About Xia Yunyi
Lived 1596 – 1645 (aged 48–49). Xia Yunyi was a Chinese politician and poet.
Xia Yunyi (1596–1645) was a Ming dynasty poet. He was born in Songjiang (now a district in Shanghai). He was magistrate of Changle County. An opponent of the Qing dynasty, he supported the Southern Ming dynasty. He committed suicide.
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Who was Xia Yunyi?
Ming dynasty politician (1596–1645)
When was Xia Yunyi born?
Xia Yunyi was born in 1596.
When did Xia Yunyi die?
Xia Yunyi died in 1645.
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Xia Yunyi was a politician and poet.
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Xia Yunyi was Chinese.
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