contributor
27,126
edits
Changes
mLine 1:
Line 1: − +
no edit summary
*''Reign: [[1522]]-[[1567]]''
*''Reign: [[1522]]-[[1567]]''
The Jiajing Emperor was the 11th emperor of China's [[Ming Dynasty]]. He was the first to succeed as a nephew, and not a son, of the previous emperor.
The Jiajing Emperor was the 12th emperor of China's [[Ming Dynasty]]. He was the first to succeed as a nephew, and not a son, of the previous emperor.
Jiajing's reign saw the revival of the power of the scholar-bureaucracy, which had been somewhat pushed aside by his predecessor, the [[Zhengde Emperor]]. As the scholar-bureaucrats reasserted their power, they worked to diminish the influence of court [[eunuchs]]; some were even put to death.
Jiajing's reign saw the revival of the power of the scholar-bureaucracy, which had been somewhat pushed aside by his predecessor, the [[Zhengde Emperor]]. As the scholar-bureaucrats reasserted their power, they worked to diminish the influence of court [[eunuchs]]; some were even put to death.