[1]Name, dates, and identityWang Ting was born in 1504, died in 1589, and is identified as a politician of the Ming dynasty.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The record gives the name Wang Ting, death year 1589, and the Ming dynasty.
WikidataWang Ting (Q18118821)The item labels him Wang Ting, describes him as a politician, and supplies date statements for 1504 and 1589.
[2]Names and native placeHis courtesy names were Zizheng and Gongjie, his sobriquet was Nanmin, his birth order was first, and his posthumous names are given as Gongjie and Gonglang; both recorded places were Nanchong.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The alternative-name entries identify his birth order, sobriquet, courtesy names, and posthumous names; both the basic native-place address and the household-registration address are Nanchong.
WikidataWang Ting (Q18118821)The name entries list Gongjie, Gonglang, Nanmin, and Zizheng; the related statements classify the courtesy, posthumous, and sobriquet names.
[3]ExaminationIn Jiajing 11, Wang Ting passed the jinshi examination in the second degree, eighth place; he was also listed as a shengyuan and as a provincial tribute candidate ranked 84th.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The examination entries give the second-degree eighth-place jinshi result, the 84th-ranked provincial tribute result, and the shengyuan entry; the examination title identifies Jiajing 11.
[4]Early and local officesHis offices included bingbu guanzheng, a Ministry of Revenue secretaryship, a Ministry of Works langzhong, censorial posts, and local offices at Kunshan, Bozhou, Changsha, and Suzhou.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The appointments list bingbu guanzheng, Hubu zhushi, Gongbu langzhong, censorial posts, and offices attached to Kunshan, Bozhou, Changsha Prefecture, and Suzhou Prefecture.
[5]Provincial officesHe also held provincial offices in Shanxi, Shandong, and Shaanxi, including assistant and right assistant administrative and surveillance posts.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The appointments list the assistant surveillance, right assistant administration, surveillance, left administration, and right administration offices, with the associated regions Shanxi, Shandong, and Shaanxi.
[6]Jiajing 34 and 36 appointmentsIn Jiajing 34 (1555), he held the Shanxi assistant surveillance and right assistant administration posts; in Jiajing 36 (1557), he served as right vice censor-in-chief, while the Shaanxi left administration appointment extended to that year.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The appointment fields mark 1555 as Jiajing 34 for the Shanxi posts, and 1557 as Jiajing 36 for the right vice censor-in-chief; the Shaanxi left administration post runs to 1557.
[7]Jiajing 39 and 41 appointmentsIn Jiajing 39 (1560), he was Nanjing vice minister of Revenue; in Jiajing 41 (1562), he held the superintendent of grain transport and vice-ministerial appointments.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The appointment fields identify Jiajing 39 and 1560 for the Nanjing vice minister of Revenue, and Jiajing 41 and 1562 for grain transport and the further vice-ministerial appointment.
[8]Jiajing 45 and Longqing 4 appointmentsBy Jiajing 45 (1566), he held the vice-ministerial Revenue post and the Nanjing ministry of Rites; his left censor-in-chief tenure extended to Longqing 4 (1570).
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The appointment fields show the 1566 vice ministerial and Nanjing Rites posts, and extend the left censor-in-chief appointment to Longqing 4, or 1570.
[9]Other officesOther appointments included Nanjing vice minister of Works, Nanjing vice minister of Justice, junior guardian of the heir apparent, river conservancy, the combined Fengyang grain-transport and governor's office, and two censorial posts.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The appointment entries include the Nanjing Works and Justice posts, junior guardian of the heir apparent, river conservancy, the Fengyang combined grain-transport and governor's post, and the two censorial titles.
[10]Service classificationHis service classification was 良吏、循吏, meaning a good and an upright official.
[11]Parents and ancestorsHis father was Wang Xiwen, his grandfather Wang Rui, his great-grandfather Wang Bing, and his mother Ma; a separate relationship statement confirms father and mother relationships but exposes only item identifiers.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The kinship entries name the great-grandfather Wang Bing, grandfather Wang Rui, father Wang Xiwen, and mother Ma.
WikidataWang Ting (Q18118821)The relationship statements point to father and mother items, but the current values expose only item identifiers.
[12]SiblingsHis elder brothers were Wang Xuan, Wang Qian, Wang Da, and Wang Yao; six younger brothers were Wang Zun, Wang Yan, Wang Ying, Wang Zhui, Wang Yu, and Wang Lin.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The kinship entries list four elder brothers and six younger brothers by name.
[13]Additional siblingsThe kinship entries also list five younger brothers: Wang Mai, Wang Feng, Wang Qian, Wang Jin, and Wang Dai.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The kinship entries add five younger brothers: Wang Mai, Wang Feng, Wang Qian, Wang Jin, and Wang Dai.
[14]Wives, children, and grandchildrenHe married Chen and later Yang; his sons were Wang Xuzhi and Wang Jizhi, and his grandsons were Wang Zhaolong, Wang Zhaofeng, Wang Zhaolin, and Wang Zhaozhen. Two relationship statements also confirm two spouse relationships and two child relationships, though they expose only item identifiers.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The kinship entries name Chen as the wife, Yang as the second wife, the sons Wang Xuzhi and Wang Jizhi, and the grandsons Wang Zhaolong, Wang Zhaofeng, Wang Zhaolin, and Wang Zhaozhen.
WikidataWang Ting (Q18118821)The relationship statements confirm two spouse relationships and two child relationships, but the current values expose only item identifiers.
[15]Personal associationsLi Panlong was the author of a biography of Wang Ting, and Fang Peng gave him a farewell writing at a parting.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The association entries identify Li Panlong as the biographical author and record Fang Peng's farewell writing at a parting.
[16]Letters and literary giftsXue Yingqi, Zhou Yong, Zhang Jiayin, Wang Ji, and Cai Runan sent him letters, while Xue Hui and Chen Younian presented poems or prose.
CBDBWang Ting (69148)The association entries record letters from Xue Yingqi, Zhou Yong, Zhang Jiayin, Wang Ji, and Cai Runan, and poems or prose presented by Xue Hui and Chen Younian.
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