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680 first* of its kind, which she forwarded to her exiled husband.

1782 Su-k'O-sa-ha ^^^^^ Died A.D. 1667. A distingoished Manchu officer, appointed by Shun Chih on his deathbed to be one of four Regents. Ao-pai, another of the Brents, resenting Sn's opposition to his own crael tyranny, laid a false accnsation of treason against him in 1667; and he and his eldest son were sentenced to the ancient penalty of disembowelment, while his other six sons, his grandson, and his two nephews were beheaded, together with his kinsman Po-§rh-ho-t*u. His punishment was altered to strangula- tion; and in 1669, on the fall of Ao-pai, his rank was restored.

1783 Su-na-hai j|^ j^ ;^. Died A.D. 1667. An able Minister of the Emperor Shun Ohih, who rose to be Grand Secretary in 1661. He fell a victim to the hatred of the Regent Ao-pai in 1667, but his character was publicly vindicated in 1669, when he was canonised as

1784 Su-pu-t*ai J^ 1^ ^. A.D. 1176-1248. A Mongol, who rose to high military rank under Genghis Elhan and his son Ogotai, and distinguished himself by his victorious campaigns against the Mussul- mans of Central Asia, the Chinese, Georgians, Russians, and Hungarians. He died upon the banks of the Danube, and was canonised as j^ /^.

1785 Su Shlh f^^ (T. "T- If. H. ;^ J^). A.D. 1086-1101. Son of Su Hsfin, and elder brother of Su Ch£. In the early years of his life he was left; very much to his mother's care, and his education was superintended by her. In 1057 he graduated as chin shih^ coming out second at the Palace examination, and in 1060, after mourning for his mother, he entered the public service. Through Ou-yang Ebiu he was brought to the notice of the Emperor Ying Tsung, and his Majesty at once began to take an interest in his career. Upon his father's death he declined the money and silk sent by the Emperor, and asked for an official post instead. Accordingly