[1]Dates and periodTwo chronological forms are preserved: 1432–1498 and 1437–1499; both identify the same Ming-period figure.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The main record gives the name Zhuang Chang, birth year 1437, death year 1499, and the Ming dynasty.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The profile and biographical texts give the two dates 1432–1498 and 1437–1499 and place him in the Ming period.
WikidataZhuang Chang (Q45428349)The English label is Zhuang Chang and the date values are 1437 and 1499.
[2]IdentityHe is identified as a Ming official, painter, poet, and writer.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The record identifies the dynasty as Ming and lists civil official, painter, poet, and literary ability among his statuses.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The profile places him in the Ming period, while the biographical texts describe his poetry, prose, offices, and collected works.
[3]Variant nameThe profile also writes his name with the character 㫤.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The profile gives the alternate written form 莊㫤.
[4]Courtesy and style namesHis courtesy name is given in several forms, including Kongyang, 孔暘, 孔陽, 孔抃, and 孟暘; he used Dingshan and was known as Dingshan xiansheng.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The alternate-name fields identify 孔暘 and 孔陽 as courtesy names and list 定山 and 定山先生 among his names.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The profile and biographies give 孔旸, 定山, 孔抃, 孟旸, and 定山先生, and explicitly describe the courtesy and style names.
WikidataZhuang Chang (Q45428349)The name and claim values include Kongyang, 孔暘, 孔陽, 定山先生, and 定山.
[5]Birth orderThe alternate-name record gives 四 under the category of birth order.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The entry 四 is classified as 行第, indicating fourth birth order.
[6]Other namesOther recorded names include the eight Chinese forms and their corresponding romanizations listed in the sentence.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The alternate-name fields give both the romanized and Chinese forms of the eight names.
WikidataZhuang Chang (Q45428349)The claim values independently include the corresponding names Tianfengting, Wolinjushi, Shuangquange, Muzhai, Dingshanjushi, Xiyun, and Huoshui.
[7]Native placeHe was from Jiangpu in Yingtian Prefecture, corresponding today to Jiangpu Subdistrict in Nanjing.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The address fields identify Jiangpu as both his native place and household registration place.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The profile maps the hometown to Nanjing's Jiangpu Subdistrict, while the biographies call him a native of Jiangpu in Yingtian Prefecture.
[8]Examination and first appointmentsHe was listed as a shengyuan and provincial recommended candidate, passed the jinshi examination in Chenghua 2, ranked 50th in the third class, became a shujishi, and entered the Hanlin Academy as a compiler.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The examination fields list shengyuan, provincial recommended candidate, and a third-class jinshi ranking of 50; the office fields list the Chenghua 2–3 shujishi appointment.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The biographies state that he passed in Chenghua 2, was changed to shujishi, and was appointed a Hanlin compiler.
[9]Remonstrance and demotionThe biographies connect his joint remonstrance with Zhang Mao and Huang Zhongzhao to the court punishment, demotion to Guiyang, and transfer to the Nanjing Office of Transmission.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The office fields list the Hanlin compiler, Guiyang prefectural judge, and Nanjing Office of Transmission appointments.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The biographies state that his remonstrance against palace lanterns angered the court, led to twenty strokes, and was followed by demotion to Guiyang and transfer to Nanjing.
[10]Mourning and retirementThe biographical accounts record mourning for his mother and then his father, his grief, and more than twenty years at Dingshan.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The two biographies record his return because of mourning, more than twenty years at Dingshan, and the deaths of his mother and father with his ensuing grief.
[11]Hongzhi restoration and officeIn Hongzhi 7 he was recalled on recommendation, resumed the Office of Transmission post, later became a Nanjing Ministry of Personnel langzhong, and held the Seal-Verification Office post from Hongzhi 8 to 10.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The office fields give the Hongzhi 7 Nanjing Office of Transmission post and the Hongzhi 8–10 Seal-Verification Office langzhong appointment.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The biographies describe his Hongzhi recall on recommendation and later appointment as Nanjing Ministry of Personnel langzhong.
[12]Final dismissalHe sought retirement because of illness, the request was not forwarded, and a later metropolitan review dismissed him for age and illness; he died after two years in retirement.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The biographical text records his illness-related request to return, the ministry's failure to forward it, dismissal by Ni Yue at metropolitan review, and death after two years.
[13]Paternal familyHis father was 莊詡, his mother 任氏, his great-grandfather 莊武, and his grandfather is recorded under the two forms 莊志甫 and 莊智甫.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The kinship fields list great-grandfather 莊武, the two grandfather forms 莊志甫 and 莊智甫, father 莊詡, and mother 任氏.
[14]Elder brothersHis elder brothers were 莊文, 莊顒, and 莊昂.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The kinship fields list the three elder brothers 莊文, 莊顒, and 莊昂.
[15]Younger brothersHis younger brothers were 莊旻, 莊昊, 莊昱, 莊晟, 莊晏, 莊昇, 莊杲, and 莊昪.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The kinship fields list the eight younger brothers 莊旻, 莊昊, 莊昱, 莊晟, 莊晏, 莊昇, 莊杲, and 莊昪.
[16]Wife and childrenHis wife was 李氏, his four sons were 莊介, 莊仝, 莊全, and 莊會, and his son-in-law was 張織.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The kinship fields list wife 李氏, sons 莊介, 莊仝, 莊全, and 莊會, and son-in-law 張織.
[17]FriendsThe association fields identify 陳獻章, 羅倫, and 徐志文 as friends.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The association fields mark 陳獻章, 羅倫, and 徐志文 as friends.
[18]Poetry and learningHe cultivated poetry and prose; the accounts associate his prose with explanations of the Taiji diagram and his poetry with the manner of the Jichang Collection.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The status fields identify him as a poet skilled in literary composition.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The biographical and critical texts describe his poetry, the Taiji-diagram meaning in his prose, and the Jichang-Collection manner of his verse.
[19]Development of poetic styleHe was already known for poetry before passing, wrote with painstaking refinement, and became more exuberant and less constrained in old age.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The critical text describes his early poetic reputation, laborious refinement, and later exuberance beyond established forms.
[20]Critical receptionThe collection was printed during his lifetime; some late poems were considered comparable to Tang poetry, while other judgments called his weaker passages rustic.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The critical text says that the collection was printed during his lifetime, praises some late poems as comparable to Tang poetry, and also criticizes weaker passages as rustic.
[21]WorksThe works are represented by the ten-volume Dingshan ji, the ten-volume Dingshan xiansheng ji, and the title Zhuang Dingshan ji.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The text fields list the ten-volume titles 定山集 and 定山先生集.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The biographies give 莊定山集 and 定山集 as titles associated with his works.
[22]Posthumous titleAt the beginning of the Tianqi era he received the posthumous title Wenjie.
CBDBZhuang Chang (67718)The alternate-name field identifies 文節 as a posthumous title.
Souyun莊㫤 (45286)The biographies state that he was posthumously given 文節 at the beginning of the Tianqi era.
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