Zha Jizuo
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| Traditional Chinese | 查繼佐 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 查继佐 | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhā Jìzuǒ |
| Wade–Giles | Cha Chi-tso |
Zha Jizuo (1601–1676) was a Chinese writer and scholar who lived in the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty.
Zha Jizuo's given name was originally Jiyou (繼佑) before he changed it to "Jizuo" (繼佐). His courtesy name was originally Sanxiu (三秀) but was later changed to Yousan (友三). He was also known by various pseudonyms, including Yihuang (伊璜), Yuzhai (與齋), Dongshan Diaoshi (東山釣史), Dongshan Diaoyu (東山釣玉), Zuoyi Feiren (左尹非人), and Mr. Jingxiu (敬修先生).
Zha Jizuo was born in an impoverished family in Haining County (now Haining City), Zhejiang Province, during the reign of the Wanli Emperor in the late Ming dynasty. His ancestral home was in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province. His father was Zha Erhan (查爾翰). In 1633, during the early reign of the Chongzhen Emperor, he sat for the imperial examination and obtained the position of a juren (舉人).
After the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, Zha Jizuo accompanied Zhu Yihai, the Prince of Lu, to Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province, where Zhu assumed the title of Jianguo (監國; or Regent) of the Southern Ming dynasty (a state formed by Ming remnants). Zha Jizuo was appointed as an official in the Ministry of War. When the forces of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty invaded Zhejiang Province, Zha Jizuo personally led the Southern Ming army to resist the invaders until Shaoxing was conquered by Qing forces in 1646.
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