[1]Dates and officeThe evidence gives 1460–1542, 1461–1543, and a combination of birth in 1460 with death in 1543; it identifies him as a Ming official who served as Minister of Rites and Minister of Personnel and held the rank of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The main record gives birth in 1461, death in 1543, and the Ming dynasty; the office records list Minister of Rites, Minister of Personnel, and Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The profile identifies him with the Ming and lists the three offices; the biographical entries give 1460–1542.
WikidataWu Yipeng (Q10918571)The entity label matches Wu Yipeng, its date claims give birth in 1460 and death in 1543, and its description identifies him as a Ming-dynasty person.
[2]Courtesy and style namesHis courtesy name was Nanfu, with Nanda also recorded; his style name was Bailou, and Bailouxiansheng was another recorded name.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The name table classifies Nanda and Nanfu as courtesy names and Bailou as a style name, and also lists Bailouxiansheng.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entries call him Nanfu and Bailou.
WikidataWu Yipeng (Q10918571)The names list supplies the English forms Bailou, Bailouxiansheng, Nanda, and Nanfu together with the corresponding Chinese aliases.
[3]Birth orderThe name table records the character Yi as his birth-order designation.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The name table gives Yi and classifies it as a birth-order designation.
[4]Native placeHis native place is given both as Changzhou in Suzhou Prefecture and as Yuanhe.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The address entries give Changzhou and Yuanhe as his basic ancestral addresses.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The profile and biographical entries identify his native place as Suzhou Prefecture Changzhou or Changzhou.
[5]Examination and first appointmentsHe passed the jinshi examination in 1493, ranked twenty-seventh in the second class, was selected as a shujishi, and became a Hanlin Compiler in the eighth year of Hongzhi.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The examination entry confirms the jinshi degree and second-class rank; the office entries place him among the shujishi in Hongzhi 6–8 and as a Hanlin Compiler from Hongzhi 8.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The three biographical entries confirm the Hongzhi jinshi degree and the appointment as Compiler; one gives 1493, selection as shujishi, and appointment in Hongzhi 8.
[6]Compilation of the HuidianThe biographical entry says that he helped compile the Da Ming Huidian, while a related title is listed under his name.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entry explicitly says that he precompiled the Da Ming Huidian.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)A title associated with him is recorded as Huidian (Wu Yipeng).
[7]Mourning for his fatherAfter this early appointment, he returned home because of mourning for his father.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entry says that he returned home during mourning for his father.
[8]Zhengde exile and officesAt the beginning of Zhengde he became a Reader and an expositor at the Classics Mat, was forced out by Liu Jin, and then held offices in the Nanjing Ministries of Justice and Rites.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entries describe his Zhengde appointment as Reader and expositor, Liu Jin's opposition, and the later Nanjing assignments.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The office entries list the Classics-Mat post, the Guangdong Office associate secretary in Nanjing, and the Nanjing Sacrificial Office directorate.
[9]Later Zhengde appointmentsAfter Liu Jin's fall he returned as a Reader, later held the Academician-Reader title, and served as Academician-Reader, Director of the Imperial College, and Grand Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entries say that he was restored as Reader after Liu Jin's fall, later became Academician-Reader, and held the Imperial College and Court of Imperial Sacrifices offices.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The office entries list Hanlin Academician-Reader, Academician-Reader, Director of the Imperial College, and the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
[10]Great Rites controversyAt the beginning of Jiajing he became Left Vice Minister of Rites, opposed the grand rites with Mao Cheng and Wang Jun, challenged the proposed temple for the emperor's biological father, and impeached Chen Guang; the efforts were not accepted.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entries confirm the promotion to Left Vice Minister of Rites and the opposition to the grand rites alongside Mao Cheng and Wang Jun.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The office entry confirms Left Vice Minister of Rites; the association note specifies the temple issue, Chen Guang's impeachment, and that the petitions were not followed.
[11]Cabinet and Ministry of RitesAfter Wang Jun's departure, Wu acted for the ministry, entered the cabinet to handle edicts, took charge concurrently of the Zhanshi Office, and rose to Minister of Rites.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entry gives the sequence from Wang Jun's departure through acting for the ministry, handling edicts, taking charge of the Zhanshi Office, and becoming Minister of Rites.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The office entries list Minister of Rites and the Zhanshi Office post.
[12]Nanjing appointment and retirementThe biographical entries vary between Zhang Cong written 張聰 and 張璁; they agree that Zhang and Gui E came to power, opposed Wu, and sent him to Nanjing, and one entry records his later impeachment and retirement.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)One biographical entry writes Zhang as 張聰 and another as 張璁; both describe Gui E and Zhang's hostility and the Nanjing appointment, while one adds the later impeachment and retirement.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The office entry records him as Minister of Personnel in Nanjing.
[13]Posthumous honorsHe received the posthumous name Wenduan and the posthumous grant of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent; during life he held Junior Guardian and served as Nanjing Minister of Personnel.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entries give Wenduan, Junior Guardian, and the grant of Grand Guardian; the profile's title list repeats both ranks.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The name table gives Wenduan as the posthumous title; the office entries give Junior Guardian and Nanjing Minister of Personnel.
WikidataWu Yipeng (Q10918571)The name and title data list Wenduan among his recorded names and titles.
[14]Writings and compilationHe is associated with the forty-juan Wu Wenduan Collection and is listed as a compiler of the Veritable Records of Xiaozong.
Souyun吳一鵬 (43675)The biographical entry names the Wu Wenduan Collection among his works.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The text entries specify a forty-juan Wu Wenduan Collection and identify him as compiler of the Veritable Records of Xiaozong.
[15]Preface and epitaphXu Jie is associated with the preface to one of his books, and Wen Zhengming with his epitaph.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The association entries connect Xu Jie with a book preface and Wen Zhengming with an epitaph.
[16]Farewell exchangesThe association entries record farewell pieces by Zhang Bangqi, Lü Nan, Xu Jin, and Liu Long, and poems or prose presented by Luo Qinshun and Zhan Ruoshui.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The association entries list the four farewell dedications and the poems or prose given by the other two figures.
[17]Parents and wivesThe kinship entries identify Wu Jing, Wu Cong, Wu Xing, Lady Si, Lady Zhao, Lady Xuan, and the successive wives Lady Yao and Lady Xue.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The kinship entries identify the great-grandfather, grandfather, father, mother, wife, two second wives, and stepmother, together with their names.
[18]Children and descendantsThe kinship entries list his son Wu Zixiao (1496–1563), son-in-law Yao Cheng, three grandchildren, and great-grandson Wu Anguo.
CBDBWu Yipeng (68108)The kinship entries list a son, son-in-law, three grandchildren, and a great-grandson, and give Wu Zixiao's dates as 1496–1563.
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