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had all his property confiscated, and was ordered to commit suicide. Tang YH ;^^ (T. ±'^. H. ;^M)- ^D. 1365-1444. 2420 A native of T'ai-ho in Kiangsi, whence he is sometimes spoken of M Si ^ Western Yang (see Yang P'o), who received through interest an appointment as Compiler in the Han-lin College. Subse- quently, when the Board of Civil 0£Sce held an examination of scholars, he came out at the head of the list. He rose to high office in the State, and it was solely through his firmness that the boy- Emperor Ying Tsung came peaceably to the throne. He was employed upon the annals of several reigns, and also upon the commission which produced the ^ "f^ ^ E£ ^ ^ t & collection of memorials by famous Ministers of all ages. He compiled the ^ ^ ^ ^ ^, a catalogue of the Imperial Library, and was generally known as one of the greatest scholars of his age. His last years were clouded by the misbehaviour of his son, who was finally impeached and dismissed the public service. He is better known *by his style, as Yang Shih-ch4. Canonised as ^ j^.

Tang Yu-Ohi # ^ £. A Minister of the Ch'u State, who 2421 was so skilful at archery that he could pierce a willow-leaf from a distance ofjlOO paces and do it 100 times in succession. There was a great ape in Ch*u, and the prince ordered Yang to shoot it. Scarcely had he bent his bow ere the ape clung to the tree howling. Tang TH-oli'un ^^^ (T. 1^^). A.D. 1760-1838. A 2422 native of Chungking in Sstich^uan, who for various military services was appointed Commander-in-chief of Eansuh. In 1805 he was banished to Ili for his too lenient treatment of the ^ \1\ Nan- shan mutineers, who had been driven to revolt by having their rations of salt and rice reduced to maize. Three years later he was restored to office as Brigade-General in Kansuh; and in 1827, after the irruption of Jehangir into Turkestan, he received the title of Marquis and was appointed Viceroy of Shen-Kan, as a special