Quan Deyu

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1. 780 衛兵曹参軍 建中
2. 780 黜陟使從事 建中
3. 786 大理評事 貞元
4. 786 監察御史 貞元
5. 786 觀察判官 貞元
6. 792 太常博士 貞元
7. 794 知制誥 貞元
8. 794 起居舍人 貞元
9. 802 禮部侍郎 貞元
10. 805 戶部侍郎 永貞
11. 806 兵部侍郎 元和
12. 806 吏部侍郎 元和
13. 809 太常卿 元和
14. 810 同中書門下平章事 元和
15. 810 禮部侍郎 元和
16. 813 禮部尚書 元和
17. 815 太常卿 元和
18. 818 節度使

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• 文 諡號
• 權三 行第
• 載之 字

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• 詩人
• 文人
• 工於文
• [財政官員]
• [宰執]

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1. [1] Name and dates The opening identifies Quan Deyu and preserves the three reported birth years and two reported death years.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The main person record gives the name Quan Deyu and the dates 761–818.
   • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries give 759–818, 758–815, and 761–818, respectively.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority record names Quan Deyu and gives 759 as the birth year and 818 as the death year.
   • WikidataQuan Deyu (Q365203)The entity record supplies the English label and time values corresponding to 759 and 818.
2. [2] Status and office The opening presents Quan Deyu as a Tang literary figure and poet who reached the office of Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, the chancellery title recorded for him.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The record identifies him with the Tang and classifies him as a poet, literary man, accomplished writer, and member of the chief executive offices; it also lists Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi.
   • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries place him in the mid-Tang and describe his achievements in poetry and prose and his service as a chief minister.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority record identifies the dynasty as Tang and says that he reached Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi.
   • WikidataQuan Deyu (Q365203)The entity description calls him a Chinese chancellor.
3. [3] Courtesy name and posthumous name Quan Deyu's courtesy name was Zaizhi, his birth order was third, and his posthumous name was Wen.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The alternate-name records identify Zaizhi as the courtesy name, Quan San as the birth-order designation, and Wen as the posthumous name.
   • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The profile and biographical entries give Zaizhi, the rank of three, and the posthumous name Wen.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority record lists Quan Zaizhi, Quan San, and Wen as the relevant names and posthumous designation.
   • WikidataQuan Deyu (Q365203)The entity record lists the Chinese aliases Wen and Zaizhi, and its name claims preserve Zaizhi and Wen.
4. [4] Origin and residence The article gives Lueyang as the principal origin, preserves the Luoyang and Shanggui alternatives, and records the later move to Dantu with its two modern identifications.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The address records give Luoyang as a basic ancestral place, Dantu as an earlier residence, and Shanggui as another basic ancestral place.
   • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries give Tianshui Lueyang as his origin and Dantu in Runzhou as his later residence, identifying the modern places as northeastern Qin'an, Zhenjiang, or Danyang.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority record gives Qinzhou as the birth place and identifies him as a man of Tianshui Lueyang in present-day Qin'an.
5. [5] Family and early talent Quan Deyu was the son of Quan Gao and the son-in-law of Cui Zao; the entries also preserve his early literary accomplishments.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The kinship records identify his father as Quan Gao, with the written variants Quan Gao and Quan Gao, and his father-in-law as Cui Zao.
   • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries identify him as the son of Quan Gao.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority biography also identifies him as the son of Quan Gao.
6. [6] Childhood and early writing He was credited with composing verse at four, living at Yangxian at seven, writing hundreds of prose pieces by fifteen, and compiling the Tongmeng ji.
   • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries give the claims about composing verse at four, writing hundreds of pieces at fifteen, and compiling the Tongmeng ji.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority biography adds that he lived with his father at Yangxian at seven and became known for writing in youth.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The works list includes the Tongmeng ji.
7. [7] Early appointments His early career included service under Bao Ji, military and transport offices, and censorial and circuit-staff appointments under Li Jian.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The appointments list includes the military, secretariat, Huainan, transport, judicial, censorial, and Jiangnan East Circuit posts named in the article.
   • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries state that he served under Bao Ji, became a Dali pingshi and acting censor, assisted Li Jian in Jiangxi, and held an observer's-judge post.
8. [8] Examination record The examination record contains a general jinshi designation without a more specific claim in the prose.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The examination entry is explicitly labeled as a general jinshi entry.
9. [9] Zhenyuan offices and examinations In the Zhenyuan period Quan Deyu moved through the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, remonstrance, historiographical, drafting, and central secretariat posts, then presided over the examinations three times.
   • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The appointment records list the offices from Taichang boshi through Zhongshu sheran and the later Libu, Hubu, Bingbu, and Libu shilang and Taichang qing appointments; the 794 starting year is recorded for Qiju sheran and zhi zhigao.
   • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries give the summons, drafting and secretariat promotions, the three examination appointments, and the later ministry, heir-apparent, and Taichang posts.
