[5]Official statusHis recorded offices and appointments establish him as a Qing official.
CBDBFang Hao (69004)The career data lists county magistrate, prefectural, and circuit surveillance offices.
Souyun方浩 (63512)The profile and biographical text identify him as a jinshi and a magistrate of Taiyuan.
[6]Courtesy-name variantsThe courtesy name appears in three forms: Mengting, Menggao, and Wentao.
CBDBFang Hao (69004)The alternate-name entries label Mengting and Menggao as courtesy names.
Souyun方浩 (63512)The profile and biographical texts give Mengting and Wentao as courtesy-name forms.
WikidataFang Hao (Q45645085)The aliases and name claims include Mengting and Menggao.
[7]Native-place variantsHis native place is given in three forms: Luan prefecture, Tongcheng in Anhui, and Xiuning.
CBDBFang Hao (69004)The native-place entries list Luan prefecture and Tongcheng.
Souyun方浩 (63512)The profile and biographical texts give Tongcheng in Anhui and Xiuning as alternative native places.
[8]Examination and early appointmentsIn 1730, Fang Hao became a jinshi, was appointed magistrate of Taiyuan in Shanxi, and later served in Xi and Pingding.
Souyun方浩 (63512)The biographical text states that he was a jinshi in the eighth year of Yongzheng, was appointed magistrate of Taiyuan, and served in Xi and Pingding; the linked entities identify the year and offices.
CBDBFang Hao (69004)The examination entry independently confirms his jinshi status, without specifying the Yongzheng year.
[9]Qianlong officesDuring the Qianlong era, he held the offices and locations listed in the sentence.
CBDBFang Hao (69004)All five career entries fall under the Qianlong reign and list Qi, Yangqu, Baode Directly Governed Prefecture, Puzhou, and the Guangrao Jiunan Circuit with their corresponding offices.
[10]Xi incidentWhile serving at Xi, he summoned local vegetarians associated with the Dasheng teaching, fed them wine and meat, and did so for a reason no one knew.
Souyun方浩 (63512)The biographical text describes the vegetarian residents of Xi, their association with the Dasheng teaching, the summons to court, the wine and meat, and the unknown reason.
[11]Arrests and exemptionMembers of the Dasheng teaching were arrested across several commanderies, while the people of Xi alone were spared.
Souyun方浩 (63512)The biographical text states that the Dasheng teaching members were arrested across several commanderies and that the people of Xi alone were exempted.
[12]Later promotion and dismissalHe was later promoted to the Jiangxi Ji'nan-Gan Circuit and dismissed for an offense.
Souyun方浩 (63512)The biographical text summarizes his later advancement to the Jiangxi Ji'nan-Gan Circuit and his dismissal after an offense.
[13]WritingA work attributed to Fang Hao is 《恭壽堂僅存稿》.
Souyun方浩 (63512)The text names 《恭寿堂仅存稿》 among Fang Hao's writings.