Mao Kun

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1. [1] Identity and dates Mao Kun lived from 1512 to 1601 and was a Ming-dynasty scholar, writer, collector of books, and official.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The basic profile gives Mao Kun’s name, years, and Ming affiliation, while the office data establish his official career; the profile gives years rather than exact days.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The profile identifies him as a Ming literary figure and book collector and gives the 1512–1601 lifespan; the biographical text supplies the exact dates and calls him a literary figure and book collector.
   • WikidataMao Kun (Q15927139)The item identifies Mao Kun as a Ming-dynasty politician and scholar and gives the 1512–1601 lifespan, with year-level time values.
2. [2] Names and origin He was styled Shunfu, known as Lumen, associated with the birth-order designation Er, and from Guian in Zhejiang, now part of Huzhou.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The name data give Er as a birth-order designation, Shunfu as the courtesy name, and Lumen as the studio name or sobriquet; the address data give Guian as his native place.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The profile and biographical passages give the names Shunfu and Lumen and place him in Guian, Zhejiang, now within Huzhou.
   • WikidataMao Kun (Q15927139)The name data include the English forms Shunfu and lumen; this source does not supply the birth-order designation Er or the hometown.
3. [3] Early examinations His examination career included the statuses of shengyuan and xianggong juren, but the associated rankings differ: 11 is attached to the student entry, 13 to the provincial-degree entry, while another passage gives the Zhejiang provincial-examination rank as 11.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The examination entries list a thirteenth rank for the xianggong juren entry and an eleventh rank for the shengyuan entry, so the category-to-rank correspondence is not uniform.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical passage calls him the eleventh candidate in the Zhejiang provincial examination, providing the alternate ranking.
4. [4] Jinshi degree In 1538, the seventeenth year of the Jiajing reign, Mao Kun passed the wuxu jinshi examination and was placed 171st in the third class.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The examination data identify the jinshi entry and the third-class, 171st-place ranking.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The three biographical passages confirm the Jiajing seventeenth-year wuxu jinshi degree, with one giving the corresponding year as 1538.
5. [5] Qingyang and Dantu Mao Kun began as magistrate of Qingyang, returned in mourning for his father after two months, lost his mother soon afterward, and resumed office as magistrate of Dantu after the mourning period.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The office data list his magistracies at Qingyang and Dantu.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical passage gives the two-month term at Qingyang, mourning for his father, his mother’s subsequent death, and his reappointment at Dantu.
6. [6] Central-government offices After mourning, he served in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, as assistant prefect at Guangping, and in the Ministry of War at Nanjing before returning to the Ministry of Rites; the Nanjing title is more specifically given elsewhere as langzhong of the Carriage Office.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The office data list the Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Personnel, Guangping assistant-prefect, and Nanjing Ministry of War posts.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical passage places the Nanjing Ministry of War appointment in the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing and says that he soon returned to the Ministry of Rites; it specifies the Nanjing post as langzhong of the Carriage Office.
7. [7] Guangxi and Daming He also held the Guangxi military-commissioner post and became vice commissioner for military affairs at Daming after meritorious action against a Yao uprising, soon retiring afterward.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The office data list a vice commissioner post at Daming.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical passages give the Guangxi military-commissioner and Daming vice-commissioner posts, the merit for suppressing the Yao uprising, and his subsequent retirement.
8. [8] Hu Zongxian and retirement In 1557 Mao Kun served on Hu Zongxian’s staff and, after retiring, lived at home for more than fifty years; the association data also connect him with Hu Zongxian but do not specify the staff appointment.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical passage explicitly gives the 1557 staff appointment and more than fifty years of residence at home after retirement.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The association data connect him with Hu Zongxian through a shrine inscription and praise of Hu’s administrative achievements, but do not state that he served on Hu’s staff.
9. [9] Literary and official associations He followed Tang Shunzhi, wrote a preface for Tang’s work, exchanged letters with him, and also wrote a preface for Shen Lian’s work and sent Shen a letter.
   • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical introduction explicitly says that he followed Tang Shunzhi.
   • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The associations show that he wrote a preface for Tang Shunzhi’s work, received and answered Tang’s letters, wrote a preface for Shen Lian’s work, and sent Shen a letter.
10. [10] Family background His father was Mao Qian (茅遷), his mother Li (李氏), his grandfather Mao Gui (茅珪), and his great-grandfather Mao Gang (茅剛).
    • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The kinship data list great-grandfather 茅剛, grandfather 茅珪, father 茅遷, and mother Li氏.
11. [11] Siblings, wife, and grandson His family included his elder brother 茅乾, five younger brothers, his wife 姚氏, and his grandson 茅元儀, who lived from 1594 to 1644.
    • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The kinship data list the elder brother 茅乾, five younger brothers, wife 姚氏, and grandson 茅元儀 with birth year 1594 and death year 1644.
12. [12] Classical prose and military interest Mao Kun was skilled in classical prose, followed Tang Shunzhi, admired the Han, Liu, Ou, and Zeng traditions and the Su father-and-son writers, and was interested in military affairs.
    • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The status data describe him as skilled in classical prose.
    • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical introduction says that he was skilled in classical prose, followed Tang Shunzhi, admired the Han, Liu, Ou, Zeng, and Su traditions, and liked discussing military affairs.
13. [13] Eight Masters anthology The anthology is titled 《唐宋八大家文鈔》 in one passage and 《唐宋八大家鈔》 in another; it was completed in the second month of 1579 and had a major influence on later literary history.
    • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The two passages use the variant titles 《唐宋八大家鈔》 and 《唐宋八大家文鈔》 and state that the work was completed in the second month of 1579 with substantial later literary influence.
14. [14] Other works His works include the BaHua lou, Yuzhi shanfang, and Shiji titles, as well as the thirty-six-volume collection 《茅鹿門先生文集》.
    • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical passages list the 白華樓, 玉芝山房, and 史記 works and also give the titles 《白華樓》, 《玉芝山房》, and 《耄年》.
    • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The text-title data list the thirty-six-volume collection 《茅鹿門先生文集》.
15. [15] Death and burial Mao Kun died on 22 December 1601, corresponding to the twenty-eighth day of the eleventh month in the twenty-ninth Wanli year, aged ninety, and was buried at Jilong Mountain in Wukang, now in Deqing County.
    • Souyun茅坤 (51061)The biographical passage gives both 22 December 1601 and the twenty-eighth day of the eleventh month of the twenty-ninth Wanli year, and states that he was ninety and was buried at Jilong Mountain in Wukang.
    • CBDBMao Kun (118816)The basic profile confirms the death year as 1601 but gives neither the day nor the burial place.
    • WikidataMao Kun (Q15927139)The time value confirms the death year as 1601 but has no month or day precision.