Embroidered Uniform Guard
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jinyi Wei, Jinyi Wei Zhihuishi Si, Jinyi Qinjun Du Zhihuishi Si, Tieyi Wei
first created by the Hongwu Emperor (Ming Dynasty) in 1368 serving as his personal bodyguards; 1382 consolidated and broadened as a spy agency
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- government agency
- Subclass of
- imperial guard
- Country
- Ming dynasty
- Founded by
- Hongwu Emperor
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- inception
- 1368-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1661-00-00
- Commons category
- Imperial guards of China
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