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Yong-le: Year 5, Month 9, Day 11
11 Oct 1407
11 Oct 1407
Chen Qin, a vice commander in the Meng-hua Guard in Yun-nan, was promoted to commander of the Jiao-zhou Right Guard. Previously, Qin had violated the law and had been banished to Jiao-zhi to realize achievements by which to atone for his crime. In the capture of Li Cheng, Qin had realized achievements and thus he was promoted and employed.
Tai-zong: juan 71.5a-b
Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 11, page 0995/96
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Geoff Wade, translator, Southeast Asia in the Ming Shi-lu: an open access resource, Singapore: Asia Research Institute and the Singapore E-Press, National University of Singapore, http://epress.nus.edu.sg/msl/reign/yong-le/year-5-month-9-day-11, accessed January 22, 2019