Yang Shiqi
Yang Shiqi | |||||||
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| 楊士奇 | |||||||
Portrait of Yang Shiqi as depicted in the Sancai Tuhui | |||||||
| Senior Grand Secretary | |||||||
| In office 1424–1444 | |||||||
| Monarchs | Hongxi Xuande Yingzong | ||||||
| Preceded by | Yang Rong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yang Pu | ||||||
| Grand Secretary | |||||||
| In office 1402–1444 | |||||||
| Monarchs | Yongle Hongxi Xuande Yingzong | ||||||
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| Born | 1364 | ||||||
| Died | 1444 (aged 79–80) Taihe, Jiangxi | ||||||
| Birth name | Yang Yu | ||||||
| Courtesy name | Shiqi | ||||||
| Art name | Dongli | ||||||
| Posthumous name | Wenzhen | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊士奇 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨士奇 | ||||||
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Yang Yu (1364–1444), better known by his courtesy name as Yang Shiqi, was a Chinese scholar-official during the Ming dynasty. He served as grand secretary during the reigns of emperors Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, and Yingzong from 1402 until his death, with a brief hiatus in 1414. In 1424, he became the leader of the corps of grand secretaries, effectively holding the position of informal head of the Chinese government.