The Zhe School was part of the Southern School, which thrived during a dynasty that ruled for how many years?
Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming – for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming, described by Edwin O. Reischauer, John K. Fairbank and Albert M. Craig as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the Shun dynasty, soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing dynasty), regimes loyal to the Ming throne – collectively called the Southern Ming – survived until 1683.
Lu Zhi (Han dynasty) Lu Zhi (died 192), courtesy name Zigan, was a military general, official and scholar of the Eastern Han dynasty. His students included Liu Bei, who founded the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period, and Gongsun Zan, a prominent warlord in the late Eastern Han dynasty. While in the service of the Han government, Lu Zhi led imperial forces to attack the Yellow Turban rebels in 184 but was removed from command after a eunuch Zuo Feng (左豐) made false accusations against him. Lu Zhi then later served as a Master of Writing and warned against Dong Zhuo's sudden displacement of Emperor Shao. Lu Zhi's son, Lu Yu, later served in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.