Huangfu Ran

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1. 764 節度使掌書記 廣德
2. 767 左拾遺 大曆

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1. [1] Disputed dates The available records give several different dates for Huangfu Ran’s life: 715–768, 717–770, 716–769, and 714–767.
   • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The main person record names Huangfu Ran and gives 717 as the birth year and 770 as the death year.
   • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The profile and biographical entries give 715–768, 717–770, and approximately 717–770.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The authority record names him and places his birth in 716 and death in 769.
   • WikidataHuangfu Ran (Q11581083)The entity description gives 714–767, while its date statements give 716, 717, and 770.
2. [2] Poet Huangfu Ran is identified as a poet of the Tang dynasty.
   • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The status record identifies him as a poet.
   • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographical entries describe his poetry and poetic career.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary explicitly calls him a Tang-dynasty poet.
   • WikidataHuangfu Ran (Q11581083)The English description identifies him as a poet.
3. [3] Ten Talents of the Dali era Huangfu Ran is listed as one of the Ten Talents of the Dali era.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary lists him as one of the Ten Talents of the Dali era.
4. [4] Style name and alternate form His style name was Maozheng, and an alternate form is Huangfu Maozheng.
   • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The alternate-name record gives Maozheng as his style name.
   • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographical entries consistently give the style name Maozheng.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The authority record gives the alternate Chinese form Huangfu Maozheng.
   • WikidataHuangfu Ran (Q11581083)The aliases list Maozheng in English and Chinese.
5. [5] Lineage His lineage was traced to Huangfu Mi, a noted man of the Jin period.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary describes him as a descendant of Huangfu Mi, a distinguished figure of the Jin period.
6. [6] Native place and ancestral origin The records associate him with Anding and Danyang, give Danyang in Runzhou as his native place, and identify Jingzhou as his ancestral home.
   • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The address data lists Jingzhou as the ancestral home and Danyang as the basic native place.
   • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The profile and biographies associate him with Anding, refuge in Danyang, Danyang in Runzhou, and Anding as the commandery origin.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The birth-place field gives Runzhou.
7. [7] Early talent At ten, Huangfu Ran could compose literary works and attracted Zhang Jiuling, who called him a little friend.
   • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographies describe his ability at ten and Zhang Jiuling’s praise and nickname for him.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary likewise records his early literary ability and Zhang Jiuling’s calling him a little friend.
8. [8] Later encouragement Xiao Yingshi and Li Hua later encouraged Huangfu Ran.
   • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biography explicitly says that Xiao Yingshi and Li Hua later encouraged him.
9. [9] Jinshi examination He passed the jinshi examination in the fifteenth year of Tianbao, with the corresponding Gregorian year given as 755 or 756.
   • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The examination record lists him as a jinshi, without a detailed rank.
   • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographies place the jinshi success in the fifteenth year of Tianbao and convert it to 755 or 756.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary gives the jinshi success as Tianbao 15 (755).
10. [10] County command He was appointed County Commandant of Wuxi.
    • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The office data lists a county command and places it in Wuxi.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographies repeatedly state that he was appointed County Commandant of Wuxi.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary also gives the appointment as County Commandant of Wuxi.
11. [11] Travel and military office After leaving office, he traveled through Yue, lived in seclusion at Yangxian, and later held a military post in the Left Jinwu Guard.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biography recounts his travel through Yue, seclusion at Yangxian, and later service in the Left Jinwu Guard.
    • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The office data lists the Wei Bingcao Canjun military appointment.
12. [12] Wang Jin and the secretary post In Guangde 2 (764), Wang Jin is described as Henan Military Governor or Henan Commander and recommended Huangfu Ran as a military governor’s secretary.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographies describe Wang Jin as Henan Military Governor or Henan Commander and say that he recommended Huangfu Ran as secretary.
    • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The office data dates the secretary post to Guangde 2 (764).
13. [13] Court appointments He entered the court as Shiyi and rose to Buque; the highest appointment is variously given as Right Buque or Left Buque.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographies describe service as Shiyi, promotion to Buque, and an account giving Right Buque as the highest post.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary gives repeated promotion to Right Buque in the early Dali era.
    • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The office data additionally lists Left Shiyi and Left Buque.
14. [14] Mission and death He was sent to Jiangnan, also described as Jiangbiao; one account places his death at Danyang after visiting his family, while another gives the second year of Dali and age fifty-four.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographies describe the Jiangnan mission, the visit to his family in Danyang and death there, and an alternative death in Dali 2 at age fifty-four.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary describes the mission as one to Jiangbiao.
15. [15] Brother and reputation Huangfu Ran was renowned alongside his brother Huangfu Zeng, and contemporaries compared them with Zhang Zai and Zhang Xie of Jin.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biography says that he was renowned with his brother Huangfu Zeng and records the comparison with Zhang Zai and Zhang Xie of Jin.
    • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The kinship record identifies Huangfu Zeng as his brother.
16. [16] Poetic friendships He was close to Liu Changqing, Yan Wei, and Liu Fangping, with whom he exchanged verse.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biography explicitly says that he was close to Liu Changqing, Yan Wei, and Liu Fangping and exchanged poems with them.
17. [17] Poetic exchanges The association data lists exchanges of poems and prose with Wang Wei, Gao Shi, Han Huang, Wang Jin, Du Hongjian, Liu Changqing, and Lu Yu.
    • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The association entries list Han Huang, Gao Shi, Wang Wei, Wang Jin, Du Hongjian, Liu Changqing, and Lu Yu, each with a poem-and-prose exchange.
18. [18] Poetic method His poetry combined ancient bixing with contemporary prosody, drew on the Feng and Sao traditions, followed Yan and Xie, and displayed independent inspiration in lyrical and reflective passages.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The poetic preface describes the combination of ancient bixing and contemporary prosody, the Feng and Sao traditions, the models Yan and Xie, and inspiration arising independently in lyrical passages.
19. [19] Poetic style Contemporary evaluations praise his verbal craft, novel tonal modes, and clear, distinctive five- and seven-character regulated verse.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The evaluations praise his verbal skill and novel modes and describe his five- and seven-character regulated verse as clear, distinctive, and esteemed.
20. [20] Verse comparison His five-character poems were praised for graceful sonority, his song narratives were considered weaker, and his regulated verse was compared with Li Congyi’s as less incisive but more unforced and spare.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The verse assessment compares his five-character poetry, song form, and regulated verse with Li Congyi’s.
21. [21] Poetry collection His three-volume poetry collection was compiled by his brother Zeng, prefaced by Dugu Ji, and said in the preface to contain 350 poems.
    • CBDBHuangfu Ran (94109)The works data lists the Huangfu Ran Poetry Collection.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographies give three volumes, identify the brother as compiler, name Dugu Ji as the author of the preface, and state that it contained 350 poems.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database皇甫冉 (A018422)The summary also lists the three-volume poetry collection.
22. [22] Transmission of the poems The Complete Tang Poems preserves two volumes and 230 poems, with some works mixed with those of other authors; two supplements add six poems.
    • Souyun皇甫冉 (18821)The biographies give two volumes and 230 surviving poems, note admixture with other authors’ works, and list six poems added by the supplementary collections.