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This chapter continues to introduce the context of the Ming government. It first presents the historical rivalry between the eunuchs and the scholar officials. It then focuses on the Foreign Trade Eunuch of Guangdong, who sponsored and protected many unofficial foreign embassies, competing against both the supreme commander and the Secretariat for control of foreign trade.

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The Foreign Trade Eunuch and False Embassies

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    2026年

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  • James Masaki Fujitani

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This chapter continues to introduce the context of the Ming government. It first presents the historical rivalry between the eunuchs and the scholar officials. It then focuses on the Foreign Trade Eunuch of Guangdong, who sponsored and protected many unofficial foreign embassies, competing against both the supreme commander and the Secretariat for control of foreign trade.