[1]Dates, identity, names, and originThe sources give Zhao Yi’s birth as either 1727 or 1729 and his death as 1814, and identify him as a Qing poet and historian with the stated names and Yanghu origin.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Provides the name, dates, Qing affiliation, courtesy names and sobriquets, poet and historian classifications, and Yanghu origin.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Provides both 1729–1814 and 1727–1814 date forms, the Qing literary and historical identity, the names and sobriquets, and the Yanghu origin.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database趙翼 (A012440)Provides the name, Qing affiliation, Yanghu birthplace, sobriquets, date ranges covering 1727–1728 and 1814–1815, and the description of him as a Qing literary and historical scholar.
WikidataZhao Yi (Q4388724)Provides the English name, Qing poet-and-historian description, Chinese date description, and 1727 and 1814 date values.
[2]Ancestry and fatherThe family evidence identifies Zhao Yi’s direct ancestor, great-grandfather, father, and two grandfathers.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Lists 趙孟堙 as a direct ancestor, 趙敔明 as great-grandfather, 趙惟寬 as father, and 趙斗煃 and 趙福臻 as grandfathers.
[3]Examination and Hanlin appointmentIn 1761 Zhao passed the jinshi examination, ranked third in the palace examination, became a Hanlin compiler, and also had the examination designations 鄉貢舉人 and 明通榜.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Provides the 鄉貢舉人, 進士, and 明通榜 examination entries, the first-rank third-place result, and the compiler appointment.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Provides the Qianlong twenty-sixth-year examination, third-place or first-rank third-place result, compiler appointment, and 1761 Hanlin appointment.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database趙翼 (A012440)Provides the 1761 jinshi degree and Hanlin compiler appointment.
[4]Offices and Grand Council serviceHis offices included the Inner Court, compiler, Shuntian assistant examiner, Grand Council, and Guixi circuit posts, with a third-rank honorary title; the associated years are also supplied.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Lists the offices, Shuntian and Guixi locations, the Qianlong twenty-first-year Grand Council date, and the 1762, 1763, and 1766 assistant-examiner years.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Summarizes his compiler appointment and rise to Guixi.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database趙翼 (A012440)Summarizes his principal appointments as prefect of Zhennan and Guangzhou and military-defense circuit officer of Guixi.
[5]Provincial appointmentsThe sources describe his appointments at Zhennan, Guangzhou, and Guixi, including the opening of the Zhennan granary.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Provides the Qianlong thirty-first-year Zhennan prefecture post, the Qianlong thirty-fifth-year Guangzhou prefecture post, and the Guixi circuit post with their locations and dates.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Provides the 1766 winter Zhennan appointment, granary relief, 1770 transfer to Guangzhou, and promotion the following year, while also summarizing the Zhennan and Guixi posts.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database趙翼 (A012440)Summarizes his Zhennan, Guangzhou, and Guixi military-defense appointments.
[6]Li Shiyao’s staffTwo accounts place Zhao Yi in different Li Shiyao staffs: the Liangguang staff and the 1787 Min-Zhe staff during the Taiwan campaign, with the latter account detailing his military planning and Li’s reliance on him.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)One passage places him in the Liangguang governor-general’s staff; another places him in the Min-Zhe staff during the 1787 Lin Shuangwen campaign and describes his military planning and Li Shiyao’s reliance on him.
[7]Conflicting accounts of retirementThe retirement accounts differ: one gives a 1772 resignation caused by his mother’s illness and teaching at Anding Academy, while the other gives a post-1788 resignation after the Lin Shuangwen campaign and refusal of rewards.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database趙翼 (A012440)Provides the account of a 1772 resignation because of his mother’s illness, return home, teaching at Anding Academy, and reading.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Provides the account of the 1788 post-campaign resignation and refusal of rewards, and also supports the return-home and Anding Academy elements.
[8]Later lifeIn later life Zhao Yi returned home and devoted himself to writing.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)States that he returned to his native place in later life and occupied himself with writing.
[9]SonsZhao Yi had four sons, and the record gives Zhao Tingjun’s dates as 1770–1833.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Lists the four sons and gives Zhao Tingjun’s birth and death years as 1770 and 1833.
