Ming · Monk and Official

Yao Guangxiao 姚廣孝

Attested AD 1405

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yao Guangxiao was a Monk and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1405 永樂三年
Directly stated · History of Ming 149, passage 116

Assessments and attributes

Assessment enduring benevolence of the ancients · About Person Id Xia Yuanji (夏原吉) · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Yao Guangxiao (姚廣孝)
Directly stated · History of Ming 149, passage 116

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 149Volume 149 Biographies 37: Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji · 1 passage

姚廣孝還自浙西，稱原吉曰：「古之遺愛也。」 When Yao Guangxiao returned from western Zhejiang, he praised Yuanji, saying, "He has the enduring benevolence of the ancients."