Confucianism and the Succession Crisis of the Wanli Emperor, 1587

by Mark C Carnes, Daniel K Gardner, Mark C. Carnes

Confucianism and the Succession Crisis of the Wanli Emperor, 1587 is set in the Hanlin Academy in Ming dynasty China. Most students are members of the Grand Secretariat of the Hanlin Academy, the body of top-ranking graduates of the civil service examination who serve as advisers to the Wanli emperor. Some Grand Secretaries are Confucian "purists," who hold that tradition obliges the emperor to name his first-born son as successor; others,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469670801
• ISBN13: 9781469670805
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"