Lü Zuqian

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1. 1137 將仕郎
2. 1157 監嶽廟
3. 1157 迪功郎
4. 1161 縣尉
5. 1163 南外宗正司教授
6. 1163 左迪功郎
7. 1163 從政郎
8. 1169 太學博士
9. 1169 禮儀院
10. 1171 左宣教郎
11. 1171 殿中省尚舍奉御
12. 1174 主管台州崇道觀
13. 1176 上輕車都尉
14. 1176 國史院編修
15. 1176 實錄院檢討官
16. 1177 承議郎
17. 1178 吏部郎官
18. 1178 朝奉郎
19. 1178 朝散郎
20. 1178 秘書省著作郎
21. 1178 著作佐郎
22. 1179 主管宮觀
23. 1179 宣撫處置使司參謀官
24. 1179 直秘閣
25. 1180 主管宮觀
26. 1180 國史院編修
27. 1180 安撫使司(大使司)參議官
28. 1180 朝請郎
29. 1180 秘書省著作郎

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• 伯恭 字
• 成 諡號
• 東萊先生 室名、別號

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• 地方士人/鄉紳
• 史學家
• 理學家
• [為官者：文]
• 思想家

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Lü Zuqian lived from 1137 to 1181 and is identified here as a Southern Song historian, philosopher, and thinker; the English description also calls him a writer.
   • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The principal person record gives the name, dates, Song affiliation, and classifications as historian, Neo-Confucian scholar, and thinker.
   • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The profile and biographical text identify him as a Southern Song figure born in 1137 and deceased in 1181.
   • WikidataLü Zuqian (Q4272132)The entity label gives the English name, while the English description supplies the dates and identifies him as a Chinese writer, historian, and philosopher.
2. [2] Courtesy name and scholarly name His courtesy name was Bogong, and he was known to scholars as Donglai xiansheng.
   • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The alternate-name entries give Bogong as the courtesy name and Donglai xiansheng as the scholarly or style name.
   • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The biographical texts call him Bogong and say that scholars called him Donglai xiansheng.
   • WikidataLü Zuqian (Q4272132)The English aliases include Bogong and Donglai xiansheng.
3. [3] Native place and ancestral origin He was a native of Jinhua in Wuzhou and had ancestral roots in Shouzhou.
   • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The address entries give Jinhua and Wuzhou as his basic and alternate native-place designations.
   • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The profile and biographies identify him with Wuzhou Jinhua, present-day Jinhua in Zhejiang, and state that his ancestral home was Shouzhou.
4. [4] Family background He was the son of Lü Daqi, the grandson of Lü Pengzhong, and the maternal grandson of Zeng Ji; his younger brother was Lü Zujian and his agnatic cousin was Chen Liang.
   • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The kinship entries identify his father Lü Daqi, grandfather Lü Pengzhong, maternal grandfather Zeng Ji, younger brother Lü Zujian, and agnatic cousin Chen Liang.
   • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The biographical text explicitly identifies him as the son of Lü Daqi.
5. [5] Marriages and descendants The kinship entries list the fathers and names of three wives, as well as a daughter, son, son-in-law, and direct-line descendant.
   • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The kinship entries separately identify the three fathers-in-law, the three wives, Lü Huanian, Lü Yannian, Pan Jingliang, and the direct-line descendant Lü Yun.
6. [6] Examinations and first appointment In 1163 he passed the jinshi and Boxue Hongci examinations and was appointed professor at the Southern External School of the Imperial Clan; the title also appears as Southern External Imperial Clan Office professor, with entries for zhi ju and zhishi yinbu.
   • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The three biographical texts confirm the 1163 jinshi and Boxue Hongci successes; the chronological account gives the Southern External School appointment.
   • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The examination and office entries list the Boxue Hongci examination, jinshi, general zhi ju, zhishi yinbu, and the alternative Southern External Imperial Clan Office title.
7. [7] Qiandao offices In the fifth year of Qiandao he was additional professor at Yanzhou; in the sixth year he was summoned to the offices of Taixue boshi, Guoshiyuan bianxiu, and Shiluyuan jiantaoguan.
   • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The chronological biography assigns the Yanzhou professorship to Qiandao 5 and the three later offices to Qiandao 6.
8. [8] Early Chunxi career and Ehu gathering In the early Chunxi years he supervised the Chongdao Abbey in Taizhou, attended the Ehu gathering with Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan, was recalled as Mishu lang, and became Zhuzuo zuolang after the revision of the Veritable Records of Emperor Huizong was completed.
   • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The chronological biography gives the Chunxi 1–3 appointments, the Ehu gathering, and the promotion after the Huizong records were revised.
   • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The office entry confirms supervision of the Taizhou Chongdao Abbey, and the association entry identifies Zhu Xi as a friend.
9. [9] Later offices and editorial appointment His later career included several writing, secretariat, personnel, library, regional-administration, military-attendant, and Daoist-establishment offices; he then classified the Huangchao Wenhai, which became Huangchao Wenjian in Chunxi 6.
   • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The biographies confirm the offices of Zhuzuo lang and Zhi Mige and describe the imperial compilation of Huangchao Wenhai into Huangchao Wenjian, together with the Mount Wuyi appointment.
   • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The office entries list the county lieutenant, Dianzhong sheng Shangshe fengyu, Libu langguan, Mishu sheng zhuzuo lang, Zhi Mige, supervisor of Daoist establishments, and the Huangchao Wenjian title.
10. [10] Scholarly orientation Lü Zuqian was learned and broadly informed, took the Guan and Luo schools as his foundation, drew widely on other learning, emphasized clarifying principle and putting it into practice, opposed empty talk about mind and nature, and opened the way for the Zhejiang school.
    • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The biographies describe his broad learning, Guan–Luo foundation, wide-ranging inquiry, emphasis on principle and practice, opposition to empty discussions of mind and nature, and role as a precursor of the Zhejiang school.
11. [11] Friendships and the Three Worthies He was a friend of Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi and was ranked with them as the Three Worthies of the Southeast.
    • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The biographies describe his friendships and his being ranked with Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi among the Three Worthies of the Southeast.
    • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The association entries identify Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi as friends.
12. [12] Historical compilation and Jinsi lu He participated in revising the Veritable Records of Emperor Huizong, classified the Huangchao Wenhai, and compiled the Jinsi lu.
    • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The biographies confirm his participation in revising the Huizong records, his imperial compilation of Huangchao Wenhai, and his compilation of Jinsi lu.
    • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The work entries list Huangchao Wenjian and Jinsi lu and designate Jinsi lu as a compilation.
13. [13] Major works He wrote dozens of works, including the listed transmitted works and their stated juan counts.
    • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The biographical bibliography states that he wrote dozens of works and lists these major works with their juan counts.
14. [14] Additional works Additional works include the listed studies of ritual, the classics, poetry, and the Zuo commentary tradition.
    • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The work entries list these titles and designate several of them as authored works.
    • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The transmitted-works biography also lists the Zuo commentary work among his writings.
15. [15] Variant collection counts The sources give two different ways of counting the collected writings: 15, 16, and 5 juan separately, or 36 juan together.
    • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)One bibliography gives the collected writings, supplementary collection, and external collection as 15, 16, and 5 juan, while another gives the three together as 36 juan; the discrepancy is retained here.
16. [16] Death and posthumous titles He died in the eighth year of Chunxi in 1181 at age forty-five; his posthumous title was first Cheng and later Zhongliang.
    • Souyun呂祖謙 (25154)The biographies give the Chunxi 8 death, age forty-five, and the successive posthumous titles Cheng and Zhongliang; the profile aliases contain both titles.
    • CBDBLü Zuqian (7055)The person record confirms the death year 1181 and gives Cheng as a posthumous title.
    • WikidataLü Zuqian (Q4272132)The English entity description independently gives the lifespan 1137–1181.