Wang Zongmu

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1. 1545 刑部主事 嘉靖
2. 1548 刑部員外郎 嘉靖
3. 1550 按察使司僉事 嘉靖
4. 1554 參議 嘉靖
5. 1556 提學副使 嘉靖
6. 1559 參政 嘉靖
7. 1561 右布政使 嘉靖
8. 1571 右副都御史 隆慶
9. 1575 工部侍郎 萬曆

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• 二 行第
• 敬所 未詳
• 敬所 字
• 敬所 室名、別號
• 新甫 未詳
• 新甫 字
• 王宗沭 别名、曾用名
• 襄裕 諡號

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Name The person's name is Wang Zongmu.
   • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The main person record gives the name Wang Zongmu.
   • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The person profile names him Wang Zongmu.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority record gives the name 王宗沐.
   • WikidataWang Zongmu (Q15916933)The English label is Wang Zongmu.
2. [2] Disputed dates The sources give differing dates: 1523–1591, 1524–1592, and a further range of birth in 1524 with death in 1593–94.
   • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The main record gives 1523 as the birth year and 1591 as the death year.
   • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The two biographical entries give 1523–1591 and 1524–1592 respectively.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority record places the birth in 1524 and the death within 1593–94.
   • WikidataWang Zongmu (Q15916933)The date statements include both 1524 and 1523 as birth years and both 1591 and 1592 as death years.
3. [3] Identity Wang Zongmu is described as a Ming scholar and political figure.
   • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biographical entry explicitly describes him as a Ming scholar and political figure.
4. [4] Courtesy and sobriquet His courtesy name was Xinfu and his sobriquet was Jingsuo.
   • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The name table identifies Xinfu and Jingsuo as courtesy-name forms.
   • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The profile and biography give Xinfu and Jingsuo.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority record lists Wang Xinfu and Jingsuo.
   • WikidataWang Zongmu (Q15916933)The English name data lists Jingsuo and Xinfu.
5. [5] Hometown He was from Chengguan in Linhai, Zhejiang.
   • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The address data identifies Linhai as his native-place address.
   • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The profile and biographies identify Zhejiang Linhai and Chengguan.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority data points to Linhai and calls him a Chengguan native of Linhai.
6. [6] Birth order He was listed as second in birth order.
   • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The name table marks 二 as his birth-order designation.
7. [7] Alternate and posthumous names He was also known as Wang Zongshu, written 王宗沭, and received the posthumous name Xiangyu.
   • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The name table gives 王宗沭 as an alternate name and 襄裕 as a posthumous name.
   • WikidataWang Zongmu (Q15916933)The English aliases include wang zong shu and Xiangyu.
8. [8] Family origins His father was Wang Xun, his mother was Zheng, his great-grandfather was Wang Zuan, and his grandfather was Wang Yiqing.
   • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The kinship data names Wang Zuan, Wang Yiqing, Wang Xun, and Zheng in those relationships.
9. [9] Siblings and wife His kinship record names an elder brother, four younger brothers, and a wife from the Qin family.
   • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The kinship data names Wang Zongyuan, four younger brothers, and Qin as the wife.
10. [10] Children and nephew His kinship data names four sons and Wang Shixing as a nephew.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The kinship data names Wang Shiqi, Wang Shisong, Wang Shichang, and Wang Shiye as sons and Wang Shixing as a nephew.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority note identifies Wang Shixing as his nephew.
11. [11] Marriage alliance Qin Mingxia valued Wang Zongmu and married his daughter to him in 1539.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography says Qin Mingxia valued him and gave his daughter in marriage to him in 1539.
12. [12] Examinations He ranked first in the prefectural and county examinations, placed third in the Zhejiang provincial examination, and passed the jinshi examination in the second class, forty-third place.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography gives the 1540, 1543, and 1544 examination results.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The examination entries identify him as a jinshi and give the second-class forty-third-place ranking.
13. [13] Early offices He held early Ministry of Justice and Guangxi offices and rebuilt Xuancheng Academy and Chongdi Hall.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography records the Ministry of Justice appointments, the 1550 Guangxi post, and the academy and hall projects.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The office list includes zhushi, yuanwailang in 1548, and the Guangxi qianshi post.
14. [14] Guangdong and Jiangxi offices He served in Guangdong and Jiangxi, renovated Bailudong Academy, and lectured there.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography records the 1554 Guangdong appointment, the 1556 Jiangxi appointment, and the academy work and lectures.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The office list includes the Guangdong canyi and Jiangxi educational commissioner posts.
