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*''Born: [[1760]]''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': 趙文楷 ''(Zhao Wenkai / Chou Bunkai)''
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*''Died: [[1804]]''<ref>Some sources say he died in [[1808]]. Schottenhammer, Angela. “Empire and Periphery? The Qing Empire’s Relations with Japan and the Ryūkyūs (1644–c. 1800), a Comparison.” ''The Medieval History Journal'' 16, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 175n98.</ref>
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*''Chinese/Japanese'': [[趙]]文楷 ''(Zhao Wenkai / Chou Bunkai)''
  
 
Zhao Wenkai was a Chinese scholar-official who served as lead envoy on an [[Chinese investiture envoys|investiture mission]] to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] in [[1800]] alongside vice-envoy [[Li Dingyuan]].
 
Zhao Wenkai was a Chinese scholar-official who served as lead envoy on an [[Chinese investiture envoys|investiture mission]] to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] in [[1800]] alongside vice-envoy [[Li Dingyuan]].
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On the return from the mission, however, the envoys endured pirate attacks and great storms, and it is said that the harrowing experience had a deleterious effect on Zhao's constitution. He died four years later.
 
On the return from the mission, however, the envoys endured pirate attacks and great storms, and it is said that the harrowing experience had a deleterious effect on Zhao's constitution. He died four years later.
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A collection of his poetry, entitled ''Shíbǎishān fángshīcún'' (石柏山房詩存), survives.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Megumi, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 241.</ref>
  
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
*Ch'en, Ta-Tuan. "Investiture of Liu-Ch'iu Kings in the Ch'ing Period." in Fairbank, John King (ed.) ''The Chinese World Order''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. p142.
 
*Ch'en, Ta-Tuan. "Investiture of Liu-Ch'iu Kings in the Ch'ing Period." in Fairbank, John King (ed.) ''The Chinese World Order''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. p142.
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 29 September 2017

  • Born: 1760
  • Died: 1804[1]
  • Chinese/Japanese: 文楷 (Zhao Wenkai / Chou Bunkai)

Zhao Wenkai was a Chinese scholar-official who served as lead envoy on an investiture mission to the Kingdom of Ryûkyû in 1800 alongside vice-envoy Li Dingyuan.

Zhao was the zhuangyuan, the top-scoring candidate completing the Confucian civil service exams in 1796. He was described by the Jiaqing Emperor as a capable official, and in good health, before departing for Ryûkyû in 1800.

On the return from the mission, however, the envoys endured pirate attacks and great storms, and it is said that the harrowing experience had a deleterious effect on Zhao's constitution. He died four years later.

A collection of his poetry, entitled Shíbǎishān fángshīcún (石柏山房詩存), survives.[2]

References

  • Ch'en, Ta-Tuan. "Investiture of Liu-Ch'iu Kings in the Ch'ing Period." in Fairbank, John King (ed.) The Chinese World Order. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. p142.
  1. Some sources say he died in 1808. Schottenhammer, Angela. “Empire and Periphery? The Qing Empire’s Relations with Japan and the Ryūkyūs (1644–c. 1800), a Comparison.” The Medieval History Journal 16, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 175n98.
  2. Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Megumi, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô 31 (2006), 241.