Jiang Xin

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• 二 行第
• 卿實 字
• 正學先生 室名、別號
• 道林 室名、別號

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• 道士
• 理學家 — 陽明學派
• 思想家

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Citations

1. [1] Name and dates Jiang Xin is dated to 1483–1559, while another biographical passage leaves his death year unspecified.
   • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The name is Jiang Xin and the dates are 1483 and 1559.
   • Souyun蔣信 (50808)One biographical passage gives 1483–1559, while another gives 1483 with an unspecified death year.
   • WikidataJiang Xin (Q45440762)The date values specify birth in 1483 and death in 1559.
2. [2] Dynasty and intellectual position Jiang Xin belonged to the Ming dynasty and is identified as a thinker and a Neo-Confucian of the Yangming school.
   • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The person is placed in the Ming dynasty and classified as a Yangming-school Neo-Confucian and thinker.
   • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographical profile places Jiang Xin in the Ming dynasty.
   • WikidataJiang Xin (Q45440762)The description identifies him as a person of the Ming dynasty.
3. [3] Courtesy name and sobriquet His courtesy name was Qingshi, his style name was Daolin, and he was known as Zhengxue Xiansheng.
   • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The alternate names identify Qingshi as the courtesy name and Zhengxue Xiansheng and Daolin as sobriquets or studio names.
   • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographical text gives the courtesy name Qingshi and style name Daolin, and calls him Zhengxue Xiansheng.
   • WikidataJiang Xin (Q45440762)The English names list Qingshi, Daolin, and Zhengxue Xiansheng as aliases.
4. [4] Hometown Jiang Xin was a native of Wuling County in Changde Prefecture, Huguang; a shorter place-name form is Wuling.
   • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The basic and household addresses are both Wuling.
   • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The profile and biographical passages identify him as a native of Wuling County, Changde Prefecture, Huguang.
5. [5] Family His family included Jiang Mou, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Jing, Lady Wan, Jiang Jie, three named wives, and two sons.
   • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The kinship data names Jiang Mou as great-grandfather, Jiang Cheng as grandfather, Jiang Jing as father, Lady Wan as mother, Jiang Jie as elder brother, Jiang, Li, and Liu as wives, and Jiang Rulin and Jiang Ruchuan as sons.
6. [6] Provincial examination In 1528 Jiang Xin placed ninth in the Yingtian provincial examination of the Wuzi cycle; the xianggong rank is also 97 and the shengyuan rank is 9.
   • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographical text states that in the seventh year of Jiajing (1528) he placed ninth in the Wuzi Yingtian provincial examination.
   • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The examination and school entries give the xianggong rank as 97 and the shengyuan rank as 9.
7. [7] Presented Scholar degree In 1532 Jiang Xin passed the Renchen examination as a Presented Scholar, thirty-sixth in the second class.
   • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographical passages and title list identify him as a Presented Scholar and give the eleventh-year Renchen examination and second-class thirty-sixth place.
   • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The examination entry gives the Presented Scholar degree and second-class thirty-sixth place.
8. [8] Early appointments After the examination Jiang Xin observed administration in the Ministry of Revenue and was selected as Secretary of its Fujian Office.
   • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The career passage and title list give Ministry of Revenue observation and appointment as Secretary of its Fujian Office.
9. [9] Ministry of War title variants His Ministry of War vice-director appointment appears in several forms, including the Office of Carriages and a general Ministry of War office.
   • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The career passage gives promotion to a Ministry of War vice director, while the title list gives the variant Ministry of War office form.
   • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The office list gives both a general Ministry of War vice-director title and the Office of Carriages form.
10. [10] Sichuan and Guizhou offices Jiang Xin served as Surveillance Vice Commissioner in Sichuan and became Education Vice Commissioner in Guizhou in the ninth month of 1540.
    • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographies and title list identify the Sichuan surveillance office and the Guizhou education appointment, including its 1540 date.
    • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The office list gives the Education Vice Commissioner title and associates it with Guizhou.
11. [11] Academies While serving in Guizhou, Jiang Xin established the Zhengxue and Wenming academies.
    • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographical passage states that he established the Zhengxue and Wenming academies.
12. [12] Retirement request In the eighth month of the twenty-second year of Jiajing (1543), he sought retirement because of illness and returned home before awaiting a reply.
    • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The career passage gives the illness, retirement request, eighth month of the twenty-second Jiajing year, and return before a reply.
    • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The office list also includes a retirement entry.
13. [13] Impeachment and dismissal Inspecting Censor Wei Hongmian impeached him for leaving his post without authorization, after which he was removed and reduced to commoner status for acting arbitrarily and playing with the law.
    • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographies give the unauthorized departure, Wei Hongmian's impeachment, the charge of acting arbitrarily and playing with the law, and the resulting removal and reduction to commoner status.
14. [14] Teachers Jiang Xin studied under Wang Shouren and Zhan Ruoshui.
    • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographical passage names Wang Shouren and Zhan Ruoshui as his teachers.
15. [15] Intellectual and religious identities He is identified as a Yangming-school Neo-Confucian and thinker and is also described as a Daoist.
    • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The status entries include Daoist, Yangming-school Neo-Confucian, and thinker.
16. [16] Friendship and preface Jiang Xin was a friend of Ji Yuanheng and wrote a preface for a work by Zhan Ruoshui.
    • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The association entries identify Ji Yuanheng as a friend and connect Zhan Ruoshui with a preface written for his work.
17. [17] Collected writings Jiang Xin had a collected literary work, and Jiang Daolin xiansheng wen cui is a nine-volume work.
    • Souyun蔣信 (50808)The biographical passage states that he had a collected literary work.
    • CBDBJiang Xin (132554)The title entry gives Jiang Daolin xiansheng wen cui and specifies nine volumes.