Su Shi

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1. 1061 大理寺評事 嘉祐
2. 1061 簽書判官廳 嘉祐
3. 1065 判登聞鼓院事 治平
4. 1069 判祠部司事 熙寧
5. 1069 官告院 熙寧
6. 1069 開封府推官 熙寧
7. 1071 通判某州軍州事 熙寧
8. 1074 知某州軍州事 熙寧
9. 1076 尚書省禮部祠部司員外郎
10. 1076 直史館
11. 1076 知某府軍府事
12. 1076 騎都尉 熙寧
13. 1077 知某州軍州事 熙寧
14. 1079 知某州軍州事 元豐
15. 1080 團練副使 元豐
16. 1084 團練副使 元豐
17. 1085 朝奉郎 元豐
18. 1085 知某州軍州事 元豐
19. 1086 中書舍人 元祐
20. 1086 知禮部貢舉事 元祐
21. 1086 翰林學士、知制誥 元祐
22. 1087 翰林侍讀學士 元祐
23. 1089 知某州軍州事 元祐
24. 1089 龍圖閣學士
25. 1091 侍讀 元祐
26. 1091 知某州軍州事 元祐
27. 1091 翰林學士承旨 元祐
28. 1092 左朝奉郎
29. 1092 知某州軍州事 元祐
30. 1092 端明殿學士 元祐
31. 1093 知某州軍州事 元祐
32. 1094 知某州軍州事 紹聖
33. 1094 節度副使 紹聖
34. 1097 州別駕 紹聖
35. 1101 提舉宮觀 建中靖國

