Zhu Zhiyu

Zhu Zhiyu

Zhu Zhiyu ( Chinese  朱 之 瑜 , Pinyin Zhū ​​Zhīyú , W.-G. Chu Chih-yu ; * November 1600 in Yuyao , Zhejiang Province , China ; † April 1682 in Mito , Hitachi Province , Japan ), courtesy name Luyu ( Chinese  魯 璵 ) in China and Shunshui ( Chinese  舜 水 , Japanese Shunsui ) in Japan, was a Chinese scholar , writer and historian who fled China after the collapse of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). In Japan he became one of the main authors of the Dai Nihon shi ("History of Greater Japan"), a comprehensive revision of Japanese history that was intended to rekindle nationalist sentiments and a sense of loyalty to the Japanese emperor .

Life

Zhu was originally an official of the Ming Dynasty, which was overthrown by the Manchu , which led to the emergence of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 / 12). Zhu not only refused to serve the new rulers, but also tried to take military action against them. However, his efforts to attract Japanese support were unsuccessful, so that he moved to Nagasaki in 1659 . Here Tokugawa Mitsukuni , a member of the family of the Shogun and prince ( daimyo ) of Mito , asked him to help with the constitution of his project, the Dai Nihon Shi . Zhu agreed in 1665, moved to Mitsukuni's headquarters and helped structure the plant. Although the project wasn't completed until two centuries after Zhu's death, his influence was instrumental in both building the work and focusing on patriotism and loyalty to the emperor.

Zhu's unwavering loyalty to the Ming Dynasty served as a model for Chinese students in Japan who returned in the early 20th century to lead the struggle that overthrew the Qing Dynasty during the 1911 Chinese Revolution .

See also

• Mitogaku

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Zhu Shunshui. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved August 11, 2017 . 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhu is the family name here, Zhiyu is the first name.