Wu Dui

TimelineCBDB

1. 1569 兵部郎中 隆慶
2. 1571 右僉都御史 隆慶
3. 1574 右副都御史 萬曆
4. 1577 總督軍務 萬曆
5. 1579 右都御史 萬曆

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 七 行第
• 君澤 字
• 環洲 字
• 環洲 室名、別號

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Citations

1. [1] Identity and dates Wu Dui lived from 1525 to 1596 and is identified as a politician of the Ming dynasty.
   • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The main record gives the name Wu Dui, birth year 1525, death year 1596, and dynasty Ming.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The profile and biographical text place Wu Dui in the Ming dynasty and give his lifespan as 1525–1596.
   • WikidataWu Dui (Q10919314)The entity is labelled Wu Dui, described in English as a politician, and has date values for 1525 and 1596 under the birth and death properties.
2. [2] Names and origin Wu Dui’s courtesy name was Junze, his hao was Huanzhou, his birth-order designation was Qi, and he came from Shanyin in Zhejiang; he belonged to the artisan register.
   • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The name and address fields give Qi as the birth-order designation, Junze as the courtesy name, Huanzhou as an alternative name, and Shanyin as the basic registered origin.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The profile and biographical texts give the courtesy name Junze, the hao Huanzhou, Zhejiang Shanyin as his native place, and an artisan-register status.
   • WikidataWu Dui (Q10919314)The name entries preserve the romanized aliases Huanzhou and Junze and the Chinese forms Junze and Huanzhou.
3. [3] Examinations Wu Dui was a shengyuan, placed forty-fifth in the Wuwu-year Shuntian provincial examination, and later placed thirty-fifth in the Jiwei metropolitan examination before receiving the jinshi degree in the second class, sixtieth place; his provincial examination success was associated with Gao Gong.
   • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The examination and school entries identify him as a shengyuan, a provincial recommended candidate, and a jinshi in the second class, sixtieth place.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The biographical text gives the Wuwu-year Shuntian examination rank of forty-fifth, the 1559 Jiwei metropolitan examination rank of thirty-fifth, the second-class sixtieth-place jinshi result, and the connection with Gao Gong.
4. [4] Early offices After the jinshi examination, Wu Dui held a Ministry of War zhushi appointment and later served in the listed Ministry of War, Huguang, Jizhou, and Military Selection Office posts; his Ministry of War langzhong appointment began in 1569, the third year of Longqing.
   • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The appointments list gives the Ministry of War zhushi, Ministry of War langzhong, Huguang canyi, Jizhou military-defense vice commissioner, and Military Selection Office langzhong posts, with 1569 and the third year of Longqing marking the langzhong appointment.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The biographical text confirms the Ministry of War appointment and the later langzhong, Huguang canyi, and Jizhou military-defense posts.
5. [5] Appointment at Xuanfu In 1571, after Gao Gong again rose to high office, Wu Dui was exceptionally promoted to Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief and appointed governor of Xuanfu.
   • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The appointments list dates the Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief post to the fifth year of Longqing, 1571, and links the governorship to Xuanfu.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The biographical texts connect Gao Gong’s return to high office with Wu Dui’s exceptional promotion and Xuanfu governorship; the later text gives the year as 1571.
6. [6] Frontier administration During his Xuanfu tenure, Anda had just entered the tributary relationship, Kunduli and Xina’i pursued a two-sided policy and troubled the frontier, and Wu used stratagems to bring Anda and Sanniangzi to peace with the Ming.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The biographical text describes Anda’s initial tributary status, Kunduli and Xina’i’s divided position and frontier disturbances, and Wu Dui’s management of Anda and Sanniangzi to maintain peace with the Ming.
7. [7] Wanli military appointments In 1574 Wu Dui became Vice Minister of War while concurrently retaining the Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief post, and in 1577 he replaced Fang Fengshi as superintendent of military affairs for Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi.
   • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The appointments list contains the Vice Minister of War, Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief, and superintendent of military affairs posts, with the latter dated to 1577 and assigned to the Xuan-Da-Shanxi region.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The biographical text explicitly gives the 1574 concurrent appointment, the 1577 succession to Fang Fengshi, and the Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi military command.
8. [8] Later offices and regional variant Wu Dui was recalled to the capital in 1579 and made Right Censor-in-Chief; in 1581 he supervised the military affairs of Ji, Liao, and Baoding while holding a provincial governorship, which is associated with Yingtian in one wording and Shuntian Prefecture in another.
   • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The appointments list dates the Right Censor-in-Chief post to 1579, gives a provincial governorship associated with Shuntian Prefecture, and lists the Baoding and Ji-Liao military commands.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The biographical text gives the 1579 recall and the 1581 command over Ji, Liao, and Baoding with a concurrent Yingtian governorship.
9. [9] Honours For merit in the killing of Taining and Supagai, Wu Dui was made Grand Protector of the Heir Apparent and promoted Minister of War while retaining the Right Censor-in-Chief office.
   • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The appointments list includes Minister of War, Right Censor-in-Chief, and Grand Protector of the Heir Apparent.
   • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The biographical text links merit in the killing of Taining and Supagai with the Grand Protector of the Heir Apparent honour, promotion to Minister of War, and retention of the Right Censor-in-Chief post.
10. [10] Ancestors and parents Wu Dui’s great-grandfather was Wu Yuan, grandfather Wu Bian, father Wu Yi, and mother Lady Zhou.
    • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The kinship entries identify Wu Yuan, Wu Bian, Wu Yi, and Lady Zhou as the great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and mother respectively.
11. [11] Siblings Wu Dui’s elder brothers were Wu Heng, Wu Xun, and Wu Yue, and his younger brothers were Wu Chen, Wu Yan, Wu Shen, Wu Tun, Wu Zhi, and Wu Nian.
    • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The kinship entries list three elder brothers and six younger brothers by name.
12. [12] Wife and descendants Wu Dui’s wife was Lady Luo; his son was Wu Youfu, his grandsons were Wu Mingming and Wu Mengdeng, and his great-grandsons were Wu Bangfu and Wu Bangxuan.
    • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The kinship entries list Lady Luo, Wu Youfu, Wu Mingming, Wu Mengdeng, Wu Bangfu, and Wu Bangxuan in the stated family relationships.
13. [13] Impeachment and departure Wu Dui was impeached by Wei Yunzhen and others and left office; the accusations concerned attachment to Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, association with Feng Bao and Wang Jixian, and acceptance of gifts, while Wang Jiguang also appears in the impeachment association.
    • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The association entries connect Wu Dui with Wang Jiguang and Wei Yunzhen through an impeachment relation.
    • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The biographical texts state that Wei Yunzhen and others forced Wu Dui from office through impeachment, with allegations involving Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, gifts from officials, and the eunuchs Feng Bao and Wang Jixian.
14. [14] Death Wu Dui died several years after leaving office, in 1596.
    • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The main record gives the death year as 1596.
    • Souyun吳兌 (43731)The profile and both biographical texts give 1596 as the death year, while the first biography says that he died several years after leaving office.
    • WikidataWu Dui (Q10919314)The death-date statement supplies a 1596 value under the death property.
15. [15] Correspondence and posthumous writings Wu Dui received a letter from Fang Fengshi and reply letters from Zhang Juzheng and Shen Shixing; Mao Qiling wrote his biography, Zhu Geng a funerary text, Wang Shugao farewell words, Tao Wangling his xingzhuang, and Wu Dui Ma Jin’s epitaph.
    • CBDBWu Dui (125002)The association entries identify a letter from Fang Fengshi, reply letters from Zhang Juzheng and Shen Shixing, and the biographical, funerary, farewell, xingzhuang, and epitaph texts attributed to the named people.