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The provided passages do not contain explicit statements about the intended purpose or perspective of the compilation *Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period*. The passages only confirm the title, editor (Arthur W. Hummel), publisher (the United States Government Printing Office), and the historical period covered (1644–1912) [1][2][5]. The work is noted to be in the public domain as a U.S. federal government publication [5].
Based solely on the passages, one can infer that the compilation was an official U.S. government publication [1][5]. The term "Eminent" in the title suggests a focus on notable or influential figures from the Ch'ing period, but the passages do not explain the selection criteria or the compiler's perspective. No information is given about the intended audience, scholarly goals, or any potential biases of the work. Therefore, any claims about purpose or perspective beyond these basic facts would be speculation not grounded in the provided text.
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← Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period ( 1943 ) edited by Arthur W. Hummel → published by the United States Government Printing Office 3633187 Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period 1943 Arthur W.
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…
← Ch'i-ying Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period , Volume 1 edited by Arthur W. Hummel Ch'i Yün-shih by Tu Lien-chê Chia-ch'ing → 3635434 Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period , Volume 1 — Ch'i Yün-shih Arthur W. Hummel Tu Lien-chê Layout 2 CH'I Yün-shih 祁韻士 ( T. 諧庭, 鶴皋, H. 訪山, 筠淥), 1751–1815, May 5, historian, was a native of Shou-yang, Shansi. He became a pa-kung in 1777 and a chü-jên in the autumn of the same year. In the following year he took his chin-shih degree and was selected a member of the Hanlin Academy. Appointed a compiler in the State Historiographer's Office, he participated…
← Ch'i Yün-shih Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period , Volume 1 edited by Arthur W. Hummel Chia-ch'ing Chiang Ch'ên-ying → 3635435 Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period , Volume 1 — Chia-ch'ing Arthur W. Hummel Layout 2 CHIA -ch'ing, reign-title of Yung-yen [ q. v. ].
e Titles of Books Index of Subjects Corrections Thirty-three Collections of Ch'ing Dynasty Biographies This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government ( see 17 U.S.C.
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