On Mao Qiling's Contributions to the Ming History Compilation

Kangxi's18 years to kangxi's 24 years of Qing Dynasty,Mao Qiling participated in the work of compiling The Ming History.In national achievements,he drew up the draft for Ming history,had written over 200 collected biographies and supplementary biographies for people who lived in Ming Dynasty.He wrote xiheji(《西河集》),11volumes,not all history draft for Ming History,and some biographies for Qing Dynasty in it.After he left the national achievements,he also paid close attention to the compilation for Ming History and took a view of the great Ritual Controversy of The Ming Dynasty(大礼议)and authenticating LiangChu Biography.Moreover,he wrote ShengChaoTongShiShiYiJj(《胜朝彤史拾遗记》) privately,after being examined and rivised by Wang Hongxu,the work had been subsumed into biologies for empress and imperial in MingHistory.(《明史·后妃传》) Mao_Qi Ling was a complier biologies for empress and imperial in Ming History actually.So we must acknowledge his achievements to compile The Ming History.