Wanli Emperor started from rectifying administration with a series of measures such as reducing redundant personnel and enhancing assessment of officials' performance.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,941 |
Wanli Emperor started from rectifying administration with a series of measures such as reducing redundant personnel and enhancing assessment of officials' performance.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,941 |
The first ten years of Wanli Emperor's regime led to a renaissance, economically, culturally and militarily, an era known in historiography as the Wanli Emperor Restoration .
FactSnippet No. 1,388,942 |
In 1584, the Wanli Emperor issued an edict confiscating all of Zhang's personal wealth and purging his family members.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,943 |
Wanli Emperor refused to attend morning meetings, see his ministers or act upon memoranda.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,944 |
Wanli Emperor refused to make necessary personnel appointments, and as a result the whole top echelon of the Ming administration became understaffed.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,945 |
Wanli Emperor did pay close attention to the construction of his own tomb, a magnificent structure that took decades to complete.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,946 |
Wanli Emperor laid the full blame on the two implicated eunuchs who were executed along with the would-be assassin.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,947 |
Some scholars believe that the Wanli Emperor's reign was a significant factor contributing to the decline of the Ming dynasty.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,948 |
Wanli Emperor refused to play the emperor's role in government, and delegated many responsibilities to eunuchs, who made up their own faction.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,949 |
Wanli Emperor's tomb is one of the biggest in the vicinity and one of only two that are open to the public.
FactSnippet No. 1,388,952 |