Wei Zhouzuo

Wei Zhouzuo
衛周祚
Grand Secretary of the Baohe Hall
In office
1672
Grand Secretary of the Palace Historiographic Academy
In office
1661–1669
Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library
In office
1658–1661
Grand Secretary of the Palace Academy for the Advancement of Literature
In office
1658
Minister of Personnel
In office
June 7 – June 27, 1658
Serving with Ke'erkun
Preceded byWang Yongji
Succeeded bySun Tingquan
Personal details
Born1612 (1612)
Quwo County, Shanxi, Ming China
Died1675 (aged 62–63)
Beijing, Qing China

Wei Zhouzuo (simplified Chinese: 卫周祚; traditional Chinese: 衛周祚; pinyin: Wèi Zhōuzuò) (1612–1675), courtesy name Wenxi (simplified Chinese: 文锡; traditional Chinese: 文錫; pinyin: Wénxī), art name Wenshi (simplified Chinese: 闻石; traditional Chinese: 聞石; pinyin: Wénshí), was an official who served in the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty.[1] He was a native of Chengnei (城內). He took the imperial examination and obtained a jinshi degree in 1637 during the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor.

After the fall of the Ming dynasty, Wei served under the Qing in various capacities.[2] In 1653, he was named Vice-President of Punishments, in 1654 President of Works, and in 1658 President of Civil Appointments, as well as Grand Secretary.[2] In 1660 he worked with the Qing noble Bahana to revise the Great Qing Legal Code.[2]

  1. ^ 朱绍侯 (1997). 中国历代宰相传略 (in Chinese). p. 1412. ISBN 9787534713989.
  2. ^ a b c Frederic Wakeman Jr. (1985). The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-Century China. p. 418. ISBN 0520048040.