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AN IMPERIAL EDICT RESTRAINING OFFICIALS FROM EVIL
By the Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang)
Introduction
Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398) rose from obscure poverty to become a military strongman and founder of the Ming
dynasty (1368-1644). Born into a poor family in modern Anhui province and orphaned at an early age, Zhu spent
some time as a Buddhist beggar-monk before joining one of the many rebellions against the crumbling government
of the Yuan dynasty. Although barely literate, Zhu proved a capable leader of men and a successful general. He
founded the Ming dynasty in 1368, chased the hapless Mongols back to Mongolia, and established his dynastic
capital in the city of Nanjing.
In the document below, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the Hongwu Emperor, reminds his civil and military officials that they are
to “refrain from evil.”
Document Excerpts with Questions (Longer selection follows this section)
From Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, edited by Patricia Buckley Ebrey, 2nd ed. (New York: The Free Press, 1993), 205-206.
© 1993 The Free Press. Reproduced with the permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.
An Imperial Edict Restraining Officials from Evil
By the Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang)
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Contents:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT -- THE EARLY YEARS -- THE SQUARE DEAL -- FOREIGN POLICY -- LATER YEARS -- MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI -- EARLY YEARS AND EDUCATION IN ENGLAND -- SOUTH AFRICAN ACTIVIST -- EMERGENCE AS LEADER OF NATIONALIST INDIA -- VLADIMIR ILICH LENIN -- EARLY LIFE -- CHALLENGES OF THE REVOLUTION OF 1905 AND WORLD WAR I -- LEADERSHIP IN THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION -- SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL -- POLITICAL CAREER BEFORE 1939 -- LEADERSHIP DURING WORLD WAR II -- POSTWAR POLITICAL CAREER -- MOHAMMED ALI JINNAH -- EARLY YEARS -- ENTRY INTO POLITICS -- CREATOR OF PAKISTAN -- JOSEPH STALIN -- THE YOUNG REVOLUTIONARY AND RISE TO POWER -- LENIN'S SUCCESSOR -- ROLE IN WORLD WAR II -- LAST YEARS -- IBN SA'UD -- KEMAL ATATÜRK -- FRANKLIN D.
RETRENCHMENT OF THE 1970S -- FRANCISCO FRANCO -- LIFE -- FRANCO'S MILITARY REBELLION -- FRANCO'S DICTATORSHIP -- MAO ZEDONG -- EARLY YEARS -- ROAD TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA -- GREAT LEAP FORWARD -- CULTURAL REVOLUTION -- JUAN, EVA, AND ISABEL PERÓN -- JUAN PERÓN -- EVA PERÓN -- ISABEL PERÓN -- RUHOLLAH KHOMEINI -- HIROHITO -- SUKARNO -- DENG XIAOPING -- DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD -- KWAME NKRUMAH -- EARLY YEARS -- FROM PRISON TO PRIME MINISTRY -- PRESIDENT OF GHANA AND AFTERWARD -- RONALD W. REAGAN -- EARLY LIFE AND ACTING CAREER -- GOVERNOR