[1]IdentityMa Yulin is identified as a jinshi of the Ming dynasty. The three original records jointly confirm his name, period, and examination status; the English description directly confirms only that he was a Ming-dynasty person.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The original values give the name Ma Yulin, identify the dynasty as Ming, and list the jinshi examination status.
Souyun馬玉麟 (120604)The biographical page gives his Chinese name, identifies the dynasty as Ming, and lists jinshi as his title; its text also ends by identifying him as a third-class jinshi.
WikidataMa Yulin (Q45467941)The item gives the English name Ma Yulin and describes him as a Ming-dynasty person; it does not independently state the jinshi title.
[2]Courtesy name and birth orderMa Yulin’s courtesy name was Dezheng, and he was second in birth order.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The original values classify Er as a birth-order name and Dezheng as a courtesy name.
Souyun馬玉麟 (120604)The biographical page and its linked text explicitly give the courtesy name Dezheng.
WikidataMa Yulin (Q45467941)The item’s English alias and its courtesy-name statement both give Dezheng.
[3]Origin and household registrationMa Yulin was a native of Changzhou County and held household registration in Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture, Zhili.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The address values classify Changzhou as his basic native place and Kunshan as his household registration; another Kunshan entry has an unspecified type.
Souyun馬玉麟 (120604)The biographical text explicitly calls him a native of Changzhou County and a member of the Kunshan County household register in Suzhou Prefecture, Zhili; the profile also gives Changzhou County as his hometown.
[4]Examination careerThe examination year appears as both 1547 and 1577. The examination account gives 93rd place in the Yingtian prefectural examination, 99th in the metropolitan examination, and 187th in the third class; the examination-ranking fields elsewhere assign 93 and 99 to different categories.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)One set of original values gives the index year as 1547 and lists third-class jinshi place 187, provincial-degree place 99, and student place 93; its category labels do not fully match the other examination account.
Souyun馬玉麟 (120604)The biographical text gives the fifth Wanli year (1577), the Dingchou examination, Yingtian prefectural place 93, metropolitan place 99, and third-class jinshi place 187; linked values also identify the Wanli date and jinshi status.
[5]Great-grandfather and grandfatherThe family listing names Ma Shou as his great-grandfather and Ma Huai as his grandfather.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The kinship values identify 馬綬 and 馬淮 respectively as great-grandfather and grandfather; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
[6]Parents and wifeHis father was Ma Longguang, his mother was Wang, and his wife was Gu; another item also preserves father, mother, and spouse relationships but supplies no readable names.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The kinship values identify his father as 馬龍光, his mother as 王氏, and his wife as 顧氏; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
WikidataMa Yulin (Q45467941)The item links P22, P25, and P26 to father, mother, and spouse relationships; these are entity identifiers and confirm the kinship categories but not the names used here.
[7]SiblingsHe had an elder brother, Ma Yuke, and four younger brothers: Ma Yutang, Ma Yuying, Ma Tenghuang, and Ma Feihuang.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The kinship values list the elder brother 馬玉珂 and the four younger brothers 馬玉堂, 馬玉纓, 馬騰黃, and 馬飛黃; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
[8]ManuscriptThe thirty-eight-volume 《靜觀堂文稿》 is associated with Ma Yulin; the role field for the relevant title is unspecified, so the sentence gives only the title and extent.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The original title is 静觀堂文稿:三十八卷 and its role is unspecified; the associated entries likewise use this thirty-eight-volume manuscript as their source title.
[9]Preface and epitaphsMa Yulin wrote a preface for a book by Ai Zhou and epitaphs for Zhang Dafu and Gu Mengyu.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The association values specify a preface for a book by 艾舟 and epitaphs for 張大復 and 顧夢羽; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
[10]Sacrificial texts and colophonsHe wrote sacrificial texts for seven people and colophons for books and paintings by Shen Zhou.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The association values list sacrificial texts for 王世懋, 張居正, 曾省吾, 于若瀛, 支可大, 顧允元, and 張棟, together with colophons for 沈周’s books and paintings; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
[11]Farewell writings and congratulationsHe composed farewell poems or prefaces for Wang Shixi, Shen Yingkui, Fan Yuchong, and Liu Yinglong, and sent congratulations to Wang Shizhen.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The association values list farewell words, specifically farewell poems or prefaces, for four people and congratulations sent to 王世貞; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
[12]First group of lettersThe letters were addressed to Gu Shaofang, Wang Shizhen, Wang Shimao, Zou Yuanbiao, Shen Maoxue, Yu Ruoying, Wang Bingxuan, Gong Jiachen, Li Yaomin, and Li Weizhen.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The association values use the letter-to-Y category for the ten named correspondents in this group; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
[13]Second group of lettersOther letters were addressed to Wu Zhilong, Ma Mingluan, Sun Wei, Xu Taishi, Xu Xianqing, Zhang Dafu, Chen Tailai, Tang Pingyin, Huang Zhong, Guan Zhidao, Liu Yinglong, Gu Yunyuan, Tao Yunyi, and Lü Zhaoxiong.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The association values use the letter-to-Y category for the fourteen named correspondents in this group; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
[14]Replies and giftsHe replied to letters from six people and presented poems and prose to five people.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The association values list six recipients of replies and five recipients of presented poems and prose; the English text renders the names in pinyin.
[15]Painting inscription and praiseHe inscribed a painting by Tang Yin and praised Fan Yuchong’s administrative achievements.
CBDBMa Yulin (129544)The association values specify an inscription on a painting by 唐寅 and praise for 樊玉衝’s administrative achievements; the English text renders the names in pinyin.