These departments were run by royal family members as well as scholar officials who were selected from imperial examinations.

** Dong Zhongshu, Chinese scholar who is traditionally associated with the promotion of Confucianism as the official ideology of the Chinese imperial state ( d. 104 BC )

* Dong Zhongshu, Chinese scholar who is traditionally associated with the promotion of Confucianism as the official ideology of the Chinese imperial state ( d. 104 BC )

When Emperor Dezong died on February 25, 805, there were initially some eunuchs who suggested that someone else should succeed Emperor Dezong, but at the strong advocacy of the imperial scholar Wei Cigong ( 衛次公 ), Li Song's succession was not further questioned despite his illness.

Much of the decisions on important matters of state were entrusted to Wang Pi and Wang Shuwen, both of whom were named imperial scholar and was largely making decisions at the Hanlin Institute.

In summer 805, when the powerful eunuch Ju Wenzhen ( 俱文珍 ) had Wang Shuwen technically promoted — to be the deputy minister of census — but removed from the post of imperial scholar, thus disallowing him from attending to matters of state at Hanlin Institute — Wang Pi interceded with Emperor Shunzong on Wang Shuwen's behalf, and Wang Shuwen was allowed to visit Hanlin Institute once every three to five days.

As one scholar puts it, “ Santa Maria Maggiore so closely resembles a second-century imperial basilica that it has sometimes been thought to have been adapted from a basilica for use as a Christian church.

Zhao Mengfu (, 1254 – 1322 ) courtesy name Ziang ( 子昂 ), pseudonyms Songxue ( 松雪, " Pine Snow "), Oubo ( 鸥波, " Gull Waves "), and Shuijing-gong Dao-ren ( 水精宫道人, " Master of the Crystal Palace "), was a prince and descendant of the Song Dynasty's imperial family, and a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty.

In 708, when Emperor Zhongzong established an imperial literary institute Xiuwen Pavilion ( 修文館 ), Li Jiao was made a scholar at the institute, and Emperor Zhongzong often summoned the scholars for literary contests to be judged by Consort Shangguan.

Count Sergey Semionovich Uvarov () ( August 25 ( 5 September ) 1786, Moscow – September 4 ( 16 ), 1855, Moscow ) was a Russian classical scholar best remembered as an influential imperial statesman under Nicholas I of Russia.

The Story of the Western Wing tells that a young scholar Zhang Sheng went to the capital city to take the highest imperial examination.

* Weng Tonghe ( 1830 – 1904 ), Confucian scholar and imperial tutor of two emperors during the Qing dynasty

A version of the Old Text was allegedly rediscovered by the scholar Méi Zé (: zh: 梅賾 ) during the 4th century, and presented to the imperial court of the Eastern Jin.

On one occasion, when he conferred with the imperial scholar Wei Ao ( 韋澳 ), Wei told him that he was already the emperor who had exerted the most power over the eunuchs within recent memory — to which Emperor Xuānzong, appearing stressed, stated, " You are not correct.

In 1929, when he graduated from Harvard summa cum laude, he went to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar in order to study British imperial history.

A scholar himself, he integrated elements of the scholar garden into his grand imperial garden.

Soon thereafter, Yuan was made chief imperial scholar ( 翰林承旨學士, Hanlin Xueshi ) as well as Zhongshu Sheren ( 中書舍人 ), a mid-level official at the legislative bureau.

At that time, both Yuan and imperial scholar Li Deyu were involved in power struggles with Yuan's fellow Zhongshu Sheren Li Zongmin.

The military governor Duan Wenchang ( a former chancellor ) and the imperial scholar Li Shen both made secret pleas to Qian for certain examinees.

Emperor Muzong was displeased with Pei's accusations, but as Pei was a prominent statesman, placated Pei by demoting Wei to be the director of the imperial armory and Yuan to be the deputy minister of public works ( 工部侍郎, Gongbu Shilang ), relieving Yuan of his position as imperial scholar.

However, it was said that Emperor Muzong continued to trust Yuan greatly, despite removing him from his imperial scholar post.

He was also made an imperial scholar at Hongwen Pavilion ( 弘文館 ).

* Li Lin, imperial prince of the Tang Dynasty

* Li Tan, imperial prince of the Tang Dynasty

The imperial court often believed that successful generals endangered royal authority, and relieved or even executed them ( notably Li Gang, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong.

Eventually, after about two months, Li Si and the imperial court reached Xianyang, where the news of the death of the emperor was announced.

The tomb mound is located at the foot of Mount Li as an earthen pyramid, and Qin Shi Huangdi ’ s necropolis complex was constructed as a microcosm of his imperial palace or compound.

He was at some point made a reserve official at Hanlin Institute ( 翰林院 ), where imperial scholars gathered, and later made a member of the staff of Li Song — then crown prince under his father Emperor Dezong.

To show that he was still not completely incapacitated, Li Song was forced to personally show himself to the imperial guards, and he took the throne ( as Emperor Shunzong ).

* Li Bai's colleague Du Fu had finally attained a minor appointment in the imperial bureaucracy when the rebellion broke out.

Eventually, after about two months, Li Si and the imperial court were back in Xianyang, where the news of the death of the emperor was announced.

Dong Zhuo's former subordinates, led by Li Jue and Guo Si, took Emperor Xian and the imperial court under their control.

Li Hongzhang was the Tianjin Superintendent from 1870 and was so successful in taking over the functions of the Zongli Yamen that communication between the imperial court and the foreign diplomats at Peking were kept under the auspices of the Self-Strengthening reformers.

As Emperor Dezong was more interested in appeasing the regional governors at the time, he acted as Yu requested, including promoting Xiang Prefecture's status into one where a commandant would be stationed, just as the capital of two other circuits ruled by warlords ruling their realms independently from the imperial government — Yun Prefecture ( 鄆州, in modern Tai ' an, Shandong ), the capital of Pinglu Circuit ( 平盧 ), then ruled by Li Shigu ; and Wei Prefecture ( 魏州, in modern Handan, Hebei ), the capital of Weibo Circuit ( 魏博 ), then ruled by Tian Xu.

Master Li also reveals the mummy in Liu Sheng's tomb had the wrong color wrappings, imperial yellow instead of mourning white, meaning that the mummy was not that of Liu Sheng.

At that time, however, Li Te claimed no imperial or other special titles for himself.

The last Ming emperor was buried at the location was Chongzhen, who committed suicide by hanging ( on 25th of April 1644 ), was buried in his concubine Consort Tian's tomb, which was later declared as an imperial mausoleum Si Ling by the emperor of the short-lived Shun Dynasty Li Zicheng, with a much smaller scale compares to the other imperial mausoleums built for Ming Emperors.

It was standardized by Li Si, prime minister under the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, and promulgated for use during the first imperial dynasty of China, the Qin Dynasty

In 1882, Li Jingfang obtained the second highest degree in the imperial examinations and subsequently obtained appointment in the Qing foreign service because of his knowledge of English.

According to statements by Qing imperial official Li Hongzhang in a meeting with Ulysses S. Grant, China had a special relationship with the island and the Ryūkyū had paid tribute to China for hundreds of years, and the Chinese reserved certain trade rights for them in an amicable and beneficial relationship.

Sometime during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, Li Jiao became an imperial censor.

) After some time, Li Jiao was recalled to serve as Fengge Sheren ( 鳳閣舍人 ), a mid-level official at the legislative bureau of government ( 鳳閣, Fengge ), and he became largely responsible for drafting imperial edicts.

Li Jiao was instead made Chengjun Jijiu ( 成均祭酒 ), the principal of the imperial university.

In 704, in response to the problem that imperial officials were not willing to be local officials, Li Jiao and fellow chancellor Tang Xiujing suggested that the officials at the central government be assigned to the prefectures and counties to serve as officials, offering to go first themselves.