Tang Wencan

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• 三 行第
• 若素 字
• 鑑江 室名、別號

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Tang Wencan was born in 1533, his death date is unknown, and he was a Ming-dynasty jinshi who held official posts.
   • CBDBTang Wencan (129426)The record gives the English name Tang Wencan, identifies the dynasty as Ming, and lists a jinshi qualification.
   • Souyun唐文燦 (119715)The profile gives 1533 as the birth year, leaves the death year unspecified, identifies the dynasty as Ming, and describes his jinshi status and official career.
   • WikidataTang Wencan (Q45460427)The English label is Tang Wencan, and the description identifies him as a person of the Ming dynasty.
2. [2] Names and lineage designation His courtesy name was Ruosu; Jianjiang was classified as a studio name or sobriquet, and San as a lineage-order designation.
   • CBDBTang Wencan (129426)The alternative-name list gives San as a lineage-order designation, Ruosu as the courtesy name, and Jianjiang as a studio name or sobriquet.
   • Souyun唐文燦 (119715)The profile and biographical text both identify Ruosu as his courtesy name.
   • WikidataTang Wencan (Q45460427)The English aliases include Jianjiang and Ruosu, and the corresponding name claims preserve both forms.
3. [3] Native place and registration He came from the Tongshan Thousand-household Office of the Fujian Zhenhai Guard and held military registration; his native place is also given in the shorter form Zhenhai Guard.
   • Souyun唐文燦 (119715)The hometown profile gives Fujian Zhenhai Guard and Tongshan, while the biographical text specifies the Tongshan Thousand-household Office and military registration.
   • CBDBTang Wencan (129426)The native-place entry gives the shorter form Zhenhai Guard.
4. [4] Examination placements His Fujian provincial examination placement is given as 37th; the xianggong juren placement is 141, and the shengyuan (xiangsheng) placement is 37.
   • Souyun唐文燦 (119715)The biographical text calls him the thirty-seventh juren of the Fujian provincial examination.
   • CBDBTang Wencan (129426)The examination entries assign 141 to xianggong juren and 37 to shengyuan (xiangsheng).
5. [5] Jinshi examination In 1568, the second year of the Longqing reign, he passed the Wuchen examination as a third-class jinshi, ranked 103rd in the third class.
   • Souyun唐文燦 (119715)The biographical text gives the Longqing second year (1568), the Wuchen examination, and the third-class jinshi result; the date annotations separately identify Longqing 2 and Wuchen.
   • CBDBTang Wencan (129426)The jinshi entry gives the third-class placement as 103rd.
6. [6] Official career He served as a langzhong in the Ministry of Works, was promoted to qianshi of Yunnan in the first month of Wanli 5 (1577), eventually became vice commissioner of Guangxi, and also held the title tuanlian fushi.
   • Souyun唐文燦 (119715)The biographical text gives the Ministry of Works langzhong post, the promotion to Yunnan qianshi in the first month of Wanli 5 (1577), and the eventual Guangxi vice commissionership; the title list also includes tuanlian fushi.
7. [7] Family His great-grandfather was Tang Chongmin, his grandfather Tang Mengyue, and his father Tang Qi; his mother was Xu, his stepmother Chen, his elder brothers Tang Wenhui and Tang Wenbing, his younger brother Tang Wenye, and his wife Cai.
   • CBDBTang Wencan (129426)The kinship list identifies his great-grandfather as Tang Chongmin, grandfather as Tang Mengyue, father as Tang Qi, mother as Xu, stepmother as Chen, elder brothers as Tang Wenhui and Tang Wenbing, younger brother as Tang Wenye, and wife as Cai.
8. [8] Correspondence and literary exchange He sent letters to Qi Jiguang and replied to him, received poetry and prose from Qi, and had a book's title inscription supplied by Zhu Geng.
   • CBDBTang Wencan (129426)The association entries record letters sent to Qi Jiguang, replies to him, poetry and prose received from him, and a title inscription supplied by Zhu Geng.