Lu You

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1. 1186 朝請大夫
2. 1186 知某州軍州事

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• 龜堂老人 室名、別號

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1. [1] Dates and identity Lu You’s birth is given as 1125, while his death is dated either 1209 or 1210; he is identified as a poet of the Southern Song.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The biographical record gives the name Lu You, birth year 1125, death year 1209, the Song dynasty, and the status of poet.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries give both 1125–1209 and 1125–1210, and identify him as a Song or Southern Song poet.
   • WikidataLu You (Q1069914)The entity is labeled Lu You and described as a Chinese historian and poet or a Southern Song poet and lyricist, with the span 1125–1210.
2. [2] Names and sobriquets Lu You’s courtesy name was Wuguan, Yanseng was a childhood name, and Fangweng and Gui Tang Laoren were sobriquets.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The names data identifies Wuguan as the courtesy name, Yanseng as the childhood name, and Fangweng and Gui Tang Laoren as studio names or sobriquets.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The profile and biographical entries repeatedly give Wuguan as the courtesy name and Fangweng as the sobriquet.
   • WikidataLu You (Q1069914)The names list contains the romanized aliases Fangweng, Wuguan, gui tang lao ren, and yan seng, together with their Chinese forms.
3. [3] Home region Lu You was from Shanyin in Yuezhou, corresponding to present-day Shaoxing in Zhejiang.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The address data identifies Shanyin as his native place.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The profile and biographical entries give Yuezhou Shanyin and identify it with present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang.
4. [4] Early talent and hereditary entry Lu You was known for early literary ability, could write poetry and prose at twelve, and entered through hereditary privilege as a dengshilang.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The entry and office data list hereditary or protected entry and the rank Dengshilang.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries describe his early literary reputation, his ability to write poetry and prose at twelve, and his hereditary appointment as Dengshilang.
5. [5] Examination chronology The dates, procedures, and outcome of Lu You’s examination career differ among the biographical accounts, so the principal versions are stated together.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries give differing accounts centered on 1153, 1154, and 1162, including the Liangzhe examination, the Ministry of Rites examination, Qin Hui’s rejection, and later special or Presented Scholar status.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The examination and entry data include protected entry and specially bestowed or specially granted status.
6. [6] Early offices After Qin Hui’s death, Lu You held the Ningde registrarship, an Edicts Office editorial post, and a judicial post concurrent with service in the Imperial Clan office.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries set out the sequence from Ningde registrar to Edicts Office editor and the judicial and Imperial Clan offices.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The office data lists the county registrarship at Ningde and the Privy Council compiler post.
7. [7] Xiaozong-era career After Xiaozong’s accession, Lu You entered the Privy Council, received Presented Scholar status, served as a local assistant prefect, and was eventually dismissed after political controversy.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries describe his Privy Council and governance-classification offices, the grant of Presented Scholar status, his remonstrances, transfers to Jiankang and Longxing, and dismissal; the profile lists the corresponding posts.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The office data lists his Privy Council compiler post.
8. [8] Sichuan service and Fangweng Lu You served in Kuizhou and the Sichuan military administration, then entered Fan Chengda’s staff and adopted the sobriquet Fangweng after impeachment and removal.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries describe the Kuizhou appointment, Wang Yan’s recruitment, later Sichuan offices, Fan Chengda’s staff, the impeachment, sacrificial retirement, and adoption of Fangweng; the profile lists the related posts.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The office data includes a Kuizhou prefectural post and an adviser post, while the association data identifies Fan Chengda as a friend.
