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Matteo Ricci enters Beijing

Period
1601
Region
China
Place
베이징
Category
Religion

Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit who served in the court of Ming dynasty China and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He created the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, a 1602 world map written in Chinese characters. In 2022, the Apostolic See declared its recognition of Ricci's heroic virtue, thereby bestowing upon him the honorific of a Venerable.

Sources: Wikipedia — Matteo Ricci · CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier and later events nearby

  1. AD 755–763An Lushan rebellion
  2. 1271Founding of the Yuan dynasty
  3. 1581Single whip law enacted empire-wide
  4. 1601Matteo Ricci enters BeijingThis page
  5. 1644Battle of Shanhai Pass
  6. 1772–1782Compilation of the Siku Quanshu
  7. 1793Macartney Embassy meets the Qianlong Emperor

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