Dictionary Entry: 狄仁杰
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狄仁杰
dí rén jié
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends ꞏ master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[dí gōng àn] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[gāo luó pèi]