Qing · Official

Esen 愛星阿

Aixing'a

Attested AD 1657

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Esen was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1657 八月
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 272, passages 39, 46

Career and standing

Inner Minister 內大臣
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 46

Events and relationships

Tested Mercury visibility
Scientific · Investigator
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 46

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 272Volume 272 Biographies 59: Tang Ruowang, Yang Guangxian, Nan Huai Ren · 1 passage

八月，上命內大臣愛星阿及各部院大臣登觀像台測驗水星不見，議明炫罪，坐奏事詐不以實，律絞，援赦得免。 In the eighth month the emperor sent Inner Minister Esen and ministers from every yamen to the observatory to test Mercury's visibility. Wu Mingxuan was judged guilty of false reporting—strangulation by statute—but escaped through amnesty.