Fang Xiaoru

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Fang Xiaoru was a Ming dynasty Confucian scholar and loyalist renowned for his staunch opposition to the Yongle Emperor and his execution in a notorious case of collective punishment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confucian scholar
Ming dynasty person
human
activity teaching Confucian classics
writing essays and memorials to the throne
allegiance Jianwen Emperor NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jingnan campaign aftermath
collective punishment of relatives and associates
causeOfDeath execution
citizenship China NERFINISHED
country Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
culturalDepiction subject of later historical writings and moral biographies
education trained in the Confucian classics
era Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
familyName Fang NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Confucian philosophy
literature
political thought
gender male
givenName Xiaoru NERFINISHED
historicalReputation Confucian martyr
symbol of loyalist resistance in the Ming dynasty
ideology orthodox Confucian loyalty to the legitimate ruler
knownFor famous last words expressing loyalty to the Jianwen Emperor
refusal to draft an inaugural edict for the Yongle Emperor
language Classical Chinese
legalStatus executed for treason by the Yongle Emperor
mannerOfDeath judicial execution
moralEvaluationInTradition condemned by later writers as victim of Yongle’s harsh rule
praised for unwavering loyalty
moralStance loyalty
righteous remonstrance
movement Confucianism NERFINISHED
name Fang Xiaoru NERFINISHED
notableFor case of collective punishment involving nine or ten degrees of kinship
execution by the Yongle Emperor
loyalty to the Jianwen Emperor
staunch opposition to the Yongle Emperor
occupation official
scholar
opposedTo Yongle Emperor NERFINISHED
philosophicalTradition Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED
positionHeld Hanlin Academy scholar
court official under the Jianwen Emperor
region Jiangsu region of China NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 15th century
late 14th century

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Jingnan Rebellion commander Fang Xiaoru
Jingnan campaign commander Fang Xiaoru