[1]Life datesHao Jing was born in 1223 and died in 1275; the date values differ in their day-level detail but agree on the years.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The basic person record gives 1223 as the birth year and 1275 as the death year.
Souyun郝經 (40248)Two biographical entries explicitly give the life span as 1223–1275.
WikidataHao Jing (Q15920243)The date claims give a birth year of 1223 and death dates in 1275, with differing day values.
[2]IdentityHao Jing is identified as a Yuan official, thinker, and poet associated with Neo-Confucian learning.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The basic person record places him in the Yuan and classifies him as a literary official and thinker.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The profile places him in the early Yuan and lists Hanlin and national-trust offices; the biographical entry calls him a Neo-Confucian thinker and poet.
WikidataHao Jing (Q15920243)The English description identifies him as a Yuan dynasty official.
[3]Names and originHis courtesy name was Bochang, his posthumous name Wenzhong, and his home was Lingchuan in Zezhou, now part of Jincheng, Shanxi.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The basic person record gives the courtesy name Bochang, the posthumous name Wenzhong, and Lingchuan as his native place.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographies and profile identify him as a native of Zezhou Lingchuan, now Jincheng in Shanxi, and confirm his courtesy and posthumous names.
WikidataHao Jing (Q15920243)The English name data supplies the forms Bochang and Wenzhong.
[4]GrandfatherHao Jing's grandfather was Hao Tianting.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographical entries identify him as the grandson of Hao Tianting.
[5]Migration and early educationAfter the Jin fell, Hao Jing moved with his family to Shuntian, lodged with Zhang Rou and Jia Fu, read widely, tutored their sons, and discussed poetic and prose composition with Yuan Haowen.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographies describe the move to Shuntian after Jin fell, his lodging with Zhang Rou and Jia Fu, his wide reading, successive appointment as tutor to their sons, and his discussion of poetry and prose with Yuan Haowen.
[6]Career entryA career entry lists the post of muguan, associates it with recruitment into office, and gives 1260 as its starting year.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The career data gives the post muguan, the year 1260, and recruitment as the mode of entry.
[7]Summons to KublaiWhen Kublai established his appanage as imperial prince, Hao Jing was summoned to an audience.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographies describe Kublai's appanage and the summons that brought Hao Jing to an audience.
[8]Policy memorialDuring the Jing-E campaigns, Hao Jing argued that Song should not yet be conquered, advocated moral cultivation and beneficence, and was later made a deputy in the pacification offices.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographical account gives his memorial on Song, his advice to cultivate virtue and distribute beneficence while awaiting the right moment, and his appointment as deputy in the listed pacification offices.
[9]Hanlin titlesAfter Kublai's accession in the first year of Zhongtong, Hao Jing's title is given as Hanlin shidu xueshi, while the embassy is also associated with Hanlin shijiang xueshi.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographies confirm the Zhongtong appointment as Hanlin shidu xueshi, while another biography and the profile preserve the Hanlin shijiang xueshi form.
[10]Embassy to SongHao Jing carried a golden tiger tally, served as national-trust envoy, and took a letter to Song to negotiate peace.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biography records the golden tiger tally, the national-trust embassy, and the letter carried to Song for peaceful relations.
[11]Detention at ZhenzhouJia Sidao claimed credit for lifting the siege of Ezhou and detained Hao Jing at Zhenzhou because he feared the mission would reveal the situation.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographies agree that Jia Sidao detained Hao Jing at Zhenzhou and give the credit for the lifting of the Ezhou siege and fear of disclosure as the stated context.
[12]Years in detentionHao Jing was held in Zhenzhou for sixteen years, from 1260 to 1275.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The three biographies confirm sixteen years of detention in Zhenzhou or Song, with one giving the span 1260–1275.
[13]Return and deathAfter Boyan's southern campaign in the eleventh year of Zhiyuan, Hao Jing was courteously released and returned north, then died of illness at Yanjing at age fifty-three.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biography records Boyan's campaign, Hao Jing's courteous return, and his death from illness at Yanjing at age fifty-three.
[14]Posthumous honorsHao Jing was successively granted the honors of Grand Academician of the Zhaowen Hall, Situ, and Duke of Ji, and received Wenzhong as his posthumous name.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographies give the successive honors and the posthumous name Wenzhong.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The basic person record gives Wenzhong as the posthumous name.
[15]Father and affinal familyHis father was Hao Siwen, his brother Hao Yi, and his sons-in-law Wang Liangjie and Xiao Jie.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The kinship data identifies his father Hao Siwen and his dates, his brother Hao Yi, and his sons-in-law Wang Liangjie and Xiao Jie.
[16]ChildrenHis listed sons were Hao Abao, Hao Achang, and Hao Cailin; the first two are each marked as eldest or first son, while Cailin is marked as the third son, with dates given for the first two.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The kinship data lists Hao Abao, Hao Achang, and Hao Cailin as sons, gives dates for the first two, and supplies their stated birth order.
[17]Zhang and JiaHao Jing was a retainer of Zhang Rou and Jia Fu and composed epitaphs for both.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The association data identifies Hao Jing as a retainer of Zhang Rou and Jia Fu and as the author of epitaphs for both.
[18]Biographies and epitaphsSong Lian and Wang Yun are identified as biographers of Hao Jing, while Lu Zhi and Yan Fu are identified as authors of his epitaphs.
CBDBHao Jing (29510)The association data names Song Lian and Wang Yun as biographers and Lu Zhi and Yan Fu as epitaph authors.
[19]Practical learningHao Jing treated learning as something that should be useful, and severe confinement during his detention led him to devote greater effort to writing.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographies describe learning directed toward practical use and intensified writing under the pressure of confinement at Zhenzhou.
[20]Principal worksHis works include 《續後漢書》, 《春秋外傳》, 《易外傳》, 《太極演原》, and 《陵川文集》.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The biographies and literary profile jointly attest the listed works, with the literary entry giving the complete group of titles.
[21]Alternative titlesThe titles 《陵川集》, 《易春秋外傳》, and 《太極演》 also occur in the preserved title forms.
Souyun郝經 (40248)One biography uses 《陵川集》, while another gives the forms 《易春秋外傳》 and 《太極演》.
[22]Corpus sizeThe corpus is variously described as consisting of several juan or several hundred juan.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The two biographical entries give differing descriptions of the corpus size, one saying several juan and the other several hundred juan.
[23]Printing and styleIn the fifth year of Yanyou the collection was ordered to be printed by Jiangxi provincial authorities; his prose was expansive, his poetry rugged and unusual, and his Zhenzhou poems especially mournful.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The literary entry records the Yanyou printing order and characterizes the prose, poetry, and Zhenzhou poems in these terms.
[24]Yellow Crane Tower poemAt Wuchang in the late Song and early Yuan, Hao Jing wrote the five-character old-style poem 《黃鶴樓》, whose imagery includes the tower, local landscapes, famous sites, legends, and historical reflection.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The profile records the five-character old-style poem 《黃鶴樓》 at Wuchang and describes its landscape, sites, legends, and historical feeling.
[25]Goose letter and integrityOn his return north, a goose shot at Jinming Lake was found carrying a silk note with a poem and Hao Jing's signature as national-trust envoy at Zhenzhou; because north and south were cut off, it retained the obsolete Zhongtong date, and Yuan writers compared his integrity with that of Su Ziqing.
Souyun郝經 (40248)The literary entry gives the goose episode, the complete silk-note poem and signature, the obsolete era date caused by the separation of north and south, and the comparison with Su Ziqing.