Researching On The Biographies Of Ming Yingzong Record

Ming Yingzong record includes 484 biographies. Strictly follow the requirements of compilation on the character selection. The characters are generally accordding with the grade,having significant contributions, or filial and loyal.There are also someone in line with the requirements,but not included. The main reason was the influence of major crimes, different political positions, and personal choice of the editor. Compared to other biographical books, the standard of the Ming Yingzong record is still needed to improve.The compilation of the Ming Yingzong record’s basis mainly comes in paper from stone room, departments,aristocratic family, and the knowledge. Among them, the writing of biographies also made reference to many data on tombstones, such as epitaphs, inscriptions,biographies of families, memorials to the throne, corpus and so on. The editors integrate these data to the final record biographies in the way that one be the main, the other be the supplement. In addition, there are a considerable part of the biography is original.Ming Yingzong record’s biographies are usually inserted in the day of official death or the end of their political careers. The writing features are plain in narrative, refined in writing, appropriate in detailed and brief, comments in narrative. These record biographies not just simply record the story of biographees, but also accompanied by rich political connotation, such as the emperor as the core of the records,carry forward the filial piety, euphemism, as well as the influence of the official position of the editor on the history writingMing Yingzong record’s biographies have important value.chey provide a reference for the compilation and revision of other materials,enrich the story of biographees.Their appraisals are relatively objective and fair.But there are also some disadvantages in the compilation, such as historical records mistakes, prejudiced appraises to colleagues, sometimes occurred distorted words.Scholars in the study of Ming Yingzong record should discriminate its’ value and shortcomings.