Tao An

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1. 1355 行省都事 至正
2. 1361 知府 至正
3. 1364 知府 至正
4. 1367 翰林學士 太宗
5. 1368 姑孰郡公 洪武
6. 1368 行中書省參知政事 洪武

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AliasesCBDB

• 主敬 字
• 姑孰郡公 封爵
• 文憲 諡號

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• 經學家—易經
• [為官者：文]
• 書院山長
• 父老;耆老

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1. [1] Dates and historical setting Tao An's dates are given in two forms, 1310–1368 and 1315–1371; the sources place him in the late Yuan and early Ming and identify him as an early Ming political figure.
   • CBDBTao An (28532)The main record names Tao An, gives 1310 as his birth year and 1368 as his death year, and places him in the Ming dynasty.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)The profile places him in the late Yuan and early Ming and gives 1315–1371 as his lifespan; the associated biography uses the same dates.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority entry names Tao An, gives birth and death ranges in 1310 and 1368, and calls him an early Ming political figure.
   • WikidataTao An (Q15910904)The item is labeled Tao An and described as a Ming-dynasty person; its date claims give 1315 and 1368.
2. [2] Courtesy name and native place Tao An's courtesy name was Zhujing; Tao Zhujing is also found as a name, and his native place was Dangtu in Taiping Prefecture.
   • CBDBTao An (28532)The name data gives the courtesy name Zhujing and Dangtu as the basic native place.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)The profile and biographies call him Zhujing and identify his home as Dangtu in Taiping Prefecture.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority entry includes Tao Zhujing as an alternate name and gives Dangtu as his birthplace.
   • WikidataTao An (Q15910904)The name and courtesy-name fields include Zhujing and the associated title Gushu Jun Gong.
3. [3] Examination and academy appointment In 1344, Tao An passed the Jiang-Zhejiang provincial examination and became a juren; he was then appointed head of Mingdao Academy and withdrew home during disorder, with one account calling the academy Mingdao Anjie Academy.
   • CBDBTao An (28532)The examination entry classifies Tao An as a provincial recommended candidate.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)The biographies call him a juren in the fourth year of Zhizheng, while the date link equates that regnal year with 1344; another account describes him more generally as a late-Yuan provincial candidate.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority note explicitly says that he passed the Jiang-Zhejiang provincial examination during the Zhizheng era.
4. [4] Academy service and withdrawal After the examination Tao An served as head of Mingdao Academy and withdrew home amid disorder; another biography calls the institution Mingdao Anjie Academy.
   • CBDBTao An (28532)The status entry lists him as a head of an academy.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)The biographies describe his appointment at Mingdao Academy, his withdrawal home during disorder, and the alternate name Mingdao Anjie Academy.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority note records his appointment as head of Mingdao Academy.
5. [5] Joining Zhu Yuanzhang and first office When Zhu Yuanzhang took Taiping, Tao An welcomed him, joined his staff, and received the office of 左司員外郎; another biography places the welcome at the time of the founder's crossing of the river.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)The biographies say that Tao welcomed Zhu Yuanzhang after the capture of Taiping, joined his staff, and received the office of 左司員外郎; another account describes the setting as the founder's crossing of the river.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority note says that Tao later submitted to Zhu Yuanzhang and was appointed 左司員外郎.
6. [6] Provincial and county offices Tao An later served as 左司郎中 and as prefect of Huangzhou, with another account using the title governor; after an incident he was demoted to magistrate of Tongcheng and transferred to prefect of Raozhou.
   • CBDBTao An (28532)The office data lists 司郎中, the Huangzhou prefecture, Tongcheng magistracy, and the Raozhou prefecture.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)The biographies trace his service from 左司郎中 through Huangzhou, Tongcheng, and Raozhou, including the demotion and transfer.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority note calls the Huangzhou post 知州 and says that he was demoted to Tongcheng and moved to Raozhou.
