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ming in Chihli, of a wild and masterfal disposition in hia yoatb. He served under the Emperor Shih Tsuog of the Later Chon dynasty but joined the standard of Chao K^nang-yin, with whom he had been on terms of friendship, and aided him in establishing the Sung dynasty. Besides drawing up the inaugural proclamation, he went alone tp interview the powerful ^ ^ Tdan Ten, and succeeded in securing his allegiance. His life was spent in fighting. After beating off the attack of Liu Chiang on Hunan, he reduced Euangtung in 970, and four years later aided Ts'ao Pin to annex Eiangnan. For his services on the expedition of the Emperor T'ai Tsung against Shansi he was ennobled as Duke, and in 977 he became a Minister of State. Canonised as ;^ ]^-

1611 P*an Shih^n jfS^ fft J@l (T. ^ ff ). A.D. 1769-1854. A native of the Wu District in Eiangsu, who graduated as first chin shih in 1798 and rose by 1833 to be principal member of the Council of State. In 1840, when the question of foreign relations came into prominence, he recommended a tolerant and conciliatory policy. In 1848 he became Grand Tutor, and in 1846 received the Yellow Jacket. In 1850 he retired, and in 1852 attended for the second time the Graduates' Banquet at which he had sat, a newly- made graduate, sixty-one years before. Upon his death he received a public funeral. Canonised as ^ ^ , and included in the Temple of Worthies.

1612 P*an SBU-ch'ti jfSr ^ 1^ (T. ^ :fr • H. ^ ^ ). A.D. 1695- 1752. An exemplary provincial ofiScial under the Emperor Ch^ien Lung. He introduced schools for the education of the aborigines of Hainan. He died while Governor of Fuhkien, where he was beloved by all. Canonised as ^ ]^ , and included in the Temple of Worthies.

1613 P*an YO ]^ ^ (T. ^ >(r ). 4th cent. A.D. A poet and official under the Chin dynasty. He was very handsome as a youth; and when he went out with his lute at Lo-yang, the ladies used to