[1]Name, dates, and statusThe person is named Chen Xue in romanization and 陳韡 in Chinese; his birth year is disputed between 1179 and 1180, his death year is 1261, and he was a Song-dynasty official.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The main record gives the romanized and Chinese names, 1180 as the birth year, 1261 as the death year, and a Song-dynasty civil official status.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The profile identifies him as a Southern Song figure; the biographical texts give 1179 and 1180 as alternative birth years and 1261 as the death year, while listing his official career.
WikidataChen Xue (Q30302853)The item gives the English and Chinese labels, describes him as a Song-dynasty person, and supplies birth values for 1179 and 1180 and a death value for 1261.
[2]Courtesy, sobriquet, and posthumous nameHis courtesy name was Zihua, his sobriquet Yizhai, and his posthumous name Zhongsu.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The alternate-name entries identify Zihua as the courtesy name, Yizhai as a studio or sobriquet name, and Zhongsu as the posthumous name.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biographical texts and profile all give the three names Zihua, Yizhai, and Zhongsu, with Zhongsu explicitly used as the posthumous title.
[3]HometownHe was a native of Houguan, identified with present-day Fuzhou in Fujian.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The address entry identifies Houguan as his ancestral place.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The profile and biography identify Houguan as present-day Fuzhou, Fujian.
[4]FamilyChen Kongshuo was his father and Chen Chang his younger brother.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The kinship entries identify 陳孔碩 as father and 陳韔 as younger brother.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biographies call him the son of Kongshuo and refer to his younger brother Chen Chang.
[5]Son and granduncleChen He was his son, and Lin Leilong was his granduncle.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The kinship entries identify 陳和 as son and 林雷龍 as a granduncle.
[6]Study with Ye ShiChen Xue and his younger brother Chen Chang studied with Ye Shi and were associated with his school.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The associations identify Ye Shi as his teacher and connect him with Ye Shi's school.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)Both biographies state that he studied with Ye Shi and that Chen Chang studied alongside him.
[7]Jinshi degreeHe passed the jinshi examination in the first year of the Kaixi era, 1205.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The examination entry gives the jinshi degree, and the associated biographical notes specify the first year of Kaixi.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biographies and profile state that he passed the jinshi examination in the first year of Kaixi and equate that year with 1205.
[8]Hukou appointmentIn 1213 he became deputy commandant of Hukou.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography dates his appointment as Hukou wei to the sixth year of Jiading, and the title list confirms the office.
[9]Jia She and staff serviceIn Jiading 14 he answered Jia She’s summons and served as a staff official for Jingdong and Hebei.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography states that in Jiading 14 he responded to Jia She, the Huai-dong Military Commissioner, and became a staff official for Jingdong and Hebei.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The association note says that Jia She opened the Huai command and appointed him as a staff official; Jia She is the associated person.
[10]Promotion for a strategyIn Jiading 15, presenting a strategy led to promotion to an administrative post in the Commissioner's Office.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography dates his promotion for presenting a strategy to Jiading 15 and names the administrative post in the Commissioner's Office.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The association note records his presentation of a strategy to Liu Zhuo, who is the associated person.
[11]Anfeng campaignDuring Jiading, while serving in Jingdong and Hebei, he devised the strategy that repelled the Jin attack on Anfeng.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography states that while he was a Jingdong and Hebei staff official during Jiading, his strategy repelled Jin forces attacking Anfeng.
[12]Shaoding and Duanping officesDuring Shaoding and Duanping he served as prefect of Nan Jian, Longxing, and Ganzhou, as military commissioner of Fujian Circuit, and as Jiangxi pacification commissioner.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biographies and title list give the Nan Jian, Longxing, Ganzhou, Fujian Circuit, and Jiangxi appointments.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The office entries corroborate the Nan Jian, Qianzhou, Hongzhou, and Jiangnan West pacification appointments; the place names reflect administrative names corresponding to the biographical Longxing and Ganzhou references.
[13]Suppression of uprisingsHe suppressed the uprisings led by Yan Biao and Chen Sanqiang.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography names the uprisings of Yan Biao and Chen Sanqiang among those he suppressed.
[14]Jiangdong and Hunan pacificationDuring Duanping and Jiaxi he rose through the offices of pacification commissioner of Jiangdong and Hunan.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography and title list give the Jiangdong and Hunan pacification appointments.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The office entries give pacification posts in Jiangnan East and Jinghu South, corresponding to Jiangdong and Hunan.
[15]Appointment as canzhi zhengshiIn Chunyou 4 (1244), he became canzhi zhengshi while concurrently serving as tongzhi Shumiyuan shi.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography dates and the profile confirms the concurrent appointment as canzhi zhengshi and tongzhi Shumiyuan shi.
[16]High officesHe also held ministerial offices in Works, Justice, War, and Rites, and reached the vice and chief commissionerships of the Bureau of Military Affairs.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The title list includes the ministers of Works, Justice, War, and Rites as well as the vice and chief commissioners of the Bureau of Military Affairs.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The office entries additionally confirm the posts of Minister and Vice Minister of Works and Minister of Justice.
[17]Grand pacification and FuzhouHe held grand pacification appointments for Hunan and Jiangxi and served as prefect of Fuzhou concurrently with a pacification commissionership.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography gives Hunan and Jiangxi grand pacification appointments, while the title list includes the Hunan and Fuzhou concurrent pacification offices.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The office entries show grand pacification posts in Jinghu South and Fujian Circuit and the 1260–1261 Fuzhou and Fujian Circuit assignments; the Jiangxi grand pacification appointment is stated in the biography.
[18]RetirementHe retired after serving as superintendent of the Youshen Temple.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biography states that he retired after serving as ti ju of the Youshen Temple.
[19]Death and posthumous titleHe died in Jingding 2 (1261) at the age of 82 and received the posthumous title Zhongsu.
Souyun陳韡 (35039)The biographies give Jingding 2, 1261, age 82, and the posthumous title Zhongsu.
CBDBChen Xue (12890)The main record gives 1261 as the death year and the alternate-name entry identifies Zhongsu as a posthumous title.