[1]Identity and namesLin Han lived from 1434 to 1519 and was a Ming politician; the evidence also gives his courtesy name, alternate courtesy name, style name, and home prefecture and county.
CBDBLin Han (67154)These fields supply his name, dates, Ming affiliation, courtesy names, style name, and Min County affiliation.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The profile and biographical passage identify him, give his dates and Ming setting, and name Hengda, Quanshan, and Linpu in Min County, Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian.
WikidataLin Han (Q11106601)The entity label, politician description, and alias entries support his identity, political role, Hengda, Hengfu, and Quanshan.
[2]Examination and early careerIn 1466 Lin Han passed the bingxu jinshi examination, ranked third in the second class, entered the Hanlin Academy as a shuji shi, and subsequently held the posts of compiler, Xiu zhuan, and Left Expositor.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The examination and office fields give the jinshi status, second-class third-place rank, and the sequence of shuji shi, compiler, Xiu zhuan, and Left Expositor appointments.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The biographical passages state that he passed the Chenghua second-year bingxu examination, became a shuji shi, and received a Hanlin compiling appointment.
[3]Hongzhi appointmentsIn early Hongzhi he helped compile the Veritable Records of Emperor Xianzong, lectured at the Classics Mat, and served as a provincial examination examiner; the office chronology places him as Director of the Imperial College from 1490 to 1499 and Vice Minister of Rites from 1496 to 1499.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The office entries provide the lecturer, provincial examination examiner, Imperial College Director, and Vice Minister of Rites posts with their years.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The biographical passage says that he was summoned in early Hongzhi to compile the Veritable Records, then served as a Classics Mat lecturer, Imperial College Director, and Vice Minister of Rites.
[4]Nanjing Personnel MinistryIn 1499 he successively served as Right and Left Vice Minister of Personnel, became Nanjing Minister of Personnel in 1500, and unsuccessfully sought dismissal after a memorial displeased the Hongzhi Emperor.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The office entries show the two Vice Minister of Personnel appointments and the 1500 Nanjing Ministry of Personnel appointment.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The biographical passage explicitly gives the Hongzhi thirteenth-year Nanjing appointment, the memorial that displeased the throne, and the emperor's refusal to accept his resignation.
[5]Zhengde Nanjing military appointmentThe Nanjing Ministry of War title appears in both Vice Minister and Minister forms; the detailed account also gives the 1506 recommendation by Qiu Jun and Shi Jie and his role in assisting military affairs.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The office entry records a 1506–1507 appointment as Minister of War in Nanjing.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The passages give the differing Vice Minister and Minister titles and the recommendation by Qiu Jun and Shi Jie; the title list also includes the military appointments and assistance in handling military affairs.
[6]Memorials and demotionHe submitted twelve proposals on current affairs, many of which were blocked because they touched court favorites; after conflict with the eunuch commander and curbs on eunuchs carrying tribute through Nanjing, Liu Jin resented him, and he was demoted to a Zhejiang provincial administration post and retired home.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The office entry places him as a Right Provincial Administration Commissioner in Zhejiang during Zhengde.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The passages describe the twelve proposals, their blockage, the disputes with eunuch officials, the tribute route, Liu Jin's resentment, the Zhejiang demotion, and retirement.
[7]False accusation and restorationAfter being falsely accused of belonging to a clique, Lin Han was restored following Liu Jin's execution; he again held the Nanjing Ministry of War in 1510 and then retired once more.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The office entry records the 1510 return as Minister of War in Nanjing.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The passages state that he was falsely accused as a member of a clique, restored after Liu Jin's execution, and soon retired again.
[8]Death and posthumous honorsLin Han died in the ninth month of the fourteenth Zhengde year, 1519, received the posthumous rank of Grand Protector of the Heir Apparent, and was given the posthumous name Wen'an.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The basic record gives the death year, while the office and alternate-name entries give the posthumous rank and name.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The profile and biographical passages specify death in the ninth month of Zhengde 14 (1519), the posthumous rank, and Wen'an.
WikidataLin Han (Q11106601)The entity claims give the 1519 death date and list Wen'an as a name.
[9]Parentage and familyThe parentage differs between Lin Liu and Lin Yuanmei; the kinship entries also identify the great-grandfather, grandfather, mother, siblings, and wife named in the sentence.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The kinship entries name the great-grandfather Lin Jun, grandfather Lin Guan, father Lin Yuanmei, mother Zheng, elder and younger brothers, and wife Huang.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The biographical passage calls Lin Han the son of Lin Liu, creating the stated difference in the father's name.
[10]Children and descendantsThe kinship entries identify Lin Tingji as his son, give 1506–1581 as Lin Tingji's life dates, and name a grandson, Lin 焬.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The kinship entries identify the son Lin Tingji with his dates and separately identify the grandson 林焬.
[11]Correspondence and literary connectionsThe associations include letters from Lin Jun, Cheng Minzheng, Zhang Mao, and He Qin, replies from Lin Jun, gift poems or prose from Wang Ao and Yang Shouzhi, and Lin Han's epitaphs, sacrificial text, and spirit-way stele for the named individuals.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The association entries identify the correspondents and the epitaph, sacrificial-text, and spirit-way-stele relationships.
[12]CharacterThe biographical passage describes Lin Han as modest and generous and as uncompromising in his self-discipline.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The passage characterizes him as 謙厚 and 自守介然.
[13]WorksThe biographical passages name Wen'an gong ji and Quanshan ji, while the associated title list gives the additional works and twenty-five-juan titles in the sentence.
CBDBLin Han (67154)The title entries give the works and title variants for the memorials, Lin Han collection, Quanshan writings, Classics Mat lectures, and continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror's outline.
Souyun林瀚 (50399)The biographical passages explicitly name 《文安公集》 and 《泉山集》.
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