Zhi Dalun

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• 四 行第
• 心易 字
• 華平 室名、別號

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1. [1] Identity and life dates Zhi Dalun was a Ming-dynasty jinshi degree holder and official who lived from 1534 to 1604.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The basic record gives the English name and Ming affiliation, while the examination and office entries establish the jinshi degree and official career.
   • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The profile and biography give the 1534–1604 life span, Ming period, jinshi status, and official posts.
   • WikidataZhi Dalun (Q45605182)The English entity label gives Zhi Dalun, and its description identifies him as a Ming dynasty person.
2. [2] Names, birth order, and hometown His courtesy name was Xinyi, his sobriquet Huaping, his birth-order designation was Si (“Fourth”), and he was from Jiashan in Zhejiang.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The alternative-name entries give Si, Xinyi, and Huaping, and the address entries identify Jiashan as the basic native place.
   • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The profile and biographies give the courtesy name, sobriquet, and Zhejiang Jiashan origin.
   • WikidataZhi Dalun (Q45605182)The name and claim entries confirm Xinyi and Huaping.
3. [3] Direct family His great-grandfather was 支立, his grandfather was 支高, his father was 支祿, and his mother was 顧氏.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The family entries list 支立, 支高, 支祿, and 顧氏 as the great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and mother.
   • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The biographical text calls him a great-grandson of 支立.
4. [4] Siblings and wife His elder brothers were 支大緒, 支大烈, and 支大經; his younger brother was 支可大, and his wife was 嚴氏.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The family entries list three elder brothers, one younger brother, and a wife named 嚴氏.
5. [5] Educational record His educational and examination record includes shengyuan, xianggong juren, and jinshi statuses.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The examination and school entries list jinshi, xianggong juren, and shengyuan statuses.
6. [6] Jinshi examination He passed the jinshi examination in 1574, ranking 183rd in the third class.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The examination and examination-record entries give the third-class, 183rd-place ranking.
   • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The introduction and biography give the Wanli second year, 1574, and the jinshi qualification.
7. [7] Initial appointment After provisional service in the Xicao, he was appointed professor at the Nanchang Prefecture School.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The office entries give a professorship at the Nanchang Prefecture School.
   • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The biographical texts describe his provisional Xicao service and appointment as Nanchang professor.
8. [8] Quanzhou and Jiangxi offices In 1576 he became a Quanzhou judicial officer, and the following year he was demoted to liwen in the Jiangxi Provincial Administration because of the Hong Chaoxuan case.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The office entries list the Quanzhou judicial post in Wanli year four and the Jiangxi liwen post.
   • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The biographical texts give the 1576 transfer, the following-year demotion, and its connection with the Hong Chaoxuan case.
9. [9] Fengxin and retirement Seven years later he joined the Jiangxi provincial staff and became magistrate of Fengxin; after a conflict with his superiors he returned and retired to write.
   • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The office entries list the Jiangxi provincial liwen post and the Fengxin magistracy in Wanli year thirteen.
   • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The biographical texts describe the seven-year interval, appointment to the Jiangxi staff and Fengxin, his conflict with superiors, and his retirement to write.
10. [10] Remonstrance on omens He opposed treating the white swallow and red lotuses as auspicious, interpreting the swallow as a military omen and an untimely lotus as a “grass demon.”
    • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The biographical narrative describes Jiangling’s presentation of the omens and Dalun’s remonstrance about their political and military significance.
11. [11] Hong Chaoxuan case When Hong Chaoxuan incurred Jiangling’s displeasure, Dalun argued against killing a senior official to curry favor and was dismissed after Jiangling’s resentment deepened.
    • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The narrative recounts Hong Chaoxuan’s danger, Dalun’s letter on Heaven and human affairs, his opposition to a wrongful killing, and his dismissal.
12. [12] Friendship with Yuan Huang and Xu Shang Zhi Dalun was a friend of Yuan Huang and Xu Shang; he and Yuan Huang were known together as “支袁.”
    • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The association entries identify Yuan Huang and Xu Shang as friends.
    • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The biography says that he and Yuan Huang were known as 支袁.
13. [13] Works His works included Shimu liangchao biannian shi and Huaping xiansheng ji.
    • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The text entry gives 支華平先生集 in forty juan with an appendix.
    • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The introduction lists 世穆兩朝編年史 and 華平先生集 among his works.
14. [14] Collection title and extent Huaping xiansheng ji is given as forty juan with a one-juan appendix and also appears under the title Huaping ji written 華苹集.
    • CBDBZhi Dalun (126943)The text entry specifies forty juan and an appendix of one juan.
    • Souyun支大綸 (46504)Another biographical text gives the collection title as 華苹集.
15. [15] Compiled works He also compiled Yongzhao liangling shi, Tunyu, and Gengyu, and the Huaping collection circulated.
    • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The narrative lists the compilations 永昭兩陵史、屯餘、耕餘 and says that the Huaping collection circulated.
16. [16] Death He died in 1604, in the thirty-second year of the Wanli reign, at the age of seventy-one.
    • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The profile and biographies give the Wanli thirty-second year, 1604, and age seventy-one.
17. [17] Posthumous name His disciples privately bestowed the posthumous name Wenjie Xiansheng.
    • Souyun支大綸 (46504)The profile and biographies identify 文介先生 as a private posthumous title bestowed by his disciples.