Qi Chenghan

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AliasesCBDB

• 夷度 室名、別號
• 爾光 字

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• 胥吏
• [為官者：文]
• 藏書家
• 校堪學家

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1. [1] Name and dates The person is named 祁承㸁, with the English form Qi Chenghan, and is given the dates April 3, 1563 to November 26, 1628.
   • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The name fields give the English form Qi Chenghan and the Chinese name 祁承㸁.
   • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The biographical text gives the complete dates, while the profile supplies the name and the years 1563 and 1628.
   • WikidataQi Chengye (Q45422911)The item supplies the Chinese label, the 1563–1628 date range, and Qi Chenghan as an English alias.
2. [2] English name variant Qi Chengye is another English rendering attached to the person.
   • WikidataQi Chengye (Q45422911)The English label is Qi Chengye, and the names list repeats it as a label form.
3. [3] Dynasty and occupations Qi Chenghan was a Ming official identified with book collecting and textual collation.
   • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The data identifies him with the Ming and lists him as a bibliophile, a textual collator, and a county magistrate.
   • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The profile identifies the dynasty and lists several offices, including county magistrate, Ministry of Justice secretary, and prefect.
4. [4] Courtesy and style names His courtesy name was Erguang; Yuefan and the variant 越凢 are both supplied, while Yidu is his style name.
   • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The alternative-name fields identify 爾光 as a courtesy name and 夷度 as a style or studio name.
   • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The detailed biography writes 越凢, while the profile and date-linked name entry write 越凡; both also provide 爾光 and 夷度.
   • WikidataQi Chengye (Q45422911)The names list supplies the traditional forms 夷度 and 爾光.
5. [5] Hometown He came from Shanyin County in Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang.
   • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The basic registered native place is Shanyin.
   • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The biography and profile give Zhejiang Shaoxing Prefecture Shanyin County as his native place.
6. [6] Family His father was 祁世清, and his sons were 祁彪佳 and 祁豸佳.
   • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The kinship fields identify the father 祁世清 and the sons 祁彪佳 and 祁豸佳.
7. [7] Examinations In 1600 he ranked fifteenth in the Shuntian provincial examination and became a juren; in 1604 he became a jinshi.
   • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The examination entry identifies the jinshi qualification.
   • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The biography gives the fifteenth-place Shuntian examination result in 1600 and the jinshi qualification in 1604; the profile and linked dates corroborate the titles and years.
8. [8] Early offices He served as magistrate of Yichun, Ningguo, and Changzhou counties, with the latter two appointments dated 1605 and 1607.
   • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The office entry gives the county magistracy and Changzhou as the posting location.
   • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The biography gives the three county posts and their sequence; the profile supplies the magistrate title and the linked dates are 1605 and 1607.
9. [9] Nanjing and Ministry of War posts In 1610 he became a Nanjing Ministry of Justice secretary, transferred to the Ministry of War, and advanced to yuanwailang.
   • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The biography gives the 1610 promotion, transfer, and subsequent rank; the profile lists the corresponding offices and the linked date is 1610.
10. [10] Ji'an appointment and dismissal In 1615 he became prefect of Ji'an and in 1617 was dismissed and returned home.
    • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The biography gives the Ji'an appointment and 1617 dismissal; the profile lists the prefect title and the linked dates are 1615 and 1617.
11. [11] Later offices After his dismissal he was demoted to Yizhou, moved to Suzhou, and received successive appointments in the Ministry of War, the Henan Surveillance Commission, and the Jiangxi administration and military circuit.
    • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The biography gives the 1619 demotion, 1621 transfer, and subsequent promotions through the Henan and Jiangxi offices and the Ning-Tai military circuit; the profile lists the corresponding titles and the linked dates are 1619 and 1621.
12. [12] Death He died on the first day of the eleventh month in the first year of the Chongzhen reign.
    • Souyun祁承㸁 (122619)The biography and linked date both give the first day of the eleventh month of the first Chongzhen year.
13. [13] Associated title The title 《澹生堂藏書約》 is linked with Qi Chenghan, while the role field for the text is unspecified; the prose therefore does not call him its author.
    • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The text title is 《澹生堂藏書約》 and its role value is unspecified.
14. [14] Correspondence with named figures The twenty-one-volume 《淡生堂集》 connects him by letters with several named figures, and he received replies from three of them.
    • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The relation values identify letters sent to 高攀龍、文震孟、顧憲成、鄒元標、劉宗周、周汝登 and others, and replies received from 顧憲成、孫承宗、梅鼎祚; the associated collection is titled 淡生堂集：二十一卷.
15. [15] Prefaces, biography, and epitaph 張鼐 and 李維楨 wrote book prefaces connected with him; 張鼐 also supplied a farewell piece, 姚希孟 wrote a preface to his poetry and prose, and 陳仁錫 wrote his biography and epitaph.
    • CBDBQi Chenghan (33171)The relation values identify book prefaces by 張鼐 and 李維楨, a farewell piece by 張鼐, a poetry-and-prose preface by 姚希孟, and a biography and epitaph by 陳仁錫.