Shen Defu

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Shen Defu (Chinese: 沈德符) (1578–1642) was a Chinese writer and bureaucrat during the Ming Dynasty. He lived in Zhejiang.

In 1618, he achieved the rank of juren in the Imperial examinations, but failed an exam for promotion to the rank of jinshi a year later. His principal work was the Wanli ye huo bian (Miscellaneous notes of Wanli, Chinese: 萬厲野獲編), which he completed in 1607.[1][2] He was married for a time to the courtesan Xue Susu.[3]

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  1. ^ Shen Defu (1578). "Survey of the Legitimate and Illegitimate Dynasties in History". World Digital Library (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ^ Theobald, Ulrich. "Chinese Literature Wanli yehuo bian 萬厲野獲編 'Inofficial Matters from the Wanli Reign'". Chinaknowledge.org. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. ^ Berg, Daria (2009). "Cultural Discourse on Xue Susu, A Courtesan in Late Ming China" (PDF). International Journal of Asian Studies. 6 (2): 171–200. doi:10.1017/S1479591409000205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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