[1]Name, dates, and statusLi Yaomin was born in 1544, died in 1606, belonged to the Ming period, and held offices including magistrate.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The basic record gives the English name, birth year, death year, Ming affiliation, and a magistrate office.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The profile gives the name, dates, dynasty, and Yongnian magistracy.
WikidataLi Yaomin (Q45665797)The item gives the English label, describes him as a Ming-dynasty person, and supplies the 1544 and 1606 date values.
[2]Courtesy and sobriquet namesHis courtesy names are Ruhua and Gengyao, with the Chinese forms 畊堯 and 耕堯, and his sobriquet is Yongye.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The name list identifies Ruhua and Gengyao as courtesy names and Yongye as a studio or sobriquet name.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The profile and biographical passages use the forms 耕堯, 雍野, 汝化, and 畊堯, showing the alternate character form.
WikidataLi Yaomin (Q45665797)The name and claim values supply the romanized and Chinese forms Ruhua, Gengyao, and Yongye.
[3]Native place and registrationHe came from Jining in Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong, held civilian registration, and had long been settled in Yuncheng.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The address data gives Jining as the basic native place and also lists Yuncheng.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The profile and biography specify Shandong, Yanzhou Prefecture, Jining, civilian registration, and long residence in Yuncheng.
[4]Provincial examinationIn 1573 he placed sixth in the Shandong provincial examination.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the first Wanli year, 1573, the Shandong examination, and sixth place.
[5]Metropolitan examinationIn 1574 he passed the Jiaxu metropolitan examination.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the second Wanli year, 1574, and the Jiaxu metropolitan examination.
[6]Metropolitan rankThe metropolitan examination rank was 88th, matching the associated examination entry.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography states that he placed 88th in the metropolitan examination.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The examination entry gives the associated rank as 88.
[7]Jinshi degreeHe received the jinshi degree in the third class, ranked 196th.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography states that he passed as a third-class jinshi ranked 196th.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The examination data gives the jinshi entry and third-class rank 196.
[8]First appointmentHis first appointment was as magistrate of Changzhou.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography states that his first appointment was magistrate of Changzhou.
[9]Mourning and YongnianAfter mourning his father and completing the mourning period, he was appointed to Yongnian.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives his mourning for his father, completion of the mourning period, and appointment to Yongnian.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The office data identifies him as a magistrate at Yongnian.
[10]Mother's mourningAfter a year in office he returned home because of his mother's death.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography states that he served one year and then returned because of his mother's death.
[11]Censorial careerHe was known for integrity and administrative clarity, became Investigating Censor of the Jiangxi Circuit in the thirteenth Wanli year, served with rectitude, remonstrated boldly, and was credited with serving the succession.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography connects his reputation for 廉明 with the Jiangxi censorial appointment, court conduct, bold remonstrance, and service to the succession.
[12]Hedong salt administrationThe Hedong salt assignment is phrased as inspection in one passage and censorial supervision in another; both mention correcting abuses and submitting four practical proposals.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The two biographical passages use 巡按 and 巡視 respectively, and mention both accumulated abuses and four proposals on practical matters.
[13]Three Wu inspectionIn the sixteenth Wanli year he inspected the Three Wu region, acted vigorously, and returned home because of illness.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the Three Wu inspection, vigorous action, the phrase 山岳為震, and return because of illness.
[14]Metropolitan educational administrationHe was recalled in the twentieth year, directed education in the metropolitan region in the twenty-first year, refused private approaches, and was credited with changing local literary culture while students continued to admire him.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography lists his recall, metropolitan educational post, impartiality, refusal of private approaches, the phrase 化如實雨, changed literary culture, and continuing student admiration.
[15]Court of Judicial ReviewHe held the right vice-commissioner and right lesser-minister offices at the Court of Judicial Review; the office list gives the latter more generally as 大理寺少卿, and the biography praises his fairness in adjudication.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography and title list give the right vice-commissioner, right lesser-minister, judicial-court, and fair-administration details.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The office data gives the more general title 大理寺少卿, alongside the more specific right-side title.
[16]Yingtian prefectureIn the thirty-second Wanli year he became Prefect of Yingtian Prefecture.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives his promotion to the Yingtian prefecture in the thirty-second year.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The office data identifies the prefecture office and Yingtian as its location.
[17]RetirementIn the thirty-third year he requested retirement because of illness.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the illness-related retirement request in the thirty-third year.
[18]DeathHe died at home in the thirty-fourth year, in 1606.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography states that he died at home in the thirty-fourth year.
[19]Posthumous honorsAt the beginning of the Tianqi era he received the listed posthumous titles, and Liu Gong had a stele engraved in his honor.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the Tianqi-era posthumous titles and the stele engraved by Liu Gong.
[20]FamilyHis father, grandfather, great-grandfather, younger brother, wife, birth mother, and principal mother were Li Qin, Li Xian, Li Qi, Li Shunmin, Diao, Liu, and Duan respectively.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The kinship data identifies Li Qin, Li Xian, Li Qi, Li Shunmin, Diao, Liu, and Duan in the stated relationships.
[21]Work and titleHe wrote 快獨集, also titled 雍野李先生快獨集, in twenty juan.
Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biographical summary names 快獨集 as his work.
[22]Commemorative textsLi Weizhen wrote his preface and epitaph, Yu Ruoying his biographical account and sacrificial text, Ye Xianggao his spirit-path stele inscription, and Li Yaomin an epitaph for Li Yiqian.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The association data assigns the preface and epitaph to Li Weizhen, the biographical account and sacrificial text to Yu Ruoying, the spirit-path stele to Ye Xianggao, and an epitaph for Li Yiqian to Li Yaomin.
[23]CorrespondenceThe collection contains sent and answered letters involving Wang Zhideng, Zhao Jin, Liu Dongxing, Yu Ruoying, Wang Shizhen, Jiang Yingke, and Shen Zimu.
CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The work and association entries show sent and answered letters and name the listed correspondents.