- Zhang Tingyu
Zhang Tingyu (Zh-cw|c=张廷玉|w=Chang T'ingyü,
October 29 1672 —April 30 1755 ) was aHan Chinese politician during theQing Dynasty .Zhang Tingyu was born in
Tongcheng inAnhui province. In 1700, he was awarded the highest degree ("jinshi") in theimperial examinations and shortly afterwards he was appointed to theHanlin Academy . He subsequently rose through the ranks in the Qing civil service and served under theKangxi ,Yongzheng andQianlong emperors. Zhang Tingyu was especially trusted by the Yongzheng emperor, who made him one of the first members of theJunjichu , an informal state organ which would in due course develop into the emperor's own privy council. His colleagues included renown figures like Ma Qi.Zhang was an upstanding civil service officer and highly praised for both his upright character and principled background. Having considerable skill in literature, and compiled the "
History of Ming " in 1739. There is some confusion as to whether he or another trusted officerLongkodo was the principal announcer of the will of Kangxi. Zhang was the only official to survive the battles of succession from Kangxi to Yongzheng to Qianlong, and was entrusted by all three emperors.ee also
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Twenty-Four Histories References
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