Liu Tianhe

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1. 1508 禮部主客司主事 正德
2. 1510 監察御史 正德
3. 1512 巡按御史 正德
4. 1513 鄉試考試官 正德
5. 1514 縣丞 正德
6. 1517 同知 正德
7. 1521 提學副使 正德
8. 1526 提學副使 嘉靖
9. 1527 太僕寺少卿 嘉靖
10. 1527 太常寺少卿 嘉靖
11. 1527 都察院右僉都御史 嘉靖
12. 1531 右副都御史 嘉靖
13. 1535 工部右侍郎 嘉靖
14. 1536 兵部左侍郎 嘉靖
15. 1536 兵部左侍郎 嘉靖
16. 1536 兵部左侍郎 嘉靖
17. 1536 右都御史 嘉靖
18. 1536 左都御史 嘉靖
19. 1536 都察院右副都御史 嘉靖
20. 1540 戶部尚書 嘉靖
21. 1541 兵部尚書 嘉靖
22. 1541 太子少保 嘉靖
23. 1541 提督團營 嘉靖
24. 1521 知府 正德

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 春和 字
• 松石 室名、別號
• 莊襄 諡號
• 養和 字

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ExaminationsCBDB

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Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Liu Tianhe was born in 1485 and died in 1545; he is identified as a political figure of the Ming dynasty and as being from Macheng.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The record gives his name as Liu Tianhe, his birth and death years as 1485 and 1545, identifies the dynasty as Ming, and gives Macheng as his basic native-place address.
   • WikidataLiu Tianhe (Q45599951)The item names him Liu Tianhe, describes him as a Ming-dynasty person and, in Chinese, as a Ming political figure, and gives the years 1485 and 1545.
2. [2] Courtesy and posthumous names His courtesy names were Chunhe and Yanghe, Songshi was a studio name or sobriquet, and Zhuangxiang was a posthumous name.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The name entries classify Chunhe and Yanghe as courtesy names, Songshi as a studio name or sobriquet, and Zhuangxiang as a posthumous name.
   • WikidataLiu Tianhe (Q45599951)The item lists the English forms Chunhe, Songshi, Yanghe, and Zhuangxiang among his aliases and name claims.
3. [3] Examination career His examination record includes xianggong juren and jinshi, with a jinshi ranking of second class, thirty-third place.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The examination entries include 進士 and 鄉貢舉人, and give the jinshi result as 二甲三十三名.
4. [4] Early offices In 1508 he held the Nanjing Ministry of Rites post 主客司主事, and from 1510 to 1514 he was an Investigating Censor.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointments place him in the Nanjing 主客司主事 post from 1508 and as 監察御史 from 1510 through 1514.
5. [5] Shaanxi inspection and examination From 1512 to 1514 he served as 巡按御史 for the Shaanxi Provincial Administration and in 1513 as a provincial-examination examiner.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointments identify Shaanxi as the assignment of 巡按御史 from 1512 to 1514 and list him as a provincial-examination examiner in 1513.
6. [6] Local offices He served as 縣丞 of Jintan from 1514 to 1517 and as 同知 of Suzhou in 1517.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointments show service as 縣丞 in Jintan from 1514 to 1517 and as 同知 in Suzhou in 1517.
7. [7] Huzhou and Shanxi appointments He served as 知府 of Huzhou through 1521, then became 提學副使 for Shanxi in 1521 and transferred to Shaanxi in 1526.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointments place him as 知府 of Huzhou through 1521, as Shanxi 提學副使 beginning in 1521, and as Shaanxi 提學副使 beginning in 1526.
8. [8] Appointments in 1527 In 1527 he served as junior vice commissioner of the Court of Imperial Stud in Nanjing, junior vice commissioner of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and a right assistant censor of the Censorate.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointments begin in 1527 for Nanjing 太僕寺少卿, 太常寺少卿, and 都察院右僉都御史.
9. [9] Right Vice Censor He served as 右副都御史 from 1531 to 1532.
   • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointment for 右副都御史 runs from 1531 to 1532.
10. [10] Works appointment He served as 工部右侍郎 from 1535 to 1536.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointment for 工部右侍郎 runs from 1535 to 1536.
11. [11] War and Censorate offices Beginning in 1536, his appointments included 兵部左侍郎, 都察院右副都御史, 右都御史, and 左都御史.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointments beginning in 1536 include three entries for 兵部左侍郎 and entries for 都察院右副都御史, 右都御史, and 左都御史.
12. [12] Late appointments He served as 南京戶部尚書 from 1540 to 1541, then as 兵部尚書 and 提督團營 from 1541 to 1543, and also held 太子少保.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The appointments show 南京戶部尚書 from 1540 to 1541, 兵部尚書 and 提督團營 from 1541 to 1543, and 太子少保 beginning in 1541.
13. [13] Additional titles Other titles associated with him were 都御史, 尚書, 總督, and 少保.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The office list also contains the titles 都御史, 尚書, 總督, and 少保.
14. [14] Works Works associated with Liu Tianhe include eight titles, including two differently written titles both read in pinyin as Wenshui ji.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The titles listed with the person are 督府奏議(劉天和), 仲志:五卷, 劉莊襄公奏疏, 問水集, 安夏錄, 督府奏疏, 聞水集, and 關陝奏議.
15. [15] Authorship of Tai'an yigao Tai'an yigao identifies Liu Tianhe as its author, while the roles for the other titles are unspecified.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)太安遺稿 is marked 撰著者, whereas the roles attached to the other eight titles are marked 未詳.
16. [16] Grandfather His grandfather was 劉仲軻.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The kinship entry identifies 劉仲軻 as his grandfather.
17. [17] Son and descendants His son 劉澯 was born in 1504, was a jinshi of the eleventh Jiajing year, and placed fourth in the third class; the listed descendants include 劉守蒙, 劉氏, and 毛鈺龍.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The kinship entries give the son 劉澯's birth year as 1504 and connect him with the Jiajing-eleventh-year jinshi register, whose page value is 第三甲第四名; they also identify the listed grandson, granddaughter, and granddaughter-in-law.
18. [18] Prefaces, epitaph, biography, and sacrificial text Wang Weizhen and Zhang Bi wrote prefaces for his books; Wang Shizhen wrote his epitaph, Geng Dingxiang authored his biography, and Xu Zonglu wrote a sacrificial text.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The association entries state that 王維楨 and 張璧 supplied book prefaces, 王世貞 supplied the epitaph, 耿定向 was the biographical author, and 許宗魯 supplied the sacrificial text.
19. [19] Farewell and congratulations At parting, Hu Zanzong and Jin Xueyan gave him farewell writings, while Fang Hao and Wang Jiusi sent congratulations.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The association entries describe farewell writings from 胡纘宗 and 靳學顏 and congratulatory messages from 方豪 and 王九思.
20. [20] Letters, poetry, and administrative reputation He received reply letters from Lü Nan and Wang Tingxiang, poetry and prose from Lü Nan, and praise for his administrative achievements from Kang Hai.
    • CBDBLiu Tianhe (68255)The entries record reply letters from 呂柟 and 王廷相, poetry and prose from 呂柟, and 康海's praise of his administrative achievements.