[1]Life dates and principal officeXiong Tingbi’s birth year is given as either 1569 or 1573, while his death year is 1625; he was a Ming official who served as Minister of War and Liaodong jinglue.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The original values give the name, birth year 1569, death year 1625, Ming affiliation, and the office of jinglue.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The biographical texts preserve the 1569-or-1573 birth-date variant and 1625 death year; the profile identifies him as a Ming figure and includes Minister of War, while the text explicitly names Liaodong jinglue.
WikidataXiong Tingbi (Q6756254)The item names him Xiong Tingbi, describes him as a Ming-dynasty politician and governor, and gives date values for 1573, 1569, and 1625.
[2]Courtesy and studio namesHis zi was Feibai (飛百), and his hao was Zhigang (芝岡).
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The name values classify 芝岡 as a studio or alternate name and 飛百 as a courtesy name.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The biographical text and alias fields give the courtesy name 飛百 and the hao 芝岡.
[3]Native placeHe was from Jiangxia County in Wuchang Prefecture, Huguang, now Jiangxia District of Wuhan, Hubei.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The biographical text and hometown field give Wuchang Prefecture’s Jiangxia County and identify it with present-day Jiangxia District in Wuhan, Hubei.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The basic-address value also gives 江夏 as the native place.
[4]Native-place variantNanchang Prefecture also appears as a native-place address, alongside Jiangxia.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)A separate basic-address value gives Nanchang Prefecture and classifies the address as a native-place entry.
[5]Written forms of the courtesy nameHis courtesy name is also written 非伯, 非白, 非百, 飛伯, and 飛白.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The name entries classify 非白, 非百, 飛伯, 飛白, and 飛百 as written forms of the courtesy name.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)A separate biographical text and the alias field give the courtesy name 非伯.
WikidataXiong Tingbi (Q6756254)The specialized-name claims likewise list 飛白, 飛伯, 非白, and 飛百.
[6]Posthumous nameHis posthumous name was Xiangmin (襄愍).
[7]ExaminationsHe became a jieyuan in the dingyou year of Wanli and a jinshi in the wuxu year; another formulation dates the jinshi result to the twenty-sixth year of Wanli.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The examination entry broadly classifies him as a jinshi.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The three biographical texts give, respectively, the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, the wuxu jinshi formulation, and the dingyou jieyuan followed by the wuxu jinshi formulation.
[8]Early careerHis career began with the Baoding tuiguan post, followed by service in the Ministry of Works, promotion to Zhejiang Circuit censor, inspection of Liaodong, and educational supervision in Yingtian; the profile also lists zhongshu sheren, circuit censor, and provincial administration commissioner.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The office values include censor, Baoding tuiguan, and jinglue posts.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The career text gives the sequence from Baoding tuiguan through the Ministry of Works, Zhejiang Circuit censor, Liaodong inspection, and Yingtian education; the title list adds zhongshu sheren, circuit censor, and provincial administration commissioner.
[9]Xuezheng appointmentIn the thirty-ninth year of Wanli (1611), he served as xuezheng.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The office entry identifies xuezheng and gives 1611, the thirty-ninth year of Wanli.
[10]Senior officesHe later held the posts of Vice Minister of War, Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Liaodong jinglue, and Minister of War.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The career texts describe promotion to Vice Minister of War, Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Liaodong jinglue, and Minister of War; the title list repeats these offices.
[11]First Liaodong appointmentAfter Yang Hao’s defeat in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, Xiong Tingbi was made Vice Minister of War and Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief while serving as Liaodong jinglue.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The biographical text places the appointment after Yang Hao’s defeat in the forty-seventh year of Wanli and gives the three offices; the title list repeats the relevant offices.
[12]Military measuresAs Liaodong jinglue, he executed fleeing commanders, performed rites for those who had died in loyal service, repaired war and defensive equipment, and saw morale begin to stabilize.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The biographical text states that he executed fleeing commanders, conducted rites for those who died in loyal service, repaired war and defensive equipment, and thereby stabilized morale.
[13]Three-front planHe proposed a three-front deployment plan requiring 12 million in provisions, and Wang Yingjiao strongly opposed it.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The association values state that Xiong Tingbi proposed the three-front deployment plan, that it required twelve million in provisions, and that Wang Yingjiao opposed it.
[14]Removal and restorationEarly in the Tianqi reign, a censor falsely impeached him and he left office; after Later Jin forces captured Shenyang and Liaoyang in the first year of Tianqi, the court recalled him as Liaodong jinglue and stationed him at Shanhaiguan.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The biographical text gives his false impeachment and removal, followed by his restoration as Liaodong jinglue at Shanhaiguan after the captures of Shenyang and Liaoyang.
[15]Conflict with Wang HuazhenXiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen were at odds; after Huazhen’s defeat and the loss of Guangning, they met at the Daling River, withdrew through the Pass together, and were imprisoned.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The biographical text describes the disagreement with Wang Huazhen, the loss of Guangning, their meeting at Daling River, joint withdrawal, and imprisonment.
[16]ExecutionHe was killed in the fifth year of Tianqi and his head was sent to the nine frontier garrisons; another formulation describes his death as execution in the marketplace.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)One text states that he was killed in the fifth year and that his head was sent to the nine frontier garrisons; another describes him as executed in the marketplace, so both formulations are retained.
[17]WorksHis works include 《遼中書牘》, 《熊襄愍公集》, and 《性氣集》.
Souyun熊廷弼 (51412)The biographical texts list 《遼中書牘》, 《熊襄愍公集》, and 《性氣集》.
[18]Titles and juan countsThe associated titles include 《熊襄愍文集》 in seven juan, 《熊襄愍公集》 in ten juan with one juan at the beginning and one at the end, 《熊襄愍公尺牘》 in four juan, 《經略熊先生全集》 in eleven juan, 《性氣先生集》, and 《東園十詠》.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The work-title values list 《東園十詠》, 《熊襄愍文集》七卷, 《熊襄愍公集》十卷首一卷末一卷, 《熊襄愍公尺牘》四卷, 《經略熊先生全集》十一卷, and 《性氣先生集》.
[19]Letters to and from Wang HuazhenVolume 7 of 《熊襄愍公集》 contains a letter sent to Wang Huazhen and a reply to Wang Huazhen.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The association values identify both a letter to Wang Huazhen and a reply to him in volume 7 of 《熊襄愍公集》.
[20]Preface and biographyZhang Nai wrote a preface to one of Xiong Tingbi’s books, and Quan Zuwang wrote his biography.
CBDBXiong Tingbi (65500)The association values identify Zhang Nai as the author of a book preface and Quan Zuwang as the biographical author.