Pan Xizeng

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1. 1511 刑科右給事中 正德
2. 1512 禮科左給事中 正德
3. 1516 太僕寺少卿 正德
4. 1523 太常寺卿 嘉靖
5. 1523 提督四夷館 嘉靖
6. 1525 都察院右副都御史 嘉靖
7. 1525 都察院右副都御史 嘉靖
8. 1531 兵部右侍郎 嘉靖
9. 1531 兵部左侍郎 嘉靖

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• 五 行第
• 仲魯 未詳
• 仲魯 字
• 竹澗 未詳
• 竹澗 室名、別號

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• [為官者：文]
• 外交

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1. [1] Name, dates, and status Pan Xizeng was born in 1476, died in 1532, and held civil office under the Ming.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The underlying values give the name Pan Xizeng, the years 1476 and 1532, the Ming dynasty, and a civil-official status.
   • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The profile and biographical passages give his dates and place his career in the Ming official system.
   • WikidataPan Xizeng (Q28416762)The English label, description, and date properties identify him as a Ming-dynasty person born in 1476 and deceased in 1532.
2. [2] Courtesy name, sobriquet, and birth order Pan Xizeng’s courtesy name was Zhonglu, his sobriquet was Zhujian, and his birth-order designation was Wu.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The name values identify Zhonglu as the courtesy name, Zhujian as the sobriquet, and Wu as the birth-order designation.
   • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The profile and biographies give 仲魯 and 竹澗 as his courtesy name and sobriquet.
   • WikidataPan Xizeng (Q28416762)The name and claim values provide the forms Zhonglu, Zhujian, 仲魯, and 竹澗.
3. [3] Origin and registration Pan Xizeng came from Jinhua County in Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang, belonged to a civilian household, and was registered in Jinhua.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The address values identify Jinhua as both his basic ancestral place and household-registration place.
   • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The profile and biographies identify him as a native of Jinhua County in Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang, and the longer biography specifies civilian registration.
4. [4] Ancestry and parents His ancestry names Pan Yanheng as a great-great-grandfather or fourth-generation ancestor, followed by Pan Wenhua, Pan Hong, and Pan Zhang; his mother was Jiang.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The kinship values name Pan Yanheng with both ancestor labels, then Pan Wenhua, Pan Hong, Pan Zhang with his dates, and Jiang as mother.
5. [5] Siblings His elder brothers were Pan Xishi, Pan Rong, and Pan Xiyan, and his younger brother was Pan Zhi.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The kinship values classify Pan Xishi, Pan Rong, and Pan Xiyan as elder brothers and Pan Zhi as a younger brother.
6. [6] Wife, children, and son-in-law His wife was Ye, his concubines were Zhang and Ge, his sons were Pan Hui, Pan Shao, and Pan Shou, his daughter was Pan Cui, and his son-in-law was Cheng Wende.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The kinship values name his wife Ye, concubines Zhang and Ge, sons Pan Hui, Pan Shao, and Pan Shou, daughter Pan Cui, and son-in-law Cheng Wende, with the available dates.
7. [7] Grandsons His grandsons were Pan Chenghu, Pan Chengyi, Pan Chengyin, and Pan Chengxiang.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The kinship values classify Pan Chenghu, Pan Chengyi, Pan Chengyin, and Pan Chengxiang as grandsons.
8. [8] Provincial examination In 1501 he placed eighteenth in the Zhejiang provincial examination; the examination standings also give thirty-third as a xianggong and eighteenth as a shengyuan.
   • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biography gives the 1501 xinyou Zhejiang provincial examination and an eighteenth-place result.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The examination values additionally give thirty-third as a xianggong and eighteenth as a shengyuan.
9. [9] Jinshi examination In 1502 Pan Xizeng passed the renxu examination in succession and ranked ninety-second in the third class of the jinshi.
   • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biography gives the 1502 renxu examination, the successive pass, and the third-class ninety-second jinshi ranking.
   • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The examination values give the third-class ninety-second jinshi ranking.
10. [10] Early career He entered the Hanlin Academy as a shujishi, observed mourning, then received the 兵科給事中 appointment in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi and submitted an eight-point memorial after celestial anomalies.
    • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biographical passages and title list give the shujishi appointment, mourning period, 兵科給事中 office, Hongzhi eighteenth-year appointment, and the eight-point memorial criticizing palace attendants.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The office values list 兵科給事中 and 翰林院庶吉士.
11. [11] Conflict with Liu Jin In the second year of Zhengde he became 吏科右給事中 and audited military provisions in Huguang and Guizhou; after refusing Liu Jin’s bribe, he was beaten thirty times at court under a forged edict and removed as a commoner.
    • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biographies give the promotion, audits in Huguang and Guizhou, refusal to bribe Liu Jin, forged edict, court beating, and removal as a commoner.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The association values identify Liu Jin as the person who subjected Pan Xizeng to interrogation or punishment in the related epitaph context.
