Wang Qiong

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1. 1485 工部屯田司主事 成化
2. 1491 工部屯田司員外郎 弘治
3. 1493 工部都水司郎中 弘治
4. 1496 副使 弘治
5. 1496 戶部陜西司郎中 弘治
6. 1499 布政使司右參政 弘治
7. 1503 布政使司左參政 弘治
8. 1505 右布政使 弘治
9. 1506 都察院右副都御史 正德
10. 1507 戶部右侍郎 正德
11. 1508 吏部右侍郎 正德
12. 1508 吏部左侍郎 正德
13. 1509 戶部右侍郎 正德
14. 1511 左僉都御史 正德
15. 1511 戶部右侍郎 正德
16. 1512 戶部左侍郎 正德
17. 1513 戶部尚書 正德
18. 1514 殿試讀卷官 正德
19. 1515 兵部尚書 正德
20. 1516 太子少保 正德
21. 1517 太子太傅 正德
22. 1517 太子少保 正德
23. 1517 少保 正德
24. 1517 少傅 正德
25. 1517 殿試讀卷官 正德
26. 1519 太子太師 正德
27. 1519 少師 正德
28. 1520 吏部尚書 正德
29. 1528 兵部尚書 嘉靖
30. 1528 右都御史 嘉靖
31. 1529 兵部尚書 嘉靖
32. 1529 太子少保 嘉靖
33. 1529 都察院右副都御史 嘉靖
34. 1531 吏部尚書 嘉靖
35. 1532 太師 嘉靖

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Wang Qiong lived from 1459 to 1532 and was a Ming politician and senior official.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The core record supplies his name, birth year, death year, and Ming-dynasty affiliation.
   • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographical entry confirms his name, life dates, and status as a major Ming official.
   • WikidataWang Qiong (Q15898351)The entity label identifies Wang Qiong as a politician and gives the same birth and death year values.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority entry identifies him as a major mid-Ming official and supplies his life dates.
2. [2] Names and posthumous honors His courtesy name was Dehua, his studio name Jinxi, and his sobriquet was Shuangxi Laoren; he received the posthumous title Taishi and name Gongxiang.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The name data identifies Dehua as his courtesy name, Jinxi as his studio name or sobriquet, and Gongxiang as his posthumous name.
   • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The profile gives Dehua, Jinxi, and Shuangxi Laoren among his names.
   • WikidataWang Qiong (Q15898351)The name list gives the romanized forms Dehua, Gongxiang, and Jinxi.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority entry lists Dehua, Jinxi, Shuangxi Laoren, and Gongxiang, and records the posthumous title and name.
3. [3] Native place Wang Qiong was from Taiyuan, historically Taiyuan County of Taiyuan Prefecture and now Jinyuan District in Taiyuan.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The address entry gives Taiyuan as his basic native-place address.
   • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographical entry locates him in the former Taiyuan Prefecture and County and identifies present-day Jinyuan District.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority entry gives Taiyuan as his birthplace.
4. [4] Family and descendants The family settled in Liulin; the account names his uncle and father and lists his two sons and grandson.
   • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographical account describes the family settlement, the uncle and father, their offices, and the new residence.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The kinship data names his sons Wang Ruzhong and Wang Huhan and his grandson Wang Zhuang.
5. [5] Examination He passed the jinshi examination in 1484, ranked second in the second class, and also appears with the provincial tribute candidate status.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The examination entries give the jinshi degree, second place in the second class, and provincial tribute candidate status.
   • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographical entries date his jinshi success to the twentieth year of Chenghua and identify him as a Chenghua jiachen jinshi.
   • WikidataWang Qiong (Q15898351)The entity descriptions identify him as a politician and a Chenghua jinshi.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority note explicitly gives the twentieth year of Chenghua, 1484, and the jinshi degree.
6. [6] Ministry of Works and canal administration He rose through posts in the Ministry of Works and administered the canal for three years with a reputation for competence.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data lists his posts as secretary, assistant director, and director in the relevant Ministry of Works offices.
   • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographies record his Ministry of Works appointments, canal administration, and reputation for diligence.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority note records his promotions in the Ministry of Works and his successful canal administration.
7. [7] Hongzhi and early Zhengde offices During Hongzhi he held regional and fiscal offices and at the beginning of Zhengde became a vice chief censor.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data lists the vice commissioner, Shaanxi fiscal post, Shandong and Henan administrative posts, and the vice chief censorate.
