Zuo Guangdou

Zuo Guangdou
左光斗
Left Minister of the Censorate
In office
1624–1625
MonarchTianqi Emperor
Left Minister of the Court of Judicature and Revision
In office
1623–1624
MonarchTianqi Emperor
Censor of the Censorate
In office
1607–1623
MonarchsTaichang Emperor and Tianqi Emperor
Personal details
Born(1575-10-12)12 October 1575
Died26 August 1625(1625-08-26) (aged 49)
Zuo Guangdou
Chinese左光斗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZuǒ guāng dǒu

Zuo Guangdou (12 October 1575 – 26 August 1625) was a prominent censorate official in the early 17th century. He detained hundreds of fake officials and confiscated hundreds of fake seals. His main rival was Wei Zhongxian.