Han Yi

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1. 1027 三丞
2. 1027 知某州軍州事
3. 1030 兵部郎中
4. 1030 樞密直學士
5. 1030 知某州軍州事
6. 1035 簽書樞密院事
7. 1037 參知政事
8. 1040 尚書省右丞
9. 1040 知某州軍州事
10. 1040 資政殿學士

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• 宗魏 字
• 忠憲 諡號
• 忠獻 諡號

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• [宰執]

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1. [1] Name The person’s name is Han Yi.
   • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The basic record gives the name Han Yi and the Chinese name 韓億。
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The profile and biographical text identify the person as 韓億.
   • WikidataHan Yi (Q16075990)The English label and English name entry give Han Yi.
2. [2] Lifespan Han Yi was born in 972 and died in 1044.
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The profile and three biographical passages give 972–1044 as Han Yi’s lifespan.
3. [3] Period and status Han Yi belonged to the Northern Song period and held official posts in the Song government.
   • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The basic record places him in the Song dynasty.
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The profile identifies him with the Northern Song and lists his official titles.
   • WikidataHan Yi (Q16075990)The description classifies him as a Song-dynasty person.
4. [4] Courtesy and posthumous names His courtesy name was Zongwei, while his posthumous name is preserved in the two forms 忠憲 and 忠獻.
   • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The name data give Zongwei as the courtesy name and list 忠憲 and 忠獻 as posthumous names.
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The profile and biographical passages give Zongwei and preserve both posthumous-name forms.
   • WikidataHan Yi (Q16075990)The name and claim entries preserve Zongwei, 忠憲, and 忠獻.
5. [5] Ancestral home and migration Han Yi’s ancestral home was Lingshou in Zhending, and he later moved to Yongqiu in Kaifeng; the modern locations are given as Hebei and Qixian in Henan.
   • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The address data list Yongqiu in the form 雍邱 and Lingshou.
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographical passages describe the ancestral home as Lingshou in Zhending and the later move to Yongqiu in Kaifeng, with the modern jurisdictions.
6. [6] Place-name variant The place name Yongqiu is also written 雍邱 in the address data, while the biographical passages use 雍丘.
   • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The address entry uses the form 雍邱.
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographical passages use the alternate form 雍丘 for the same place.
7. [7] Jinshi examination Han Yi passed the jinshi examination in the fifth year of Zhenzong’s Xianping era, corresponding to 1002.
   • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The examination entry records the jinshi qualification.
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographical passages state that he passed the jinshi examination in Xianping 5.
8. [8] Examination date The examination took place in the fifth year of Xianping, 1002.
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographical passages give Xianping 5 and the year 1002.
9. [9] First appointment After the examination, Han Yi became magistrate of Yongcheng in Bozhou.
   • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data list service as magistrate of Yongcheng and service at Bozhou.
   • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographies directly connect the jinshi degree with service as magistrate of Yongcheng in Bozhou.
10. [10] Early provincial service In 1005 Han Yi served as assistant prefect in Chen, Yun, and Xu, and in 1010 he became prefect of Yangzhou (洋州).
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography gives the 1005 assistant-prefect appointments and the 1010 appointment at Yangzhou (洋州).
11. [11] Xiangzhou and Hebei posts He later served as prefect of Xiangzhou, became Shiyushi, and was appointed Transport Commissioner of Hebei.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data list Xiangzhou, Shiyushi, and the Hebei Route Transport Commissioner post.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographies give the sequence from Xiangzhou to Shiyushi and Hebei transport commissioner.
12. [12] Renzong-era posts Early in Renzong’s reign, Han Yi was appointed to the Zhishi Bureau and made prefect of Qingzhou, while holding the Sifeng yuanwailang and Shiyushi zhizashi posts concurrently.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographies describe his early-Renzong appointments to Zhishi Guan, Qingzhou, and the concurrent Sifeng yuanwailang and Shiyushi zhizashi posts.
13. [13] Impartial enforcement He enforced the law without sparing eminent figures.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography says that he enforced the law without avoiding eminent persons.
14. [14] Tiansheng chronology difference The biographies give different sequences for his appointments during the Tiansheng era.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)One biography lists the Tiansheng 2–4 sequence, while another gives a different Tiansheng 4–8 sequence.
15. [15] Tiansheng sequence one One sequence places him as prefect of Qingzhou in 1024, judge of the Dali Temple in 1025, and Privy Council Academician in 1026.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data list Qingzhou, the Dali Temple judicial post, and Privy Council Academician.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography dates these three appointments to Tiansheng 2, 3, and 4, corresponding to 1024, 1025, and 1026.
