《明史·列传·卷四十八》
景泰初年，皇上赐给敕书任他为吉安府知府。
景泰时，赐敕为吉安知府。
At the beginning of the Jingtai era, the emperor granted him an imperial edict and appointed him as the prefect of Jian'an Prefecture.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 景泰时，赐敕为吉安知府。 Modern: 景泰初年，皇上赐给敕书任他为吉安府知府。 [/INST] At the beginning of the Jingtai era, the emperor granted him an imperial edict and appointed him as the prefect of Jian'an Prefecture.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 景泰时，赐敕为吉安知府。 Modern: 景泰初年，皇上赐给敕书任他为吉安府知府。
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At the beginning of the Jingtai era, the emperor granted him an imperial edict and appointed him as the prefect of Jian'an Prefecture.
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