10. [10] Chancellorship Quan Deyu entered the chancellery in 810 as Libu shangshu and Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The appointment records include the 810 appointment to Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi and list Libu shangshu among the associated offices.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries state that in Yuanhe 5 he was made Libu shangshu and Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, or became a chief minister under Emperor Xianzong.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority biography says that he reached Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi early in the Yuanhe era.
11. [11] Political conduct and Li Jifu The account combines praise of his political conduct with the two-sided relationship reported for Li Jifu.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical account describes him as outspoken in remonstrance and broad-minded toward those under him.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The association record names Li Jifu and identifies an exchange of poetry and prose.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority biography also reports that Quan Deyu did not agree with Li Jifu.
12. [12] Posts after the chancellorship After leaving the chancellery he held high offices at the eastern capital and in the central ministries, was made Duke of Fufeng Commandery, and again served as Taichang qing.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The appointment records list Taichang qing, Libu shangshu, Eastern Capital military governor, Xingbu shangshu, and the Fufeng commandery title.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries describe the post-chancellorship sequence through supervising the Ministry of Personnel, the Eastern Capital, Xingbu, and Taichang qing, and list the Fufeng title.
13. [13] Xingyuan command His later command was at Xingyuan, identified principally with the Shannan West Circuit, while a Shannan East identification is also preserved.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The appointment records connect a circuit military command with Shannan West in one entry and Shannan East in another.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries state that he went to Xingyuan and served as military governor of the Shannan West Circuit.
14. [14] Death and burial The article preserves the 818 account of his illness and death on the road, the alternative 815 date, and the recorded death and burial places.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The main record gives 818 as the death year, while the address records name Henan Prefecture as the burial place and Yangzhou as the place of death.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The entries preserve the 759–818, 758–815, and 761–818 date variants and describe the Yuanhe 13 illness, request to return, death on the road, and age sixty.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority record places his death within 818.
    • WikidataQuan Deyu (Q365203)The entity record gives a death time in September 818.
15. [15] Posthumous honors After his death Quan Deyu received the posthumous name Wen and the honorary rank of Left Vice Director.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The records identify Wen as the posthumous name and list Left Vice Director as an office or posthumous honor.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entries explicitly state that he was posthumously named Wen and granted Left Vice Director.
16. [16] Children and descendants The kinship records name his sons, distinguish Quan Qu as the eldest son, and identify a daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The kinship records name daughter Lady Quan, sons Quan Qu and Quan Jue, son-in-law Dugu Yu, eldest son Quan Qu, and granddaughter Quan Cong.
17. [17] Prose and official writing Quan Deyu was known for prose from youth, mastered both poetry and prose, commanded the classical canon, and was regarded as a leading literary authority.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The status records classify him as a poet, literary man, and accomplished writer.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical and critical entries describe his command of classical learning, refined prose, skill in poetry and prose, nine years supervising edicts, and the many inscriptions and prefaces attributed to him.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database權德輿 (A009536)The authority biography says that he became known for writing when young and was admired for his cultivated manner.
18. [18] Collected works The surviving and lost collections and the transmission of his poetry are summarized here.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The works list preserves the titles Quan Zaizhi wenji, Zhi ji, Wenji, Quan Zaizhi ji, and Tongmeng ji.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The literary entries state that the fifty-scroll Quan Zaizhi or Quan Deyu collection survives, the fifty-scroll Zhi ji and ten-scroll Tongmeng ji are lost, and ten scrolls of poetry plus ten supplementary poems are transmitted.
19. [19] Poetic forms and subjects The article summarizes the subjects and formal strengths attributed to Quan Deyu's poetry, including the differing judgments about five- and seven-character verse.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The literary entries identify courtly response, imperial, exchange, and farewell poems and discuss the five-character and seven-character forms, old tunes, yuefu, and the unevenness of the five-character old-style poems.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The status record classifies him as a poet.
20. [20] Later criticism Later criticism of Quan Deyu's poetry is presented as divided, combining praise of its elegance and High Tang affinities with reservations about its ornamented and restrained quality.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The poetry essays and criticism supply the judgments that he was not known primarily for poetry but wrote elegant diction, that his poems could resemble High Tang, Wei Yingwu, and Liu Changqing, and that they were ornamented and orderly with selected exceptions; they also describe clear regulated verse and ornate seven-character verse.
21. [21] Associations and epitaphs The final paragraph records the preface and epitaph relationships linking Quan Deyu with Lu Zhi, Han Yu, and Zhang Maozhao.
    • CBDBQuan Deyu (13624)The association records state that he wrote a preface for a work by Lu Zhi, that Han Yu wrote his epitaph, and that he wrote an epitaph for Zhang Maozhao.
    • Souyun權德輿 (15294)The biographical entry refers to Han Yu's Tang guxiang Quan gong mub bei, the epitaph for Quan Deyu.