12. [12] Restoration and promotions After Liu Jin’s execution, Pan Xizeng returned as 刑科右給事中 and successively held the 禮科左給事中, 工科都給事中, and Nanjing 太僕寺少卿 posts.
    • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biography and title list give his restoration after Liu Jin’s death and the subsequent three promotions.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The office values list the same four posts and date the Taipusi shaoqing appointment to the eleventh year of Zhengde.
13. [13] Annam mission In 1512 Pan Xizeng served as Zhan Ruoshui’s deputy on an Annam mission connected with the investiture of its king.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The association and status values identify Zhan Ruoshui, date the deputy mission to 1512, connect it with the investiture of the Annamese king, and classify it as diplomacy.
14. [14] Early Jiajing appointments After the emperor’s accession, Pan Xizeng was promoted in the sixteenth year to Nanjing 太僕寺卿, then in 1523 to Nanjing 太常寺卿 and the northern 太常寺 post, while supervising the Bureau of Interpreters; he argued his position during the Great Rites Controversy.
    • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biography and title list give the sixteenth-year promotion, the 1523 and October transfers, supervision of the Bureau of Interpreters, and his stance in the Great Rites Controversy.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The office values list 太僕寺卿, the Jiajing-second-year 太常寺卿 appointment, and supervision of the Bureau of Interpreters.
15. [15] Nangan military command In the fourth year of Jiajing, Pan Xizeng held the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief post, governed Nangan, supervised military affairs in Nangan and Tingzhang, and suppressed the Huizhou rebels.
    • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biographies and title list give the fourth-year Right Vice Censor-in-Chief appointment, governance of Nangan, military command in Nangan and Tingzhang, and the suppression of the Huizhou rebels.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The office values date the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief appointment to the fourth year and specify the Nangan and Tingzhang assignments.
16. [16] River conservancy Pan Xizeng became Vice Minister of Works in the sixth year of Jiajing, concurrently directed river conservancy in the seventh, managed the Yellow River, built more than 140 li of embankments, and reached the second-rank salary grade in the ninth year.
    • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biographies and title list give the sixth-year promotion, seventh-year concurrent posts, replacement of Sheng Yingqi, Yellow River works, embankment length, and ninth-year second-rank salary grade.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The office values list 工部右侍郎, 都察院左僉都御史, and the broader 工部侍郎 title.
17. [17] Final offices, death, and posthumous honor He moved from 兵部右侍郎 to 兵部左侍郎 in the tenth year of Jiajing, died in the eleventh year aged fifty-seven, and was posthumously made Minister of War.
    • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biographies and title list give the tenth-year right and left military-assistant appointments, the eleventh-year death at age fifty-seven, and the posthumous Minister of War title.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The office and epitaph-title values list the right and left Vice Ministers of War, the Minister of War title, and the posthumous honor.
18. [18] Place of death and burial His place of death was Shuntian Prefecture and his burial place was Wuyi.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The address values designate Shuntian Prefecture as the place of death and Wuyi as the burial place.
19. [19] Variant official titles The official-title values include Tongyi Dafu, while the epitaph formula gives Zhengyi Dafu and Zizhi Yin.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The office value gives 通議大夫, while the epitaph-title values use 正議大夫 and 資治尹.
20. [20] Friendship and recommendations Pan Xizeng was a friend of Chen Gang, wrote farewell pieces for Chen Gang and Xu Zan, and was recommended by Zhang Zhen and Fu Jiong.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The association values identify Chen Gang as a friend, the farewell writings for Chen Gang and Xu Zan, and recommendations by Zhang Zhen and Fu Jiong.
21. [21] Prose, epitaphs, and sacrificial text Pan Xizeng wrote a postscript for Lin Tingxuan’s books and paintings, a genealogy preface for Wang Quan, epitaphs for Pan Jue and Pan Wei, while Cui Xian and Zhan Ruoshui wrote his epitaph and Tian Rucheng wrote a sacrificial text for him.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The association and writing values list the Lin Tingxuan postscript, Wang Quan genealogy preface, epitaphs by Cui Xian and Zhan Ruoshui, Tian Rucheng’s sacrificial text, and Pan Xizeng’s epitaphs for Pan Jue and Pan Wei.
22. [22] Works His works include 《竹澗集》, 《竹澗奏議》, 《竹澗先生文集》 in eight juan with an appendix, and 《南封錄》, which is identified as his authored work.
    • CBDBPan Xizeng (34647)The text values list the four works and identify 《南封錄》 as an authored work.
    • Souyun潘希曾 (50734)The biographical passage explicitly names 《竹澗集》.