9. [9] Later career and retirement Lu You’s later career included fiscal, prefectural, military, ritual, historiographical, and library offices, followed by retirement, ennoblement, and differing death dates.
   • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries and profile list the later fiscal, prefectural, military, ritual, historiographical, and library posts, retirement, Weinan ennoblement, the Baomo and Baozhang title variants, and the 1209 or 1210 death dates.
   • CBDBLu You (3640)The office data lists the superintendent, Yanzhou prefect, and Baozhang Ge daizhi posts, with 1186 as the beginning year for Yanzhou.
   • WikidataLu You (Q1069914)The entity gives 1210 as the death year and identifies him as a historian and poet or as a Southern Song poet and lyricist.
10. [10] Family one Lu You’s father was Lu Zai, his father-in-law was Tang Yi, his younger brother Lu Shou was born in 1139, his wife was née Wang, and an unnamed concubine is also listed.
    • CBDBLu You (3640)The kinship data lists Lu Zai with his birth and death years, Tang Yi as father-in-law, Lu Shou with his birth year, Wang with her birth and death years as wife, and an unnamed concubine.
11. [11] Family two Lu You’s named children and collateral relatives include Lu Ziyu, Lu Zitan, Lu Zicheng, Lu Zhu, Lu Yang, and Sang Shichang.
    • CBDBLu You (3640)The kinship data lists Lu Ziyu, Lu Zitan as the fourth son, Lu Zicheng with his birth and death years, the cousins Lu Zhu and Lu Yang, and the nephew Sang Shichang.
12. [12] Friendships The association data identifies Zhou Bida, Fan Chengda, Yang Wanli, You Mao, and Zheng Qiao as friends of Lu You.
    • CBDBLu You (3640)The association data marks Zhou Bida, Fan Chengda, Yang Wanli, Zheng Qiao, and You Mao as friends.
    • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries describe Fan Chengda’s connection with Lu You during his Sichuan service.
13. [13] Literary work and patriotic thought Lu You wrote poetry, ci lyrics, and prose, was accomplished in historical studies, combined different poetic modes, was grouped with three other writers among the four major writers after the Southern Crossing, and advocated resistance to the Jin and recovery of lost territory.
    • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries describe his poetry, ci lyrics, prose, historical learning, poetic qualities, place among the four major writers after the Southern Crossing, patriotic reputation, advocacy of resistance and recovery, and ten thousand poems.
    • CBDBLu You (3640)The status data identifies him as a poet, while the association data names Zhou Bida, Fan Chengda, Yang Wanli, and You Mao in his circle.
14. [14] Principal works The principal works listed for Lu You include Jiannan Shigao, Weinan wenji, Nantang shu, Laoxue'an biji, and Fangweng ci.
    • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries list Jiannan Shigao, Weinan wenji, Nantang shu, Laoxue'an biji, and Fangweng ci among his works.
    • CBDBLu You (3640)The works data lists Jiannan Shigao, Nantang shu, Weinan wenji, Laoxue'an biji, and Fangweng ci.
15. [15] Bibliographical variants The listed juan counts vary: Jiannan Shigao is given as eighty-five, the combined Shigao and Xu gao as eighty-seven, Weinan wenji as forty-one or fifty, Nantang shu as fifteen or eighteen, and Fangweng ci as one or two, while Laoxue'an biji is ten.
    • CBDBLu You (3640)The works data gives eighty-five juan for Jiannan Shigao, forty-one for Weinan wenji, eighteen for Nantang shu, ten for Laoxue'an biji, and two for Fangweng ci.
    • Souyun陸游 (34522)The biographical entries give eighty-five juan for Jiannan Shigao with an eighty-seven-juan combined Shigao and Xu gao tradition, fifty for Weinan wenji, fifteen for Nantang shu, and one for Fangweng ci.
16. [16] Additional works one The works data identifies Fangweng jiaxun, Fangweng tiba, Zhaiju jishi, Ganzhi lu, Chen shi laozhuan, and Tianpeng mudan pu as authored works.
    • CBDBLu You (3640)The works data marks Fangweng jiaxun, Fangweng tiba, Zhaiju jishi, Ganzhi lu, Chen shi laozhuan, and Tianpeng mudan pu as authored by him.
17. [17] Additional works two The works data also marks Laoxue'an xu biji, Bishu manchao, Shu Bao Ming shi, Shu er gong shi, and Yao Pingzhong xiaozhuan as authored works.
    • CBDBLu You (3640)The works data marks Laoxue'an xu biji, Bishu manchao, Shu Bao Ming shi, Shu er gong shi, and Yao Pingzhong xiaozhuan as authored by him.