With the death of Zhengde and ascension of Jiajing, the politics at court shifted in favor of the Neo-Confucian establishment which not only rejected the Portuguese embassy of Fernão Pires de Andrade (d. 1523), but had a predisposed animosity towards Tibetan Buddhism and lamas. Evelyn S. Rawski, a professor in the Department of History of the University of Pittsburgh, writes that the Ming's unique relationship with Tibetan prelates essentially ended with Jiajing's reign while Ming influence in the Amdo region was supplanted by the Mongols. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was Zhengde's successor?  ANS1 Jiajing QSN2 What establishment did the politics at court shift in favor of?  ANS2 Neo-Confucian establishment QSN3 Which embassy did the Neo-Confucian establishment reject? ANS3 the Portuguese embassy QSN4 Who did the Neo-Confucian establishment have animosity towards? ANS4 Tibetan Buddhism and lamas QSN5 Evelyn S. Rawski claims that Ming's relationship with Tibetan prelates ended during who's reign? ANS5 Jiajing