8. [8] Revenue, Personnel, and censorate offices He held the right vice-ministership of Revenue, a Nanjing assignment, the left and right vice-ministerships of Personnel, the left assistant censorate, the left vice-ministership of Revenue, and then became Minister of Revenue in Zhengde 8.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data lists the Revenue, Nanjing, Personnel, censorate, and Minister of Revenue appointments, including the Zhengde eighth year.
   • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographies confirm his early Zhengde promotion from Vice Minister of Revenue to Minister and his later senior ministries.
9. [9] Financial expertise and examination office He knew the fiscal records and regulations thoroughly and twice served as a reader of examination scripts.
   • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biography describes his skill in checking records, familiarity with regulations, and command of revenue and expenditure.
   • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data records two reader-of-examination-scripts appointments in Zhengde years 9 and 12.
10. [10] Ministry of War and four reigns He became Minister of War in 1515 and held the office through 1520, serving across four reign periods.
    • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data gives the Zhengde tenth-to-fifteenth-year term as Minister of War.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographies date his promotion to Minister of War to Zhengde 10 and place his career across Chenghua, Hongzhi, Zhengde, and Jiajing.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority note likewise lists service under the four reign periods.
11. [11] War-ministry ties and honors As Minister of War, he cultivated ties with Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, and between Zhengde 12 and 14 received the listed honorary ranks.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographies describe his ties to Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, the approval of his requests, and his successive promotion to the three Gu and three Fu honors.
    • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data lists Shaobao, Shaofu, Shaoshi, Taizi Shaobao, Taizi Taifu, and Taizi Taishi.
12. [12] Minister of Personnel He was Minister of Personnel from Zhengde 15 to the first year of Jiajing.
    • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data gives his Zhengde fifteenth-year to Jiajing first-year term as Minister of Personnel.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographical entry confirms that he served as Minister of Personnel.
13. [13] Impeachment and imprisonment After Shizong’s accession, Wang Qiong was impeached and sent to garrison Suide for associating with palace attendants; he was also imprisoned in the Chen Jiuchou affair.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biography records the impeachment, the charge of associating with palace attendants, and the garrison posting at Suide.
    • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The case entry links his imprisonment to the affair involving Chen Jiuchou.
14. [14] Restoration and frontier command He was restored in 1527 and in the following year took charge of the three frontier commands of Shaanxi as Minister of War and Right Chief Censor.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biography dates his restoration to Jiajing 6 and his next-year frontier command.
    • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data records the Jiajing seventh-year Minister of War and Right Chief Censor appointments.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority note summarizes his return as overseer of the northwestern defenses.
15. [15] Northwestern defense From 1528 to 1531 his military responsibility reached from Yansui and Ningxia to beyond Jiayuguan, and the frontier became more secure.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographical account gives the four-year Jiajing 7–10 span, the frontier extent, and the improvement in security.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority note likewise records his northwestern frontier command and the resulting security.
16. [16] Appointments and Wang Shouren He favored appointing capable men and appointed Wang Shouren to suppress Zhu Chenhao’s rebellion.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographical entry describes his preference for able appointments and his use of Wang Shouren against Zhu Chenhao’s rebellion.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority note confirms both the preference for capable appointees and Wang Shouren’s role in suppressing the rebellion.
17. [17] Correspondence and commemorative writings Wang Shouren wrote to him in 1518–1519; several contemporaries wrote postscripts, sacrificial texts, or a spirit-way inscription for him, while Wang Qiong wrote commemorative and prefatory texts for others.
    • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The association data records Wang Shouren’s letters in 1518–1519, the commemorative works by Cui Xian, Gao Shusi, Huo Tao, and Kou Tianxu, and Wang Qiong’s works for Bai Siming and Han Wen.
18. [18] Final office and posthumous honors He returned as Minister of Personnel in 1531, died in office in 1532, and received the posthumous title Taishi and name Gongxiang.
    • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The office data gives his Jiajing tenth-to-eleventh-year Personnel term and the Taishi appointment in Jiajing 11.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biography explicitly says that he died in office.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority note records the posthumous title Taishi and name Gongxiang.
19. [19] Writings His associated writings include the eight-volume Caohe Tuzhi, Jingxi Zouyi, Shuangxi Zaji, Beibian Shiji, Xifan Shiji, and Yuancao Mingchen Lu.
    • CBDBWang Qiong (68264)The text list gives the six titles and identifies the volumes for Beibian Shiji, Yuancao Mingchen Lu, Xifan Shiji, and Shuangxi Zaji.
    • Souyun王瓊 (50592)The biographical entry names Jingxi Zouyi and Caohe Tuzhi among his works.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王瓊 (A008573)The authority note describes him as chief editor of the eight-volume Caohe Tuzhi and lists the additional works.