Sun Sheng

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• 五十 行第
• 季泉 室名、別號
• 志高 字
• 文恪 諡號

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1. [1] Name, dates, and places Sun Sheng lived from 1501 to 1560 and was a Ming official. His courtesy name was Zhigao, his studio name and sobriquet Jiquan, and his generation designation was Wushi; Yuyao is given as his ancestral place, while Jinyiwei is also listed as an ancestral place and household-register location.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The principal record supplies the name, life dates, and Ming dynasty, while the alternate-name and address entries supply Wushi, Zhigao, Jiquan, Yuyao, and the Jinyiwei ancestral-place and household-register entries.
   • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The profile and biographical text identify him as a Ming native of Yuyao, Zhejiang, born in 1501 and deceased in 1560, with the courtesy name Zhigao and sobriquet Jiquan.
   • WikidataSun Sheng (Q10944650)Wikidata supplies the English name Sun Sheng, describes him as a politician, and gives date values for 1501 and 1560.
2. [2] Family background Sun Sheng’s great-grandfather was Sun Menghong, his grandfather was Sun Xin, his father was Sun Sui, and his mother was Lady Yang; he was Sun Sui’s youngest son.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The kinship entries identify Sun Menghong as the great-grandfather, Sun Xin as the grandfather, Sun Sui as the father, and Lady Yang as the mother.
   • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The biographical text calls Sun Sheng the youngest son of Sun Sui and confirms the father–son relationship.
3. [3] Siblings Sun Sheng had ten elder brothers—Sun Kan, Sun Chi, Sun Ji, Sun Xi, Sun Ji, Sun Zhu, Sun Ben, Sun Tang, Sun Li, and Sun Yao—and three younger brothers, Sun Fang, Sun Jia, and Sun Jun.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The kinship entries list the ten elder brothers Sun Kan, Sun Chi, Sun Ji, Sun Xi, Sun Ji, Sun Zhu, Sun Ben, Sun Tang, Sun Li, and Sun Yao, followed by the younger brothers Sun Fang, Sun Jia, and Sun Jun.
4. [4] Wives and descendants Sun Sheng’s first wife is identified as Lady Han and his second wife as Yang Wenli; his sons were Sun Long, Sun Ting, Sun Kuang, and Sun Zeng, and Sun Rufa was his grandson.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The kinship entries identify Lady Han, Yang Wenli, and another Yang entry as wives, list four sons, and identify Sun Rufa as a grandson; the second-wife name appears as both Yang Wenli and Lady Yang.
5. [5] Examinations The examination entries list Sun Sheng as a licentiate, a provincial recommended candidate, and a jinshi; the recorded ranks for the first two are 72 and 294, while the jinshi result is second in the first class. The biographical texts identify this as the 1535 Jiajing examination, call him bangyan, and name Han Yinglong as the fellow townsman who was the top candidate that year.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The examination entries list the licentiate, provincial recommended candidate, and jinshi statuses, with recorded ranks 72, 294, and first class second place respectively.
   • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The three biographical texts confirm the Jiajing 14 examination, identify the year as 1535, call Sun Sheng bangyan, and name Han Yinglong as the fellow townsman who was the top candidate that year.
6. [6] Career Sun Sheng was appointed a Hanlin Academy compiler, participated in revising the Da Ming Huidian, held the posts of Right Zhongyun, Director of the Imperial Academy, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Left and Right Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Rites, and ultimately became Minister of Rites in Nanjing.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The office entries list the Hanlin compiler, Guozijian jijiu, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Minister of Rites with Nanjing as the location.
   • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The profile and biographical texts add Right Zhongyun, the Hanlin compiler, Guozijian jijiu, the left and right Rites vice-minister posts, the Nanjing Rites ministry, and participation in revising the Da Ming Huidian.
7. [7] Service at the Imperial Academy As Director of the Imperial Academy, Sun Sheng personally formulated its regulations and took the role of a teacher upon himself.
   • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The biography states that, when he was jijiu, he personally set the regulations and assumed the role of a teacher.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The office entries include the post of Guozijian jijiu.
8. [8] Yan Song relationship Sun Sheng was described as a disciple of Yan Song who did not attach himself to Yan Song, and he requested appointment as Minister of Rites in Nanjing to distance himself from him.
   • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The biography calls Sun Sheng a disciple of Yan Song who did not attach himself to him and says that he requested the Nanjing Rites ministry to distance himself from Yan Song.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The association entry identifies Yan Song as the relevant relationship and describes Sun Sheng as his disciple; the office entry gives the Nanjing Rites ministry.
9. [9] Father’s death and avoidance Sun Sui died in 1519 during the calamity involving Prince Ning, Zhu Chenhao; Sun Sheng thereafter never wrote the character ning and never composed birthday congratulatory texts for others.
   • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The biography states that Sun Sui died in the calamity involving Prince Ning, Zhu Chenhao, and that Sun Sheng thereafter avoided writing ning and composing birthday texts for others.
   • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The kinship entries identify Sun Sui as the father and give his death year as 1519.
10. [10] Official conduct Sun Sheng was characterized as incorruptible, upright and uncompromising, and strict in opposing extravagance.
    • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The biographical text describes him as incorruptible, upright and uncompromising, and strict in opposing extravagance.
11. [11] