Han Weiji

Han Weiji (simplified Chinese: 韩维基; traditional Chinese: 韓維基; pinyin: Hán Wéijī), courtesy name Zhenzi (simplified Chinese: 贞子; traditional Chinese: 貞子; pinyin: Zhēnzǐ), was a Chinese official who lived in the Qing dynasty. Han was born in Xiaotian Village, Zichuan County, Shandong Province, China (now Fujia Town, Zhangdian District, Zibo Prefecture). Han was a tong jinshi who obtained the third highest position in his class in the imperial examination. During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, Han served as a county magistrate in Wenxi County, Shanxi and Boye County, Zhili.

Life

Han Weiji was the grandson of Han Maocai and the son of Han Guangzhai. Han Weiji was a juren (lit. "presented scholar") in 1660, and ranked 146th in the imperial examination in 1664.^[1] He was appointed as the magistrate of Wenxi County, Shanxi in 1674,^[2] and then took office in Boye County, Zhili in 1681. He punished criminals severely in larceny cases, which led to a fall in crime rates in his jurisdictions.^[3]

References

Inline citation

^ 《淄川縣志·卷五》頁十：進士韓維基同甲辰榜，授聞喜知縣，補博野知縣。
^ 《聞喜縣志·卷之三·職官》頁三二：知縣沈光瑀，浙江鄞縣舉人，康熙九年任，詳宦績。韓維基，山東淄川進士，康熙十三年任。王士美，江西金谿人舉人，康熙十五年任。
^ 《博野縣志·卷三·職官》頁三：知縣趙君訪，泗州歲貢。韓維基，山東淄川進士，康熙二十年任，清正廉明，嚴處竊盜，賊不入境。以上見舊志。羅士吉，舉人，康熙二十六年任……。

Books

（中國國家圖書館藏）张鸣铎、张廷寀、王佳宾纂修，《淄川縣志》，清乾隆四十一年（1776年）刻本。
李遵唐纂修，《聞喜縣志》，中國方志叢書，據乾隆三十年刊本影印，成文出版社印行。
（中國國家圖書館藏）吴鏊、尹启铨纂修，《博野縣志》，清乾隆三十二年（1767年）刻本。
《淄博历史人物》，新世界出版社。

External links

清康熙进士——韩维基张店区人民政府

[1] 《淄川縣志·卷五》頁十：進士韓維基同甲辰榜，授聞喜知縣，補博野知縣。

[2] 《聞喜縣志·卷之三·職官》頁三二：知縣沈光瑀，浙江鄞縣舉人，康熙九年任，詳宦績。韓維基，山東淄川進士，康熙十三年任。王士美，江西金谿人舉人，康熙十五年任。

[3] 《博野縣志·卷三·職官》頁三：知縣趙君訪，泗州歲貢。韓維基，山東淄川進士，康熙二十年任，清正廉明，嚴處竊盜，賊不入境。以上見舊志。羅士吉，舉人，康熙二十六年任……。

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