15. [15] Later provincial offices He later held administrative and surveillance posts; the biographies and office table differ in the precise Shanxi and Jiangxi sequence.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography gives the canzheng, anchashi, and 1561 promotion to right provincial administration commissioner of Shanxi.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority note says he was transferred three times to right provincial administration commissioner of Shanxi.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The office table lists canzheng, anchashi, a 1561 right provincial administration post in Jiangxi, and a left provincial administration post in Shanxi, so its sequence differs from the biographies.
16. [16] Friends and teacher He was a literary friend of Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen and had studied under Ouyang De.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The association data identifies Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen as friends and Ouyang De in a student relationship.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography records his contacts with Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority note calls the three men literary friends and colleagues.
17. [17] Historical writing He completed the Song-Yuan Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government in 1567.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography says that he completed this work in the first year of Longqing, 1567.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority note lists the work among his writings.
18. [18] Grain transport office During Longqing he became a right vice censor, headed grain transport, and concurrently governed Fengyang; his petition to restore sea transport failed.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biographies record the right vice censor and grain-transport offices and the unsuccessful petition to restore sea transport.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority note adds the concurrent Fengyang governorship.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The office table lists the Longqing right vice censor appointment.
19. [19] Jiaolai and sea transport He opposed opening the Jiaolai River as impracticable, advocated sea transport, and oversaw a shipment of 120,000 shi of rice to Tianjin in 1572.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography details his position in the Jiaolai River debate and the 120,000-shi shipment reaching Tianjin in the sixth year of Longqing.
20. [20] Flood relief and transport guide In the first year of Wanli, he and his colleagues petitioned for tax exemptions and relief after floods; in the second year he submitted the Illustrated Guide to Grain Transport and discussed the difficulty of collecting and conveying grain.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography records the first-year flood petitions and the second-year submission and argument concerning grain transport.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority note also records the 1574 submission of the transport guide.
21. [21] Late offices He became left vice minister of the Ministry of Justice in 1575, was fined for incomplete official work, and in 1576 concurrently became a right vice censor and inspected Xuanfu and Datong.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography gives the 1575 and 1576 appointments, salary penalty, and inspection assignment; the profile also lists both offices.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The office table lists the left vice minister of the Ministry of Justice.
22. [22] Dismissal and retirement He was dismissed in the ninth year of Wanli after being listed for removal in the metropolitan review, then spent more than ten years at home, built Qiyuan, and traveled.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography records the dismissal and the later home life, garden, and travels.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority note specifies dismissal through the metropolitan review and more than ten years at home.
23. [23] Tomb His tomb was twenty li south of the county seat.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography places the tomb twenty li south of the county seat.
24. [24] Poetry and prose His poetry and prose were accomplished, and he said that he had attained the spirit of the early Tang.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biography praises his poetry and prose and records his claim about the early Tang spirit.
25. [25] Works The associated works include historical, gazetteer, and grain-transport writings, together with the Jingsuo Collected Works.
    • Souyun王宗沐 (51142)The biographies list the sea-transport works, the Jingsuo collection, the Song-Yuan work, and the transport guide.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王宗沐 (A019240)The authority note lists the Song-Yuan work, Eighteen Histories, and Gazetteer of Taizhou Prefecture.
26. [26] Prefaces He wrote prefaces for works by Wang Shouren, Ouyang De, Mao Kun, Wu Guifang, He Qian, Yuan Fuzheng, Qin Mingxia, Cai Yuncheng, and Ying Jia.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The association data connects each of these people with the relation “wrote a preface to a work by Y.”
27. [27] Collected works The collected writings are also listed as the Xianggao Collection in 33 juan and the Collected Works of Master Wang Jingsuo in 30 juan.
    • CBDBWang Zongmu (35065)The texts list gives Xianggao Collection in 33 juan and Collected Works of Master Wang Jingsuo in 30 juan.