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Shi Dakai
Shi Dakai (石达开) was a Taiping Rebellion military leader titled the Wing King, known for his victory at Hukou in 1854 and executed by Qing forces in 1863.
Shi Dan
Shi Dan (史丹), courtesy name Junzhong, was a Western Han courtier and general whose tearful remonstrance in 33 BC secured the succession of Emperor Cheng, and who died Marquis of Wuyang.
Shi epoxidation
The Shi epoxidation is a metal-free asymmetric epoxidation converting alkenes to enantioenriched epoxides with a fructose-derived ketone catalyst and Oxone, reported by Yian Shi in 1996.
Shi Gao
Shi Gao (史高) was a Western Han official and imperial in-law who, as Marquis of Leling and Grand Marshal, headed the regency council for a young emperor before resigning after famine.
Shi Hao
Shi Hao (史浩, 1106 to 1194) was a Song dynasty statesman from Mingzhou, modern Ningbo, who served twice as Right Grand Councilor and persuaded the court to rehabilitate Yue Fei.
Shi Heng's case (Shi Heng zhi yu)
Shi Heng's case was the 1460 conviction of Ming general Shi Heng, Duke of Zhong, for plotting rebellion; stripped of rank, he died in a Jinyiwei prison.
Shi Hu
Shi Hu (石虎) was a ruler of Later Zhao, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, who seized its throne from his cousin Shi Hong in 333.
SHI International
SHI International is a closely held IT products and solutions provider headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, founded in 1989 by Leo KoGuan and Thai Lee.
Shi Jian
Shi Jian (实践, "Practice") is a Chinese satellite series for scientific and technology testing, flown since 1971 and known for debris removal and refueling demonstrations.
Shi Jianxiang
Shi Jianxiang (施建祥), born 1964, is a Chinese businessman who founded Shanghai Kuailu Investment Group, chief producer of Ip Man 3, later arrested in Las Vegas in 2021.
Shi Jie
Shi Jie (石介), courtesy name Shoudao, was a Song dynasty Confucian scholar and official known as the Master of Culai, remembered for attacking Buddhism, Daoism, and decayed prose.
Shi Jie Faked Death Case
The Shi Jie Faked Death Case (石介诈死案) was a 1045 Song dynasty accusation that the deceased scholar Shi Jie had faked his death and fled to Khitan.
Shi Jingtang
Shi Jingtang (石敬瑭) was a Later Tang general who became Emperor Gaozu of Later Jin, ceding territory that stripped the Central Plains of their barrier against northern cavalry.
Shi Jingtang's cession of the Sixteen Prefectures
Shi Jingtang's cession of the Sixteen Prefectures was his 936 grant of territory north of the Great Wall to the Khitan Liao in exchange for military aid.
Shi Kefa
Shi Kefa (史可法) was a Ming dynasty official and army supervisor who organized the defense of Yangzhou and was killed when the city fell to the Qing in 1645.
Shi Kuang
Shi Kuang (师旷) was a blind music master of the state of Jin in the late Spring and Autumn period, famed for judging music's moral character.
Shi Lang
Shi Lang (施琅) was a Fujian naval commander who served the Qing dynasty. He destroyed the Zheng fleet at the Pescadores, bringing Taiwan under Qing rule.
Shi Le
Shi Le (石勒) was a Jie military leader who rose from slavery to found the Later Zhao state of the Sixteen Kingdoms, reigning until his death in 333.
Shi Le's capture of Xiangguo
Shi Le's capture of Xiangguo (石勒据襄国) was the Jie general Shi Le's seizure and occupation of the city of Xiangguo in 312, on the advice of his strategist Zhang Bin.
Shi Le's destruction of Wang Jun (石勒灭王浚)
Shi Le's destruction of Wang Jun (石勒灭王浚) was the 313 capture and execution of the Jin warlord Wang Jun by Shi Le through feigned submission.
Shi Le's founding of Later Zhao
Shi Le's founding of Later Zhao (石勒建后赵) was the 319 establishment of the Later Zhao state by the Jie leader Shi Le, who took the title King of Zhao.
Shi Le's rise and the founding of Later Zhao at Xiangguo
Shi Le's rise and the founding of Later Zhao at Xiangguo (石勒崛起与襄国建后赵) saw the Jie commander Shi Le proclaim himself King of Zhao at Xiangguo in 319.
Shi Lu
Shi Lu (石鲁, 1919–1982), born Feng Yaheng, was a Chinese painter and calligrapher who co-founded the Chang'an School in Xi'an; his works include Fighting in Northern Shaanxi (1959).
Shi Miyuan
Shi Miyuan (史弥远, 1164–1233, courtesy name Tongshu) was a Southern Song chief councilor who dominated the court for 25 years and installed Emperor Lizong on the throne in 1224.
Shi Naian
Shi Naian (施耐庵) is the traditionally attributed author of the Chinese classic novel Water Margin, said to have served the rebel Zhang Shicheng under the Yuan dynasty.
Shi Pei Pu (时佩璞)
Shi Pei Pu (时佩璞, 1938–2009) was a Chinese Peking opera singer and spy who obtained French embassy documents from Bernard Boursicot during a 20-year affair in which he posed as a woman; the case inspired M. Butterfly.
Shi Ping
Shi Ping (施平, born Shi Eryi, 1911-2024) was a Chinese Communist Party educator and supercentenarian, world's oldest verified living man (April-June 2024), former Party Secretary of Beijing Agricultural University and East China Normal University, grandfather of Shi Yigong.
Shi Pu
Shi Pu (时溥) was a Tang dynasty military governor of Xuzhou who won first credit for suppressing the Huang Chao rebellion and died in 893.
Shi Runzhang
Shi Runzhang (施闰章) was a Qing dynasty poet and official from Xuancheng, Anhui, paired with Song Wan as 'Nan Shi Bei Song' and one of the six dynasty poets.
Shi Shilu
Shi Shilu (世禄) is a name under which the History of the Ming records two distinct late Ming generals from Yulin: You Shilu and Hou Shilu.