[1]Name, dates, and identityYang Yuling was born in 753 and died in 830; he was a Tang official and poet.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The person values give the name, life dates, and Tang affiliation; the office and status values support his identities as an official and poet.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The profile and biographical passages identify him as a Tang-period figure, give the same life dates, and describe his career and verse.
WikidataYang Yuling (Q11118419)The English label is Yang Yuling, the description calls him a Tang-dynasty person, and the date statements give 753 and 830.
[2]Courtesy name and birth orderHis courtesy name was Dafu and he was third in birth order.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The alternative-name values classify Dafu as the courtesy name and Yang San as a birth-order name.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The profile gives Dafu, and the biographies also give Dafu and state that his birth order was three.
WikidataYang Yuling (Q11118419)The English alias and courtesy-name statement both give Dafu.
[3]Native place and junwangThe evidence preserves the native-place associations Rongze and Hongnong in Guozhou and identifies Hongnong as the junwang corresponding to present-day Lingbao in Henan.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The address values list Rongze as the basic ancestral address and Hongnong as another ancestral address.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The profile calls him a native of Hongnong in Guozhou, and the biography identifies Hongnong as the junwang and gives present-day Lingbao in Henan.
[4]LineageYang Yuling was a descendant of Yang Zhen.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biography calls him a descendant of Yang Zhen and says that his family lived north of the Yellow River.
[5]Father and early displacementHis father's name is given in two forms, Yang Daqing and Yang Taiqing; his father died during the An Lushan Rebellion, and he then travelled alone to Jiangzuo.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)Two kinship values identify the father as Yang Daqing and Yang Taiqing.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biography says that his father died in the An Lushan Rebellion and that he subsequently travelled alone to Jiangzuo after living with his family north of the Yellow River.
[6]Examinations and first appointmentHe passed the jinshi examination in 771 and the Boxue Hongci examination the next year, then entered office at Jurong as a registrar, also given as a magistrate.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The examination values list the jinshi and Boxue Hongci examinations, while the office value gives the Jurong county registrar appointment.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biographies give the 771 jinshi success, the following year's Boxue Hongci success, and the two forms of the Jurong appointment.
[7]Early officesHis early offices included Shanbu yuanwailang in 792, Jingzhao shaoyin in 800, the prefecture of Jiangzhou in 803, and several other named posts.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The appointment values give the 792 Shanbu office, the 800 Jingzhao post, the 803 Jiangzhou post, and the additional offices named in the sentence.
[8]Han Huang and advancementHan Huang commanded at Jinling, married his daughter to Yang Yuling, and later held financial authority at court. Yang declined advancement through the marriage connection, entered court after Han's death, and held the Zhongshu Sheren and Zhejiang Eastern Circuit posts.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The kinship value identifies Han Huang as father-in-law, and the appointment values include Zhongshu Sheren and the Zhejiang Eastern Circuit surveillance post.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biography explains Han Huang's command at Jinling, the marriage, his financial authority and influence, Yang's refusal to pursue advancement through him, Yang's later entry into court, and his offices and reputation.
[9]Career in 807In 807 he became Vice Minister of Revenue, moved to Jingzhao Yin, and then returned to the former office.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The appointment values list the 807 Vice Minister of Revenue appointment, Jingzhao Yin, and a second Vice Minister of Revenue entry.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biography explicitly gives the 807 appointment, transfer to Jingzhao Yin, and return to the revenue ministry.
[10]Career in 808In 808 he ranked Niu Sengru's examination answer first, incurred eunuch hostility, and was sent to Lingnan.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The appointment values give the 808 Lingnan military commission.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biography gives the examination assignment, first ranking, eunuch opposition, and Lingnan appointment.
[11]Career in 810, 814, and 816In 810 he became Vice Minister of Personnel; in 814 he held the War, Censor-in-Chief, and duzhi offices; in 816 he was demoted to Chenzhou for a military-provisioning shortfall.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The appointment values give the 810 personnel office, the three concurrent 814 offices, and the 816 Chenzhou post.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biography explicitly connects the 814 offices with duzhi and the 816 demotion with a shortage in military provisioning.
[12]Other prefectural officesOther listed appointments include prefectural posts in Huazhou, Kuaiji, Jiangzhou, Nanhai, Guiyang, Chenzhou, and Luoyang, as well as Jingzhao fuyin.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The appointment values pair the prefectural office with Huazhou, Kuaiji, Jiangzhou, Nanhai, Guiyang, Chenzhou, and Luoyang, and also list Jingzhao Yin and Jingzhao fuyin.
[13]Later offices and titlesUnder Muzong he became Minister of Revenue, served as Grand Master of State Ceremonies and Keeper of the Eastern Capital, received the heir-tutor appointment and the title Duke of Hongnong, and retired under Jingzong as Left Pushe with the honorific Shangzhuguo.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The appointment values list Minister of Revenue, the 822–823 Grand Master of State Ceremonies appointment, Duke of Hongnong, Left Pushe, and Shangzhuguo.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biographies describe the Muzong promotion, the offices of Grand Master of State Ceremonies and Keeper of the Eastern Capital, the Baoli heir-tutor appointment and Dukedom, and retirement as Left Pushe.
[14]Death and posthumous honorsHe died in 830 at the age of seventy-eight, was posthumously made Sikong, and received the posthumous name Zhenxiao.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The person value gives the death year, the alternative-name value classifies Zhenxiao as a posthumous name, and the appointment value gives Sikong.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biographies give the 830 death, age seventy-eight, posthumous Sikong, and posthumous name Zhenxiao.
WikidataYang Yuling (Q11118419)The date statement gives death in 830 and the posthumous-name statement gives Zhenxiao.
[15]Place of death and burialHe died at Wannian and was buried at Rongze in the following year.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The address values identify Wannian as the place of death in 830 and Rongze as the burial place in 831.
[16]Children and son-in-lawThe kinship values list four sons, Yang Sifu, Yang Jingfu, Yang Shaofu, and Yang Shifu, and give two forms of the son-in-law's name, Wei Gongsu and Wei Su.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The kinship values identify Yang Sifu, Yang Jingfu, Yang Shaofu, and Yang Shifu as sons, and Wei Gongsu and Wei Su as alternative forms for the son-in-law.
[17]Later family relationshipsYang Kai is given as a sixth-generation or kun descendant with dates 980–1049, while Yang Jiang receives the same relationship label.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The kinship values give Yang Kai's sixth-generation and kun-descendant labels and dates, and assign the same labels to Yang Jiang.
[18]Chen Jian and Li AoHe associated and exchanged verse with Chen Jian, and Li Ao wrote his epitaph in 821.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The association values give the companionship, shared singing, and travel with Chen Jian, and identify Li Ao as the author of the 821 epitaph.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The biography names Li Ao's Yang Gong epitaph among the works used for Yang Yuling's biography.
[19]Poetic exchangesHe exchanged poems and prose with Quan Deyu and Mao Yu and sent poems and prose to seven other named figures.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The association values give the poem-and-prose exchange with Quan Deyu and Mao Yu and the receipt of Yang Yuling's poems and prose by the seven other figures.
[20]Poetry and proseHe was a poet skilled in prose; the cited collections preserve three poems, add one poem, and preserve four fragments.
CBDBYang Yuling (22436)The status values classify him as a poet and as skilled in prose.
Souyun楊於陵 (17342)The literary passage gives three poems in Quan Tang shi, one additional poem in Quan Tang shi xubian, and four fragments.