16. [16] Tiansheng sequence two Another sequence places him as Longtuge daizhi in 1026, then as Privy Council Academician and prefect of Yizhou in 1030, followed by appointment as Censor-in-chief.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data list Privy Council Academician and Yizhou, with 1030 as the start year for the Yizhou appointment.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography gives the alternative sequence of Longtuge daizhi, Privy Council Academician, Yizhou, and Censor-in-chief.
17. [17] Jingyou Privy Council post In the second year of Jingyou, Han Yi served as Associate Commissioner of the Privy Council with the concurrent title Vice Minister of Works.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data list the Vice Minister of Works and Associate Commissioner of the Privy Council posts.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographies associate Jingyou 2 with the Associate Commissioner post and the title Vice Minister of Works.
18. [18] Vice Councillor of State In 1037 Han Yi was appointed Minister of Revenue and Vice Councillor of State.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data record Vice Councillor of State beginning in 1037.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographies place the appointment to Vice Councillor of State in Jingyou 4, and one also gives the concurrent Ministry of Revenue appointment.
19. [19] Dismissal sequence difference The biographies disagree about the order of Han Yi’s dismissal and later external appointments.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The three biographies give different sequences for dismissal, Yingtian, Chengde, Fuzhou, and the later senior posts.
20. [20] Dismissal and external service one account One account says that he was dismissed over an incident in Baoyuan 1 and sent out as prefect of Yingtian and commander of Chengde.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography says that he was dismissed for an incident in Baoyuan 1 and then served at Yingtian and Chengde.
21. [21] Dismissal and external service another account Another account has him becoming prefect of Yingtian after dismissal, then Academician of the Zizheng Hall, prefect of Fuzhou, and finally Left Vice Director of the Shangshu Province.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data list Academician of the Zizheng Hall and Left Vice Director of the Shangshu Province.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographies give the sequence through Yingtian, Zizheng Hall, Fuzhou, and the Left Vice Director post.
22. [22] Retirement and death He retired in 1042 as Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince and died in the eighth month of Qingli 4 at age seventy-three.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data record the post of Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographies give retirement in Qingli 2 and death in Qingli 4, with one specifying the eighth month and age seventy-three.
23. [23] Wang Dan relationship Han Yi was Chancellor Wang Dan’s son-in-law, and the kinship data identify Wang Dan as the father of his second wife.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The kinship data identify Wang Dan as the father of Han Yi’s second wife.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography calls Han Yi the son-in-law of Chancellor Wang Dan.
24. [24] Avoidance of suspicion and reputation During Zhenzong’s reign, Han Yi took several external posts to avoid suspicion and earned a reputation for good administration.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography explains that he avoided suspicion through several external appointments and had a reputation for good governance.
25. [25] Military policy As Associate Commissioner of the Privy Council, Han Yi argued for selecting and training commanders and compiling military manuals after a long period of peace had weakened military preparedness.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The office data record his service as Associate Commissioner of the Privy Council.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography describes his concern about neglected military preparedness and his proposal concerning commanders and military books.
26. [26] Early legal service Earlier, as Sifeng yuanwailang concurrently serving as Shiyushi zhizashi, he enforced the law without sparing eminent figures.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biography links the concurrent office to his impartial enforcement of the law.
27. [27] Family line Han Yi’s great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and mother were Han Weizhong, Han Chujun, Han Baoshu, and Madam Zhou.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The kinship data list Han Weizhong, Han Chujun, Han Baoshu, and Madam Zhou in these relationships.
28. [28] Marriages Han Yi first married a woman of the Pu clan and later a woman of the Wang clan, who died in 1027.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The kinship data identify Pu as the first wife’s clan, Wang as the second wife’s clan, and give Wang’s death year as 1027.
29. [29] Children and sons-in-law His sons-in-law included Li Shu and Su Shunbin, and he had eight sons: 韓綱, 韓綜, 韓絳, 韓繹, 韓維, 韓縝, 韓緯, and 韓緬.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The kinship data list the two sons-in-law and eight sons in birth order.
30. [30] Commemorative texts Zhang Fangping wrote Han Yi’s epitaph and spirit-way stele, Su Shunqin wrote his biography and elegiac poems and lyrics, and Fan Zhongyan wrote a sacrificial text.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The association data identify the writers of the epitaph, spirit-way stele, biography, elegiac texts, and sacrificial text.
31. [31] Collected works and poems Han Yi had a ten-volume collected works, which is lost, while three of his poems are recorded.
    • CBDBHan Yi (8049)The works data list a ten-volume collected works of Han Yi.
    • Souyun韓億 (34399)The biographies say that the ten-volume collected works is lost and that three poems are now recorded.