Shen Gou

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1. 1058 三司都憑由司
2. 1058 三司都理欠司
3. 1062 尚書省禮部司郎中
4. 1062 知某州軍州事
5. 1140 知某州軍州事

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1. [1] Name and dates Shen Gou’s birth year is given as either 1025 or 1028, while his death year is 1067.
   • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The main record gives the name Shen Gou, birth year 1025, and death year 1067.
   • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical entries give his birth year as 1028 and his death year as 1067.
   • WikidataShen Gou (Q11138786)The person item gives the English name Shen Gou and time values corresponding to 1025 and 1067.
2. [2] Northern Song official Shen Gou was a Northern Song official whose career included the Hanlin Academy.
   • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The main record places him in the Song dynasty and lists the Hanlin Academician post.
   • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical record identifies him as Northern Song and records his Hanlin appointment.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database沈遘 (A004243)The authority record identifies his dynasty as Northern Song.
3. [3] Courtesy name and origin Shen Gou’s courtesy name was Wentong, and he came from Qiantang, now associated with Hangzhou in Zhejiang.
   • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The name data identifies Wentong as his courtesy name and Qiantang as his native place.
   • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical entries give the courtesy name Wentong and identify him as from Qiantang, present-day Hangzhou.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database沈遘 (A004243)The authority record supplies the alternate form Shen Wentong and Qiantang as the birthplace.
4. [4] Hereditary entry, examination, and recognition Shen Gou entered service through hereditary privilege, with ancestral and paternal shade given as variant explanations for the jiaoshe zhai-lang appointment. He passed the jinshi examination in 1049, with the result described both generally as jinshi and specifically as second place. His submission of 《本治論》 differed from the prevailing submission of poetry and fu and brought recognition from Emperor Renzong.
   • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The examination data records hereditary privilege or protected appointment and a general jinshi status.
   • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical texts give ancestral and paternal shade as variants, record the 1049 jinshi success and the more specific second-place result, and name the ten essays of 《本治論》.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database沈遘 (A004243)The summary records the 1049 jinshi success and explains that presenting 《本治論》, unlike the prevailing submission of poetry and fu, won Renzong’s appreciation.
5. [5] Early appointments His early appointments included Dali Temple Evaluator, Jiangning vice-prefect, Jixian Academy Collator, Director of the Dengwen Drum Office, the Southern Bureau of the Ministry of Personnel, and acting Three Offices financial commissioner; the two Three Offices posts are dated 1058–1060.
   • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical texts list his posts as Dali Temple Evaluator, Jiangning vice-prefect, Jixian Academy Collator, Dengwen Drum Office official, Southern Bureau official, and acting Three Offices financial commissioner.
   • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The office data lists these appointments and dates the two Three Offices posts from 1058 to 1060.
6. [6] Record compilation and edict offices He was summoned to assist with the Daily Activities Record, became a Right Rectifier, and served as an expositor of imperial edicts.
   • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical texts record the sequence of compiling the Daily Activities Record, becoming Right Rectifier, and serving as an expositor of imperial edicts.
   • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The office data lists Right Rectifier and expositor of imperial edicts.
7. [7] Provincial posts and promotion Shen Gou governed Yuezhou and Hangzhou, governed Yangzhou as a pacification commissioner in 1062–1063, and after Yingzong’s accession became a Longtu Palace Direct Academician, governor of Kaifeng, Hanlin Academician, and director of the Inner-Grade Selection Office.
   • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical texts record the Yuezhou, Hangzhou, Longtu Palace, Kaifeng, Hanlin, and Inner-Grade Selection appointments, while the title list records Yangzhou governor and pacification commissioner.
   • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The office data lists Yuezhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, and Kaifeng, dates the Yangzhou posting to 1062–1063, and lists the Hanlin and Inner-Grade Selection posts.
8. [8] Administration Shen Gou was noted for administrative ability; the places he governed are described as benefiting from good government, with orders enforced.
   • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical texts describe his administrative ability, beneficial government, and the enforcement of orders.
9. [9] Additional titles The recorded career also contains several further office titles, many without stated dates.
   • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The office data lists these additional career titles, generally without dates.
10. [10] Mourning and death After his mother’s death, Shen Gou left office, returned to Suzhou, built a grave hut after the burial, and died before completing mourning; he was said to have been forty.
    • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical texts record his withdrawal for mourning, grave hut, incomplete mourning period, and age forty.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database沈遘 (A004243)The summary adds that he returned to Suzhou, buried his mother, and built the grave hut before dying during the mourning period.
    • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The office data records the period of mourning for his mother.
11. [11] Family His father was Shen Fu; his younger brother was Shen Liao, his grandson Shen Hui, and Wu Junyong was his wife’s sister’s husband.
    • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The kinship data identifies Shen Fu as father, Shen Liao as younger brother, Shen Hui as grandson, and Wu Junyong as the husband of a wife’s sister, with the listed dates.
    • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical text also identifies Liao as Shen Gou’s younger brother.
12. [12] Three Shen Masters Shen Gou, his paternal cousin Kuo, and his younger brother Liao were known as the Three Shen Masters.
    • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical text says that Gou, his paternal cousin Kuo, and his younger brother Liao were collectively called the Three Shen Masters.
    • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The kinship data also identifies Shen Liao as his younger brother.
13. [13] Associations Chen Que was a fellow examination-year friend; Sun Mou had a recommendation relationship with Shen Gou; Su Shi wrote a preface, Wang Anshi an epitaph and sacrificial text, and Yan Shu and Zhao Zongyan deliberated his posthumous title.
    • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The association data lists the same-year friendship, recommendation, preface, epitaph, sacrificial text, and posthumous-title deliberation relationships.
14. [14] Works Shen Gou wrote ten essays titled 《本治論》. His collected writings appear under the titles 《西溪集》 and 《西溪文集》; the latter is in ten volumes and extant.
    • Souyun沈遘 (28488)The biographical texts list ten essays titled 《本治論》, use both collection titles, and identify 《西溪文集》 as ten volumes and extant.
    • CBDBShen Gou (1449)The works data lists the title 《西溪集》 and a title identifying it with Shen Gou.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database沈遘 (A004243)The summary lists 《西溪文集》 in ten volumes.