[1]Birth, status, and originTian Leyi was born in 1544 and his death year is unknown. He was a Ming-dynasty official from Lanyang County in Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan, and had artisan registration.
CBDBTian Leyi (127096)The main record gives the romanized and Chinese name, identifies the person with the Ming dynasty, places him at Lanyang, and lists the office of prefectural judicial clerk.
Souyun田樂義 (120144)The biographical entry states that he was born in 1544, gives no known death year, places him in Lanyang County of Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan, identifies his artisan registration, and lists his official career.
WikidataTian Leyi (Q45615003)The entity is labelled Tian Leyi in English and 田樂義 in Chinese, and is described as a person of the Ming dynasty; it supplies no birth, locality, or artisan-registration detail.
[2]Names and birth orderHis courtesy names were Yiqing and Zhiqing, his studio name or sobriquet was Yunye, and he was second in birth order.
CBDBTian Leyi (127096)The name entries classify Yiqing and Zhiqing as courtesy names, Yunye as a studio name or sobriquet, and Er as a birth-order designation.
Souyun田樂義 (120144)The biographical entry identifies Yiqing as a courtesy name and presents it in the form zi Yiqing.
WikidataTian Leyi (Q45615003)The entity's English and Traditional Chinese alias entries include Yiqing, Zhiqing, and Yunye.
[3]Examination careerHe held shengyuan status, ranked 66th in the Henan provincial examination as a juren, passed the 1571 Xinwei metropolitan examination in 322nd place, and became a jinshi ranked 253rd in the third class. The two records classify the 66th and 322nd rankings differently: one associates them with the provincial and metropolitan examinations, while the other places them under shengyuan and xianggong juren entries, but both give the same third-class ranking.
Souyun田樂義 (120144)The biographical entry identifies him as a juren ranked 66th in the Henan provincial examination, and as a 1571 Xinwei jinshi ranked 322nd in the metropolitan examination and 253rd in the third class.
CBDBTian Leyi (127096)The examination entries include shengyuan, xianggong juren, and jinshi categories with the rankings 66, 322, and third class, 253rd place; their category assignment for 66 and 322 differs from the biographical narrative.
[4]First appointmentAfter becoming a jinshi, he was first appointed Judicial Assistant of Taizhou Prefecture.
CBDBTian Leyi (127096)The appointment entry places the office of prefectural judicial clerk in Taizhou during the Longqing era.
Souyun田樂義 (120144)The biographical entry explicitly states that his first appointment was as Taizhou Prefecture judicial clerk.
[5]Early Wanli careerIn the fifth year of Wanli, in the intercalary eighth month, he was selected as a Household Section jishizhong; in the seventh year, in the second month, he was sent out under the annual-quota system as an assistant surveillance commissioner in Sichuan.
Souyun田樂義 (120144)The biographical entry gives the fifth-year Wanli date, the intercalary eighth month, the Household Section jishizhong appointment, and the seventh-year posting as an assistant surveillance commissioner in Sichuan.
[6]Promotions in Huguang and ShandongHe was promoted to Left Assistant Commissioner in Huguang in the tenth year, became a Shandong vice commissioner responsible for the Linqing military-defense circuit in the eleventh year, and was promoted to Left Administrative Commissioner in Huguang in the fifteenth year.
Souyun田樂義 (120144)The biographical entry gives the sequence of promotions: Huguang Left Assistant Commissioner in the tenth year, Shandong vice commissioner with responsibility for Linqing military defense in the eleventh year, and Huguang Left Administrative Commissioner in the fifteenth year.
[7]DemotionIn the sixteenth year, he was impeached for incompetence by Mao Zai, the Shandong circuit censor, and demoted.
Souyun田樂義 (120144)The biographical entry states that in the second month of the sixteenth year he was impeached for incompetence by Mao Zai, the Shandong circuit censor, and demoted.
[8]Family lineHis great-grandfather was Tian Ao, his grandfather was Tian Zongping, his father was Tian Keyou, and his mother was surnamed Chang.
CBDBTian Leyi (127096)The kinship entries list Tian Ao as the great-grandfather, Tian Zongping as the grandfather, Tian Keyou as the father, and Chang as the mother.
WikidataTian Leyi (Q45615003)The entity also contains father and mother relationship statements, but the snapshot exposes only the linked entity identifiers rather than their names.
[9]Siblings and marriageHe had an elder brother, Tian Leshan, a younger brother, Tian Lesheng, and a wife surnamed Du.
CBDBTian Leyi (127096)The kinship entries list Tian Leshan as the elder brother, Tian Lesheng as the younger brother, and Du as the wife.
WikidataTian Leyi (Q45615003)The entity also contains a spouse relationship statement, but the snapshot exposes only the linked entity identifier rather than the spouse's name.