7. [7] Hanlin service and imperial couplet Tao An entered the Hanlin Academy in 1367 and in 1368 was appointed to draft edicts and compile the national history; Zhu Yuanzhang also presented him with the cited couplet.
   • CBDBTao An (28532)The office data lists the Hanlin Academician post with a starting year of 1367.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)The biographies record his entry to the Hanlin Academy in Wu's first year and his Hongwu appointment to draft edicts and compile the national history; the date links map the two regnal years to 1367 and 1368.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority note records the Hongwu first-year history commission and preserves the couplet presented by Zhu Yuanzhang.
8. [8] Jiangxi office and death He was soon promoted to 參知政事 in the Jiangxi provincial administration, with the office also rendered 江西行中書省參知政事; the biographies say that he died in office, and his Jiangxi administration was described as notably successful.
   • CBDBTao An (28532)The office data lists the Hongwu first-year post of 行中書省參知政事 and places it in the Jiangxi regional administration.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)All three biographies describe his move to Jiangxi and death in office, with variations between 江西行省參知政事, 江西行中書省參知政事, and 江西參政.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority note says that he later served as a Jiangxi provincial commissioner and describes his achievements there as notable.
9. [9] Posthumous honors After Tao An's death, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a sacrificial text for him; the title 姑孰郡公 is described both as a grant and as a posthumous enfeoffment, and his posthumous name was 文憲.
   • CBDBTao An (28532)The name and office data list 姑孰郡公 and 文憲, with 姑孰郡公 treated as a posthumous title.
   • Souyun陶安 (50055)The biographies say that he was granted 姑孰郡公 and given the posthumous name 文憲.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority entry includes 姑孰郡公 and says that Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a sacrificial text and posthumously enfeoffed him with that title.
   • WikidataTao An (Q15910904)The name and posthumous-name fields include 姑孰郡公 and 文憲.
10. [10] Family Tao An's wife was Yu Dechang, and his sons were Tao Yu and Tao Sheng.
    • CBDBTao An (28532)The kinship data identifies Yu Dechang as his wife and Tao Yu and Tao Sheng as his sons.
11. [11] Historical learning and poetic style Tao An was well versed in history and particularly accomplished in the Yijing; his poetry was described as 清勁.
    • CBDBTao An (28532)The status entry classifies him as a scholar of the Classics with expertise in the Yijing.
    • Souyun陶安 (50055)The closing assessment of the biography describes his poetry as 清勁.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陶安 (A008670)The authority note says that he was well versed in history and especially accomplished in the Yijing.
12. [12] Collected writings Tao An's writings are known as 《陶學士集》 and also appear under the titles 《學士集》 and 《文集》; the latter two are listed as twenty-juan works.
    • CBDBTao An (28532)The bibliographic entries list 《陶學士集》, 《學士集（陶安）：二十卷》, and 《文集（陶安）：二十卷》.
    • Souyun陶安 (50055)The biographies mention 《陶學士集》 and say that the collected drafts were assembled as 《文集》 in twenty juan.
13. [13] Individual works The listed works include 《辭達》, 《知新》, 《江行》, 《黃岡》, and 《鶴渚》, as well as 《知新稿》 and 《江行雜詠》.
    • Souyun陶安 (50055)The two bibliographic passages list 知新稿 and 江行雜詠, together with the drafts titled 辭達, 知新, 江行, 黃岡, and 鶴渚.
14. [14] Genres and literary associations The collection includes epitaphs, farewell poems and prefaces, elegies, biographies, mourning poems, and poems or prose presented to others; it also preserves poems exchanged with Zhang Yuan.
    • CBDBTao An (28532)The work index supplies examples of epitaphs, farewell pieces, elegies, biographies, wall poems, and other literary forms, and marks a poetic exchange with Zhang Yuan.
15. [15] Statecraft proposal and later assessment At his first audience with Zhu Yuanzhang, Tao An presented a statecraft strategy rejecting killing and plunder, taking Jinling first, and pursuing a royal enterprise; a later assessment likened his bearing to 諸葛君 and 王景略 and again called his poetry 清勁.
    • Souyun陶安 (50055)The biographical assessment says that Tao An presented a statecraft strategy at his first audience with the founder—no killing, no plunder, taking Jinling first, and pursuing a royal enterprise—and compares his bearing with 諸葛君 and 王景略 while calling his poetry 清勁.