Zhai Luan
Zhai Luan | |||||||
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| 翟鑾 | |||||||
| Senior Grand Secretary | |||||||
| In office 1531 | |||||||
| Monarch | Jiajing | ||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Cong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Cong | ||||||
| In office 1541 | |||||||
| Monarch | Jiajing | ||||||
| Preceded by | Xia Yan | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Xia Yan | ||||||
| In office 1542–1544 | |||||||
| Monarch | Jiajing | ||||||
| Preceded by | Xia Yan | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yan Song | ||||||
| Grand Secretary | |||||||
| In office 1527–1533, 1540–1544 | |||||||
| Monarch | Jiajing | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 1477 Beijing | ||||||
| Died | 1546 (aged 68–69) | ||||||
| Education | jinshi degree (1505) | ||||||
| Courtesy name | Zhongming | ||||||
| Art name | Shimen | ||||||
| Posthumous name | Wenyi | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 翟鑾 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 翟銮 | ||||||
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Zhai Luan (1477–1546), courtesy name Zhongming, art name Shimen, was a Chinese scholar-official during the Ming dynasty. He rose to power in the 1520s, holding important positions in the state administration such as vice minister of rites and later minister of personnel. He also served as grand secretary from 1527 to 1544, with intermittent breaks.