[10]Sons-in-lawThe recorded sons-in-law are 沈景蒼, 金裕恩, 高德葆, 湯詒憲, and 蔣純健.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Lists the five sons-in-law and their relationship designation.
[11]GrandchildrenThe family list includes nine grandsons and three great-grandsons.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Lists nine grandsons—趙公桂, 趙公樾, 趙忠𢏺, 趙景謨, 趙僧善, 趙鳴盛, 趙慶齡, 趙覽, and 趙忠弼—and three great-grandsons—趙增某, 趙增祥, and 趙增祿.
[12]FriendsZhao Yi’s recorded friends include 錢大昕, 李調元, 王昶, 孫原湘, 程晉芳, and 張塤.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)The six friendship entries concern 錢大昕, 李調元, 王昶, 孫原湘, 程晉芳, and 張塤.
[13]Other associationsHe was appreciated by 富察傅恆, exchanged poems with 李瑞岡, wrote a preface for a work by 趙秉清, exchanged poetry and prose with 釋悟情, and served as an examiner for 祝德麟.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Provides the appreciation, poetry exchange, preface, poetry-and-prose exchange, and examiner relationships with the five named persons.
[14]Poetic and historical achievementThe sources identify Zhao Yi as a poet and historian, rank his poetry with that of Yuan Mei and Jiang Shiquan, and describe his strength in historiography.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Identifies him as a poet and historian and records a category of being ranked with others.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)States that his poetry was ranked with Yuan Mei and Jiang Shiquan and that he excelled in historical scholarship.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database趙翼 (A012440)Describes him as a Qing literary and historical scholar, ranked with Yuan Mei and especially accomplished in history.
WikidataZhao Yi (Q4388724)Provides the Qing poet-and-historian identity.
[15]Poetic theoryZhao rejected sectarian poetic labels, advocated originality over imitation, drew on Song poetry, and favored a plain, humorous, sometimes mocking manner.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Provides the statements about rejecting schools, drawing on Song poetry, using a plain and joking manner, and advocating originality over imitation.
[16]Contemporary evaluationsHong Liangji and Yuan Mei offered the two quoted assessments of Zhao Yi’s poetry.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Provides the original Chinese assessments attributed to Hong Liangji and Yuan Mei.
[17]Poetic reputationThe sources describe his influence in Qing poetry and the two groupings involving Yuan Mei, Jiang Shiquan, and Zhang Wentao.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Provides the influence statement and the groupings called the Qianlong Three Greats and the Three Greats of Qing xingling poetry.
[18]Historical influenceThe sources connect 《廿二史札記》 with Zhao Yi’s historical reputation and call it one of the three great historical works of the Qing dynasty.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Calls 《廿二史札記》 one of the three great historical works of the Qing dynasty.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database趙翼 (A012440)States that 《二十二史劄記》 brought Zhao Yi renown in historical scholarship.
[19]Principal worksThe principal works and volumes include 《廿二史札記》, 《陔餘叢考》, 《皇朝武功紀盛》, 《甌北詩話》, 《甌北詩集》, and 《簷曝雜記》, with the stated alternative titles.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Provides the original titles and volumes for the principal works, including the alternative 《陔餘叢考四十蘭卷》 entry and the 簷/檐 forms.
Souyun趙翼 (70826)Provides the titles 《廿二史札記》, 《二十二史劄記》, 《陔餘叢考》, 《皇朝武功紀盛》, 《甌北詩話》, 《甌北詩集》, and 《檐曝雜記》.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database趙翼 (A012440)Provides the titles 《二十二史劄記》, 《甌北詩話》, 《陔餘叢考》, and 《皇朝武功紀盛》.
[20]Other works and compilationThe remaining work titles include 《甌北全集》, 《甌北詩鈔》, 《甌北集》, 《唐宋十家詩話》, 《宮史》, 《放翁年譜》, and the compilation 《成語》.
CBDBZhao Yi (56569)Provides the additional titles, their volumes, and the compilation role for 《成語》.