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AliasesCBDB

• 子瞻 字
• 文忠 諡號
• 東坡居士 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

• 書法家
• 史學家
• 博學之人
• 好金石
• [為官者：文]
• 入元祐黨籍者
• 詩人

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1. [1] Identity and dates The person is identified as a Northern Song writer, political figure, calligrapher, and painter, normally dated 1036–1101.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The main record supplies the name, dates, dynasty, and classifications as calligrapher and poet.
   • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The profile and biography identify him as a Song literary and calligraphic-painting figure dated 1036–1101.
   • WikidataSu Shi (Q36020)The descriptions identify him as a Chinese writer, politician, and artist and give the alternative 1037–1101 dating in English.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority record calls him a Northern Song literary master and notes his abilities in painting and calligraphy.
2. [2] Names and hometown His courtesy names were Zizhan and Hezhong, his sobriquet was Dongpo Jushi, and his home region was Meishan in Meizhou.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The main record gives the courtesy name Zizhan, the sobriquet Dongpo jushi, and Meishan as his native place.
   • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The profile and biographies give Meizhou Meishan and the names Zizhan, Hezhong, and Dongpo Jushi.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority record supplies the name, the Hezhong and Dongpo aliases, and Meishan as birthplace.
3. [3] Birth-year discrepancy The usual 1036 dating coexists with a conversion that places the birth in 1037, and another description also gives 1037.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The main record gives 1036 as the birth year.
   • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)One biography gives 1036 and explains that the twelfth month had entered 1037 in the Gregorian reckoning; another gives 1037 directly.
   • WikidataSu Shi (Q36020)The English description dates him to 1037–1101, preserving the alternative dating.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The birth field gives a possible range from January 1036 to January 1037.
4. [4] Family and Three Sus Su Shi was Su Xun’s son, with conflicting accounts calling him the eldest or second son; he and Su Xun and Su Zhe were known as the Three Sus and counted among the Eight Great Writers.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The kinship record names Su Xun as father and Su Zhe as younger brother.
   • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)Different biographies call him Su Xun’s son, eldest son, or second son and give the family relationship with Su Zhe.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority note explicitly places Su Shi, Su Xun, and Su Zhe among the Three Sus and the Eight Great Writers.
5. [5] Immediate family The kinship record supplies the named grandparents, parents, wives, concubine, and sons together with the available dates.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The kinship record lists the grandfather, parents, two wives, concubine, and three sons; no dates are inferred where the record supplies none.
6. [6] Examinations and Fengxiang Su Shi passed the 1057 jinshi examination, later ranked third in the special examination, and began official service in Fengxiang.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The examination and office fields record the jinshi and special examination, Fengxiang appointment, Historiography Institute, Dengwen Drum Office, and Kaifeng service.
   • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies give the 1057 jinshi success, later special examination, Fengxiang appointment, early offices, and 1065 chronology.
7. [7] Mourning and return After Su Xun’s death, Su Shi returned to Shu for mourning and resumed office in 1069.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The office records confirm the 1069 appointments in the Rites office and Kaifeng.
   • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biography records Su Xun’s death, the return to Shu for mourning, and Su Shi’s return to office after mourning.
8. [8] New policies and Hangzhou Opposition to Wang Anshi’s reforms led to an external appointment at Hangzhou, whose date is given as either 1071 or 1072.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The office chronology gives the Hangzhou appointment as 1071.
   • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies connect opposition to the new policies with the Hangzhou posting.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority note gives 1072 for the Hangzhou appointment and links it to opposition to Wang Anshi’s reforms.
9. [9] Mizhou, Xuzhou, and Huzhou After Hangzhou he served as prefect of Mizhou, Xuzhou, and Huzhou.
   • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The office chronology lists Mizhou, Xuzhou, and Huzhou after Hangzhou.
   • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies list the three prefectures in sequence.
10. [10] Crow Terrace Poetry Case After Huzhou he was imprisoned in the Crow Terrace Poetry Case and demoted to military deputy posts in Huangzhou and Ruzhou.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The office chronology records Huzhou in 1079 and the vice military commissioner posts in Huangzhou and Ruzhou.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies connect the 1079 satirical-poetry case with the Huangzhou and Ruzhou demotions.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority note associates Li Ding with the Crow Terrace Poetry Case and the Huangzhou demotion.
11. [11] Changzhou and Yuanyou In the late Yuanfeng and early Yuanyou years he resided at Changzhou, served at Dengzhou, was recalled, and rose to the Secretariat and Hanlin offices before going to Hangzhou.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The office records list Dengzhou, the junior palace reader, Secretariat Drafter, Longtuge Academician, and Hangzhou service.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies describe his Dengzhou appointment, recall as palace reader, and Yuanyou promotions before Hangzhou.
12. [12] Hangzhou administration In Hangzhou Su Shi responded to drought and poor water by arranging rice relief, dredging waterways, and building a thirty-li embankment along West Lake.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biography details the drought, rice relief, waterway dredging, thirty-li embankment, and popular gratitude.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The office records confirm his service as Longtuge Academician and prefect of Hangzhou.
13. [13] Later offices and banishments He became Hanlin Academician-in-Chief, served as prefect of Yingzhou, Yangzhou, and Dingzhou, and was later banished to Huizhou and Danzhou, residing at Changhua.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The office and residence records list the Hanlin, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou, Huizhou, and Changhua offices and the late passages through Lianzhou and Yongzhou.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies record the summons as Hanlin Academician-in-Chief, the prefectures, and the successive Huizhou and Danzhou banishments.
14. [14] Final years and posthumous name After pardon he supervised the Jade Bureau Abbey, died at Changzhou in 1101, was buried at Jiacheng, and received the posthumous name Wenzhong.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The office and residence records list Chaofeng Lang, supervision of a palace institution, Changzhou as the death place, Jiacheng as the burial place, and the late routes through Lianzhou and Yongzhou.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies record the pardon, Jade Bureau appointment, death at Changzhou, age, and posthumous name.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority aliases preserve Wenzhong as his posthumous name.
15. [15] Associations Su Shi was appreciated by Ouyang Xiu and befriended several Northern Song scholars and officials.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The association records name Ouyang Xiu and identify Li Chang, Li Qingchen, Liu Ban, Wang Anguo, Huang Tingjian, and Zeng Gong as friends.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biography says that Su Shi was appreciated by Ouyang Xiu.
16. [16] Buddhist thought During exile Su Shi associated with Foyin of Guizong Temple and advocated Chan–Pure Land practice.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority note directly gives the association with Foyin and the combined Chan–Pure Land position.
17. [17] Literary and artistic achievement The sources characterize Su Shi’s poetry, prose, lyrics, calligraphy, painting, historiography, learning, and interest in epigraphy.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The classifications list calligraphy, historiography, broad learning, interest in epigraphy, and poetry.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies describe his poetry, prose, lyrics, calligraphy, painting, and place among the Four Masters of Song calligraphy.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority note characterizes his prose as expansive and unrestrained, his poetry and lyrics as bold, and his abilities in painting and calligraphy.
18. [18] Literary standing Later tradition regards Su Shi as a leading Northern Song literary figure and places him among the Three Sus and Eight Great Writers.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biography calls him a leading figure of the later Northern Song literary world and names the Three Sus and Eight Great Writers.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority note confirms the Three Sus and Eight Great Writers grouping.
19. [19] Principal works The principal works and their stated lengths include Dongpo ji, Dongpo houji, He Tao shi, memorials, Inner and Outer Institutional Drafts, and several prose, lyric, commentary, and note collections.
    • Souyun蘇軾 (29937)The biographies give the principal collections and their juan counts, as well as the Yi and Shu commentaries.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The works list supplies the titles Qiuchi biji, Dongpo tiba, Dongpo yizhuan, Dongpo shuzhuan, Dongpo yuefu, Dongpo ji, and Dongpo houji.
20. [20] Works catalogue A The works catalogue records a further group of essays, commentaries, prescriptions, collections, and juan-titled works.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The works list records this group of titles, including alternative and juan-specific forms.
21. [21] Works catalogue B The remaining catalogue entries include further medical, miscellaneous, literary, and historical works, with Han-Tang zhengshi identified as a compilation.
    • CBDBSu Shi (3767)The works list supplies the remaining miscellanies, prescriptions, notes, and Han-Tang zhengshi, whose role is compiler.
22. [22] Collected works A collected edition of Su Shi’s works was compiled by later generations.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database蘇軾 (A003555)The authority note says that later generations compiled Su Shi quanji.