Wang Jihua

TimelineCBDB

1. 1747 同考官
2. 1748 同考官
3. 1750 鄉試考官
4. 1751 學政
5. 1760 鄉試考官
6. 1763 會試考官
7. 1768 鄉試考官

Office recordsCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 二十四福堂 室名、別號
• 夢舫居士 未詳
• 文莊 諡號
• 白齋 室名、別號
• 秋水 字
• 秋瑞 字

ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and status Wang Jihua was a Qing official who died in 1776; his birth year is given as 1717 in some evidence and as unknown in another account, so the discrepancy is retained.
   • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The record identifies him as Wang Jihua, a Qing figure, born in 1717 and deceased in 1776.
   • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biographical entries give both 1717–1776 and an account that leaves the birth year unknown while retaining 1776 as the death year.
   • WikidataWang Jihua (Q15923672)The item labels him Wang Jihua, describes him as a Qing dynasty politician, and gives time values for 1717 and 1776.
2. [2] Place and personal names Wang Jihua was from Qiantang County in Zhejiang, now part of Hangzhou; his zi was Qiurui, also recorded as Qiushui.
   • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The records give Qiantang as his basic native-place entry and classify Qiurui and Qiushui as zi names.
   • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biographical page identifies his home as Qiantang County, Zhejiang, now part of Hangzhou, and gives his zi as Qiurui.
   • WikidataWang Jihua (Q15923672)The English name list includes the forms Qiurui and Qiushui.
3. [3] Studio names and additional name His studio names or sobriquets included Baizhai and Ershisifutang, while Mengfangjushi is also attested among his names.
   • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The name entries classify Baizhai and Ershisifutang as studio names or sobriquets and also list Mengfangjushi, whose name type is unspecified.
   • WikidataWang Jihua (Q15923672)The English name list includes Baizhai, Ershisifutang, and Mengfangjushi.
4. [4] Early examination success and appointment In 1745 he became a third-ranked jinshi, the tanhua, and a Hanlin Compiler; in 1748 he was promoted to Shidu xueshi and served in the Upper Study.
   • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The examination entry gives first-rank third place, while the office entries give Compiler and Shidu xueshi.
   • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biography specifies the 1745 Qianlong-year examination, tanhua distinction, Hanlin appointment, and the 1748 promotion and Upper Study service.
5. [5] Guangdong educational supervision In 1750 Wang was ordered to supervise the Zhaogao and Guangshao educational jurisdictions in Guangdong; another appointment year is 1751, so the discrepancy is stated explicitly.
   • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biography says that in 1750 Guangdong had two educational-supervision posts and that Wang and the Hanlin reader Cheng Yan were ordered to supervise Zhaogao and Guangshao.
   • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The office entry places the start of the Guangdong educational-supervision appointment in 1751, preserving the difference from 1750.
6. [6] Mourning leave After the two posts were merged, Wang returned home because of mourning obligations.
   • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biography says that the two offices were soon merged and that Wang returned home on mourning leave.
7. [7] Post-mourning advancement After mourning, Wang became Zhanshi, served as Rijiang Qijuzhu Guan, rose to Academician of the Grand Secretariat, and held successive vice-ministerial posts in five ministries.
   • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biographical entries and title list give the 1754 appointment as Zhanshi, service as Rijiang Qijuzhu Guan, and promotion to Academician of the Grand Secretariat.
8. [8] Ministerial service and examination reform He successively served as vice-minister in the Ministries of Works, Punishments, War, Revenue, and Personnel, and while at War proposed tightening the procedures of the military provincial and metropolitan examinations.
   • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biographical entries list service in the five ministries and the proposal made while he was serving in the Ministry of War.
   • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The office entries independently list him as vice-minister of War and vice-minister of Revenue.
9. [9] Examination appointments His examination duties included co-examiner posts in 1747 and 1748, provincial examination posts in Hubei, Jiangxi, and the Jiangnan Circuit, and a metropolitan examination post in 1763.
   • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The office entries provide the years and places: Shuntian in 1747, Hubei in 1750, Jiangxi in 1760, and Jiangnan Circuit in 1768, together with another co-examiner post in 1748 and the metropolitan examination in 1763.
10. [10] Late appointments In 1769 Wang became Minister of Rites; in 1773 he was additionally made Junior Tutor to the Heir Apparent and transferred to the Ministry of Revenue as minister.
    • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biography gives the 1769 appointment as Minister of Rites and the 1773 appointment as Junior Tutor to the Heir Apparent and Minister of Revenue.
11. [11] Death in office Wang died in office in 1776, a death year confirmed across the biographical records.
    • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The basic record gives Wang Jihua's death year as 1776.
    • Souyun王際華 (67903)The profile and both biographical entries give 1776 as the death year, while the detailed biography specifies that he died in office.
    • WikidataWang Jihua (Q15923672)The time claim gives 1776 as the year of death.
12. [12] Posthumous honors After his death, Wang was posthumously granted the rank of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and received the posthumous title Wenzhuang.
    • Souyun王際華 (67903)The biography states that he was posthumously granted the rank of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and given the posthumous title Wenzhuang.
    • CBDBWang Jihua (57212)The name entry identifies Wenzhuang (文莊) as a posthumous title.
    • WikidataWang Jihua (Q15923672)The item includes Wenzhuang in both its posthumous-title claim and English name list.