch'ung-yüeh 伍崇曜 Wu-ê-kung-a 烏爾恭阿 Wu Hsi-ch'i 吴錫麒 Wu Huang-ti 武皇帝 Wu I 武億 Wu Jên-ch'ên 吳任臣 Wu Ju-lun 吳汝綸 Wu Jung-kuang 吳榮光 Wu K'o-tu 吳可讀 Wu Li 吳歷 Wu-pai 吳拜 Wu Ping-chien 伍秉鑑 Wu San-kuei 吳三桂 Wu Ta-ch'êng 吳大澂 Wu Wei-yeh 吳偉業 Wu Wên 吳雯…
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- Given the title "Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644-1912)," compiled by Arthur W. Hummel and published by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1943, what does this combination of historical period, selective term ("Eminent"), compiler, and publisher imply about the *intended purpose* and *likely perspective* of this compilation?
- Imagine explaining the fundamental utility of this list to someone unfamiliar with Chinese history. What essential information is this text designed to convey, and what immediate, basic understanding can a user derive solely from scanning these names and titles?
- The text provides only names and their Chinese characters. If a student were to use this resource as a starting point for research, what crucial *next steps* would they need to take to move from merely identifying a name to deeply understanding that individual's significance within the Ch'ing period?
- The first line mentions "Three Hundred Tang Poems" followed by an arrow before introducing the main text. What does this seemingly disconnected detail at the very beginning suggest about the broader publication context or organization of the document from which this excerpt was taken?