[1]Life dates and statusYang Junmin is given a birth year of 1531 in one account and no known birth year in another, died in 1599, and held high office under the Ming.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The basic record gives Yang Junmin's name, death year 1599, Ming affiliation, and service as Minister of Revenue.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The profile and biographies give 1531–1599, identify him as a Ming official, and preserve the alternative statement that his birth year was unknown.
WikidataYang Junmin (Q18118637)The entity is named Yang Junmin, described as a Ming-dynasty person, and assigned time values for 1531 and 1599.
[2]Courtesy name and aliasesHis courtesy name was Bozhang, his style name was Ben'an, and the name is also written Ben'an; Benzhi and Yang Zhoumin are additional names.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The name data list Bozhang, Benzhi, Benan, and Yang Zhoumin, identifying Benan as both a courtesy name and a studio or style name.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The profile and biographies give Bozhang and the two written forms Ben'an and 本菴.
WikidataYang Junmin (Q18118637)The name list supplies the English forms Benan, Benzhi, Bozhang, and Yang Zhoumin.
[3]Place of originHe came from Puzhou in Pingyang Prefecture, now Puzhou in Yongji, Shanxi.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The basic and household-register addresses both give Puzhou.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The profile and biography specify Puzhou in Pingyang Prefecture and identify its present location in Yongji, Shanxi.
[4]FamilyYang Bo was his father; Yang Zhan and Yang Xuan were his grandfather and great-grandfather, while his mother was Duan and his wife Shi.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The kinship data names Yang Xuan, Yang Zhan, Yang Bo with his dates, Duan, and Shi, and identifies their relationships to Yang Junmin.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)Both biographies explicitly identify Yang Bo as Yang Junmin's father.
WikidataYang Junmin (Q18118637)The entity also contains claims linking a father, mother, and spouse.
[5]BrothersHis younger brothers were Yang Junshi, Yang Junyan, Yang Junqing, and Yang Junchen.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The kinship data lists four younger brothers: Yang Junshi, Yang Junyan, Yang Junqing, and Yang Junchen.
[6]ExaminationsHis examination career included the status of shengyuan and xianggong juren, a fortieth place in the Shanxi provincial examination, and a 1562 jinshi degree ranked thirteenth in the second class.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The examination data lists the jinshi second-class thirteenth place, shengyuan status, and xianggong juren status with their recorded ranks.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The biography gives fortieth place in the Shanxi provincial examination and success in the second class of the Jiajing forty-first-year examination in 1562.
[7]Early careerHe began as an assistant in the Zhejiang Section of the Ministry of Revenue, moved to the Ministry of Rites, and rose through several offices there.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The office list gives the Ministry of Revenue post and the Ministry of Rites posts in the Office of Guest Affairs, the Office of Ceremonial Regulations, and the Office for Provisioning.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The biography describes the transfer from the Zhejiang Section of the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Rites and the successive promotions there.
[8]Henan appointmentsIn 1569 he was made Henan educational commissioner, an appointment also styled vice commissioner of the Henan Provincial Surveillance Commission; he later became a right provincial administration commissioner and then vice minister of the Court of Imperial Stud.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The biography and title list give the 1569 educational appointment, the Longqing fifth-year promotion in Henan, and the 1573 appointment at the Court of Imperial Stud.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The office list gives the Henan location and 1569–1571 term for the vice commissioner post, the 1571–1573 term as right provincial administration commissioner, and the 1573 Court of Imperial Stud post.
[9]Middle careerHe held senior judicial and censorial posts from 1577 to 1581, administered Yunyang, and became governor of Shandong.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The biography gives the 1577, 1578, and 1581 appointments, including administration of Yunyang and the governorship of Shandong.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The office list records the Court of State Ceremonial, Court of Judicial Review, investigating censor, vice chief censor, and Shandong governorship posts with their terms and location.
[10]Additional assignmentsHe also supervised schools, headed the Bureau of Foreign Languages, read examination papers, and served at the Classics Lectures in 1590.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The office list records supervision of schools, the Bureau of Foreign Languages, examination reading, and service at the Classics Lectures in 1590.
[11]Late careerHe became vice minister of war in 1582, returned on mourning leave, was recalled in 1585 to the Ministry of Revenue, and rose to senior vice minister, minister, and superintendent of the granary administration.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The biography gives the 1582 appointment and mourning leave, the 1585 recall with transport and Fengyang responsibilities, and the later revenue promotions.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The office list records the 1582–1583 vice minister of war term, the 1585–1587 and 1587 revenue vice-minister posts, the 1589–1591 granary administration, and the 1589–1599 ministry.
[12]Relief and mining-tax affairsDuring the Henan famine he requested silver and rice for relief, sought dismissal after criticism for delay, and was criticized for failing to oppose the mining and tax agents forcefully enough.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The biography describes the Henan famine relief request, the self-impeachment and rejected resignation, the spread of mining supervisors and tax agents, public suffering, and criticism of his insufficient opposition.
[13]Posthumous honoursHe was repeatedly elevated with Taizi taibao, while Taizi shaobao and Taizi taifu are also associated with his final appointments; he died in office in 1599 and received Shaobao posthumously.
Souyun楊俊民 (47761)The biographies give the Taizi taibao elevation, death in office, and posthumous grant of Shaobao.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The office list additionally records Taizi shaobao in 1598, Taizi taifu and Shaobao in 1599, while the basic record gives the 1599 death year.
[14]CorrespondenceHe received letters from Zhang Juzheng, Mao Kun, Wang Jiaping, He Dongxu, and Yang Yuting, and replies from Xu Xuemo, Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing, He Dongxu, and Zhang Tongde.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The correspondence data names letters sent to him by Zhang Juzheng, Mao Kun, Wang Jiaping, He Dongxu, and Yang Yuting, and replies received from Xu Xuemo, Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing, He Dongxu, and Zhang Tongde.
[15]Commemorative writingsYu Shengan wrote a preface, Wang Jiaping an epitaph, Wang Shugao and Jiang Yingke sacrificial texts, Wang Xijue a tomb inscription, and Fang Yang an academy record.
CBDBYang Junmin (69102)The association data identifies the preface by Yu Shengan, tomb inscription by Wang Jiaping, sacrificial texts by Wang Shugao and Jiang Yingke, tomb inscription by Wang Xijue, and academy record by Fang Yang.
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