[1]Name, dates, and identityWang Shihuai is dated to 1522–1605, placed in the Ming period, and identified as a scholar and thinker.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The person record supplies the name, birth year, death year, Ming affiliation, and thinker classification.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographical profile and its two entries give the name, dates, Ming setting, and scholarly identity.
WikidataWang Shihuai (Q16077561)The entity label and description identify Wang Shihuai as a Ming-dynasty person, while the date claims give 1522 and 1605.
[2]Courtesy name and sobriquetHis courtesy name was Zizhi, his sobriquet Tangnan, and the record gives 六 as his birth-order designation.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The alternate-name table classifies 六 as birth order, 塘南 as a sobriquet or studio name, and 子植 as the courtesy name; it also supplies the romanized forms Tangnan and Zizhi.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The profile and biographical entries give 子植 as the courtesy name and 塘南 as the sobriquet.
WikidataWang Shihuai (Q16077561)The name records and name claims provide the English forms Tangnan and Zizhi and their Chinese forms.
[3]Place and registrationHe was a native of Anfu in Jiangxi and belonged to the minji register; the address record gives Anfu as both his basic ancestral address and household address.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The address entries give Anfu as the basic place of origin and the household location.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The profile and biographies identify him as a native of Jiangxi Anfu and one biography specifies the minji registration.
[4]Direct ancestryThe family entries identify 王續友 as his great-grandfather, 王希禮 as his grandfather, and 王一善 as his father.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The family table explicitly lists the three generations and their names; the English forms in the article are romanizations of those names.
[5]Elder brothersThe family entries identify Wang Shichun, Wang Shimei, Wang Shisong, Wang Shibai, and Wang Shigui as his elder brothers.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The family table identifies the five named men as elder brothers; the article gives their standard romanizations.
[6]Younger brothersThe family entries identify Wang Shige, Wang Shiwu, Wang Shixiang, Wang Shidong, Wang Shinan, and Wang Shiquan as younger brothers.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The family table identifies the six named men as younger brothers; the article gives their standard romanizations.
[7]Mothers and wivesThe family table lists Jiang as the birth mother, Liu as the principal mother, Chen as the wife, and Zou as the second wife.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The family table distinguishes the birth mother, principal mother, wife, and second wife; the article uses their romanized surnames.
[8]TeacherWang Shihuai studied under Liu Wenmin early in life.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The association entry identifies 劉文敏 as the person of whom Wang Shihuai was a student.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographical entry explicitly says that he studied under 劉文敏 early in life.
[9]Teaching and disciplesHe later taught disciples, and He Zhi and Liu Shu'ao are listed as his students.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The status and association entries indicate that he accepted disciples and identify He Zhi and Liu Shu'ao as students.
[10]Philosophical principlesHis learning emphasized shendu and treated touxing as its guiding principle.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The thinker classification places the statement in his philosophical context.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The two biographical entries state that his learning emphasized 慎獨 and that he took 透性 as his guiding principle.
[11]Provincial examinationHe held shengyuan status, passed the bingwu Jiangxi examination as a juren, and has two reported placements—twentieth and “213”.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The examination entries give the乡贡举人 rank as “213” and the生员 entry with rank “20”.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographical entry calls him a twentieth-ranked juren in the bingwu Jiangxi examination.
[12]Jinshi examinationIn the 1547 Dingwei examination, he passed as a second-class jinshi.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The profile and biography list the Nanjing office, yuanwailang, and libu langzhong.
[14]Fujian and Sichuan serviceHe served as a Fujian anchasi qianshi and was transferred to Sichuan; the office list separately places an qianshi posting in the Fujian administrative jurisdiction.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The office entries give a qianshi post associated with the Fujian administrative jurisdiction.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographical entry gives the Fujian anchasi qianshi post and the subsequent transfer to Sichuan.
[15]Jiajing promotionsThe dated career sequence gives promotions to Shangbao si shaoqing, si qing, and Taipu si shaoqing in Jiajing 42–44.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biography and date links give the three offices and their months and years.
[16]ImpeachmentWhile serving as Taipu si shaoqing, he was impeached by Gu Tingdui after severe beatings and deaths during his county tours.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographies identify the Taipu and Guanglu posts and describe the severe beatings, deaths, and impeachment by 顧廷對.
[17]Demotion and dismissalIn Jiajing 45 (1566), he was demoted two ranks to Guanglu si shaoqing and later dismissed in a capital review.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographies give the Jiajing 45 demotion and subsequent capital-review dismissal, and the date link supplies 1566.
[18]Restoration in LongqingHe resumed his former Guanglu si shaoqing post in 1570.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biography and date link state that he resumed his former Guanglu post in the sixth month of Longqing 4 (1570).
[19]Divergent Shaanxi accountsThe two biographies give different chronologies for the Shaanxi appointment: one says he went out at the end of Longqing and returned after a capital review, while the other dates promotion to Shaanxi you canzheng to the fourth month of Longqing 5 (1571), followed by resignation and return.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The office list gives a canzheng posting in the Shaanxi administrative jurisdiction.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The two biographies preserve the conflicting end-of-Longqing and Longqing 5 accounts, while the date link gives 1571 for the latter.
[20]Wanli Guizhou appointmentDuring the Wanli era he was appointed Guizhou zuo canzheng.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographies describe his recommendation or appointment during Wanli and identify the Guizhou zuo canzheng post.
[21]Wanli refusal of officeIn Wanli 19 (1591) he was promoted to Nanjing Honglu si qing and then Taichang si qing without taking office, and later declined further service to devote himself to teaching.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The status entries identify teaching and refusal to enter office.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographies and title list give the Nanjing Honglu and Taichang appointments, their non-assumption, and the later teaching life; the date link supplies 1591.
[22]Prefaces and epitaphsHe wrote book prefaces for Zou Yuanbiao and Liu Risheng and epitaphs for Liu Wenmin and Liu Xuezhu.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The association entries list book prefaces for 鄒元標 and 劉日升 and epitaphs for 劉文敏 and 劉學朱.
[23]Biographical writings oneHe wrote biographies of Chen Mo, Luo Furen, Zhou Shu, Liu Jian, Nie Bao, Zhou Xianxuan, Hu Xinggong, and Peng Zan.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The first eight biography associations identify the named subjects from Chen Mo through Peng Zan; the article uses their romanized names.
[24]Biographical writings twoHe also wrote biographies of He Jun, Zou Shouyi, Liu Bangcai, Liu Xuan, Liu Yang, Liu Guangheng, Liu Guan, and Luo Rufang.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The remaining biography associations identify the named subjects from He Jun through Luo Rufang; the article uses their romanized names.
[25]Received lettersThe association entries show that Luo Hongxian, Zou Yuanbiao, Huang Ruheng, and Liu Kongdang sent letters to Wang Shihuai.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The correspondence associations identify the four people as senders of letters to Wang Shihuai.
[26]WorksHis works include Guangren leibian, Zhangnan gao, Youqingtang cun gao, and Youqingtang xu gao.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The work entries associate the four titles with Wang Shihuai as author; the article uses their romanized titles.
[27]Variant work titleYouqingtang he gao is also given as a work associated with him.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The biographical entry names 《友慶堂合稿》 among his works; the article gives the title in romanization.
[28]Death and ageWang Shihuai died in 1605, and one biographical entry gives his age at death as eighty-four.
CBDBWang Shihuai (126653)The person record gives 1522 as the birth year and 1605 as the death year.
Souyun王時槐 (51137)The profile and both biographies give 1605 as the death year, while one biography specifies an age of eighty-four.