Zuo Guangdou | |
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左光斗 | |
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| Left Minister of the Censorate | |
| In office 1624-1625 | |
| Monarch | Tianqi Emperor |
| Left Minister of the Court of Judicature and Revision | |
| In office 1623-1624 | |
| Monarch | Tianqi Emperor |
| Censor of the Censorate | |
| In office 1607-1623 | |
| Monarchs | Taichang Emperor and Tianqi Emperor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1575 |
| Died | 26 August 1625 (aged 49) |
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| Chinese | 左光斗 | ||||||
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Zuo Guangdou (12 October 1575 – 26 August 1625) was a prominent censorate official in the early 17th century. He detained hundreds of fake officials and confiscated hundreds of fake seals. His main rival was Wei Zhongxian.