Fan Hong
Fan Hong (Chinese: 范弘; pinyin: Fàn Hóng; Vietnamese: Phạm Hoằng; died 1449) was a Ming dynasty eunuch, who served as Eunuch Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial (司禮監太監) during the reign of the Xuande Emperor. He was a native of Jiaozhi Province (present-day northern Vietnam), born as Phạm An (范安; Fan An).[1]
During the reign of the Yongle Emperor, he was selected by Zhang Fu, Duke of Ying, and sent to the court, where he was favored by the Emperor, who ordered him to read and dabble in history. Later, he served the heir apparent, Zhu Gaochi, in the Eastern Palace. During the reign of the Xuande Emperor, he was promoted to the position of Eunuch Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial and was granted a pardon from death. During Emperor Yingzong's first reign, he received favor from the Emperor and followed him on a northern expedition, but died during the Tumu Crisis.[1][2]
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[edit | edit source]- ^ a b History of Ming, vol. 304, p. 7771.
- ^ Ming ren zhuanji ziliao suoyin (1965), p. 361.
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