[1]Life dates and identityThe evidence gives 1369 and 1370 as alternative birth years and 1418 as the death year, and identifies Hu Guang as a Ming official, classicist, calligrapher, and politician.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The basic record gives the birth year, death year, Ming dynasty, civil-office status, and classicist and calligrapher classifications.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies give both reported birth years, the death year, and his Ming official and calligraphic career.
WikidataHu Guang (Q6728408)The entity descriptions identify him as a Ming politician and grand secretary, and the date claims give 1370 and 1418.
[2]NamesThe name records and biographies provide Hu Guang’s courtesy name, birth order, sobriquets, alternate names, and posthumous name.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The alternate-name entries give the birth order, courtesy name, posthumous name, sobriquets, and alternate personal names.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies give Guangda, Huang’an, Jing, Wenmu, and the change to Jing followed by restoration of Guang.
WikidataHu Guang (Q6728408)The name data list Hu Guang, Guangda, Wenmu, the Huang’an variants, and Hao’an.
[3]Native placeHu Guang’s native place was Jishui, historically associated with Jishui Prefecture of Ji’an Circuit and now in Jiangxi.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The address entries give Jishui and Jishuizhou as native-place designations.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The profile and biographies place him in Jiangxi Jishui and give the historical and present-day place names.
[4]Family originsThe family evidence identifies Hu Guang’s father, ancestors, mother, brother, wife, and great-uncle.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies identify Hu Ziqi as Hu Guang’s father and as a prefectural governor.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The kinship entries list Hu Dingheng, Hu Migao, Hu Ziqi, Wu, Hu Fangda, Xia, and Hu Zizhen in the stated family relationships.
[5]ChildrenThe kinship entries identify Hu Guang’s three sons and three sons-in-law.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The kinship entries identify the sons Hu Tong, Hu Mu, and Hu Sui and the sons-in-law Xie Zhenliang, Song Huaisun, and Chen Nian.
[6]ExaminationsThe biographies and examination record describe Hu Guang’s second-place provincial result, first-place palace result, Hanlin appointment, and the account of Wang Gen’s ranking and the name Jing.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies describe the 1399 second-place Jiangxi result, the 1400 Jinling examination, first place in the palace examination, Hanlin appointment, Wang Gen’s ranking, and the bestowal of Jing.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The examination entry gives first place in the first degree, and the office entry gives the Hanlin compiler appointment from Jianwen 2.
[7]Jingnan and officesThe biographies and office entries describe Hu Jing’s submission to Zhu Di and Hu Guang’s progression through the Hanlin, palace, and cabinet offices.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies recount the submission to Zhu Di, the sequence from lecturer and reader to the inner cabinet, and the Yongle 5 and Yongle 14 appointments.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The office entries list the lecturer, reader, You Chunfang You Shuzi, Hanlin Academician, Left and Right Spring坊 grand academicians, chief compiler, and Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Secretary posts.
[8]Northern campaignsHu Guang accompanied two northern campaigns, wrote the engraved inscriptions, and taught Zhu Zhanji the Classics and histories in Yongle 12.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies state that he accompanied two northern campaigns, wrote the stone inscriptions, and taught Zhu Zhanji with Yang Rong and Jin Youzi in Yongle 12.
[9]Counsel and discretionHu Guang presented the Shengxiao Ruiying Song, opposed Fengshan, advised Chengzu about the suffering caused by continuing Jianwen prosecutions, and was discreet in court.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies describe the Buddhist rite and ode, the Yongle 18 opposition to Fengshan, the memorial about broad prosecutions and popular suffering, Chengzu’s acceptance, and Hu Guang’s discretion.
[10]Literary and calligraphic achievementHu Guang ranked first in the White Elephant poem competition, was praised for rapid prose and High Tang-style regulated verse, and excelled in regular, running, and cursive scripts.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The literary assessments describe his rapid prose, High Tang flavor in regulated verse, mastery of the three scripts, first place in the Yongle 4 White Elephant poem competition, and stone inscriptions.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The status classifications identify him as a calligrapher and classicist.
[11]WorksThe work records and biographies list the attributed classical works, collections, miscellaneous writings, and alternate collection title.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The work entries list the classical titles, stated juan counts and appended sections, and the named collections and miscellaneous writings.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies name 《胡文穆集》, its twenty-juan form, and 《晁菴扈從集》.
[12]Marriage allianceThe biography and kinship data describe Hu Guang’s relationship with Jie Jin and his daughter’s eventual marriage to Jie Zhenliang.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biography describes the shared hometown, schooling, and office, the imperial marriage arrangement, the exile, the daughter’s protest, and the eventual marriage.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The kinship entry identifies Jie Zhenliang as Hu Guang’s son-in-law.
[13]Associations and writingsThe association entries identify Hu Guang’s discipleship, recommendation, epitaphs, biographical writings, ritual texts, prefaces, inscription-poems, and letters.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The association entries list the disciple and student relationships, Qian Benzhong’s recommendation, five epitaphs, a biography, a spirit-way stele, and a calligraphic postscript.
[14]Associations continuedThe association entries add Hu Guang’s sacrificial texts, prefaces, inscription-poem, and letter to He Qiaoxin.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The association entries add sacrificial texts, prefaces, an inscription-poem, and a letter involving Jin Shan, Zou Ji, Yang Yu, and He Qiaoxin.
[15]Posthumous honorsThe biographies and official records describe Hu Guang’s death, posthumous offices and name, funeral sacrifice, his son’s appointment, later elevation, and revocation.
Souyun胡廣 (50123)The biographies give the death year, posthumous Minister of Rites and Wenmu, the beginning of posthumous names for Ming civil officials, the Nanjing sacrifice, Hu Tong’s appointment, the Junior Preceptor grant, and Hongguang’s revocation.
CBDBHu Guang (34471)The basic and office records give death year 1418, Minister of Rites, the Hongxi Junior Preceptor entry, Wenmu, and Hu Tong as son.
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