Yang Shih-ch`i (English spelling)

Japanese: 楊士奇 - ようしき（英語表記）Yang Shi-qi; Yang Shih-ch`i

[Birth] 25 years old (1365)
[Died] 9th year of Shoto (1444)
Chinese Ming Dynasty politician. Born in Taihe (Jiangxi Province). His given name was Yu, his literary names were Shiqi and Qiaozhong, and his pen name was Dongli Sensei. His posthumous name was Wenzhen. In 1399 (the first year of the Jianwen era), he entered the Hanlin Academy and worked on editing the Annals of Emperor Taizu. When the cabinet system was established with the accession of Emperor Yongle to the throne, he joined the cabinet and participated in government affairs. He was also appointed as the supervisor of the eastern palace to guide the crown prince. He subsequently served in four dynasties: Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, and Zhengtong. During this time, he served as Zuochunfang Grand Scholar, Left Assistant Minister of Rites and Huagaidian Grand Scholar, Minister of War, and other positions before progressing to Junior Master. Together with Yang Rong and Yang Pu, he was known as one of the Three Yangs, and established the power of the cabinet. He compiled and wrote works such as Representations of Famous Ministers of the Past, Records of Sacred Instructions from the Three Dynasties (3 volumes), and Wenyuan Ge Bibliography (20 volumes).

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Japanese:

[生]至正25(1365)
[没]正統9(1444)
中国，明の政治家。泰和 (江西省) の人。名は寓。字は士奇，僑仲。号は東里先生。諡は文貞。建文1 (1399) 年翰林院に入り，『太祖実録』の編集に従事し，永楽帝の即位とともに内閣の制が設けられると，入閣して政務に参画，また東宮監国として皇太子の補導に任じた。その後，永楽，洪煕，宣徳，正統の4朝に歴任し，その間，左春坊大学士，礼部左侍郎兼華蓋殿大学士，兵部尚書などを経て少師に進んだ。楊栄，楊溥 (ようふ) とともに三楊と称され，内閣の権を確立した。『歴代名臣奏議』『三朝聖諭録』 (3巻) ，『文淵閣書目』 (20巻) などの編著がある。

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