Grand chancellor (China)

The highest-ranking official in the Imperial Government in ancient China

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4th century BC

  • 381 BCEWu Qi, Chinese military general, Prime Minister of the State of Chu, also a servant of the State of Lu (born in Wei, 440 BC)source

3rd century BC

  • 291 BCELü Buwei, Chinese politician and chancellor of the Qin State (d. 235 BC)source

2nd century BC

  • 178 BCEChen Ping, Chinese official and chancellor of the Western Han dynastysource

10th century

  • 925May 23 – At Luoyang, Zhao Guangyin, the Grand Chancellor (equivalent to a Prime Minister) of the Emperor Li Cunxu of Later Tang dynasty China, dies. Zhao's duties are assumed by Li Cunxu's son, Prince Li Siyuan.source
  • 961Kou Zhun, Chinese Grand chancellor (approximate date)source
  • 982Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor (b. 922)source

11th century

  • 1006October 23 – Wen Yanbo, grand chancellor (d. 1097)source
  • 1017October 6 – Wang Dan, Chinese Grand Chancellorsource
  • 1019Wang Gui, Chinese official and chancellor (d. 1085)source
  • 1021December 8 – Wang Anshi, Chinese chancellor (d. 1086)source
  • 1023October 24 – Kou Zhun, Chinese grand chancellorsource
  • 1025December 22 – Wang Qinruo, Chinese chancellorsource
  • 1063Pang Ji, Chinese official and chancellor (b. 988)source
  • 1069Emperor Shenzong of Song China appoints Wang Anshi as his chief chancellor. He implements the New Policies, which include financial and trade reforms, defense and order, institution of the baojia system, etc.source
  • 1083Li Gang, Chinese politician and Grand Chancellor (d. 1140)source
  • 1086May 21 – Wang Anshi, Chinese chancellor (b. 1021)source
  • 1097Zhang Jun, Chinese general and grand chancellor (d. 1164)source

12th century

  • 1140Li Gang, Chinese Grand Chancellor (b. 1083)source

14th century

  • 1380February 12 – Hu Weiyong, the Grand Chancellor of Ming dynasty China, is accused of treason and executed as the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang (Emperor Hongwu) begins a purge of over 30,000 people perceived as opponents of the Imperial government.source

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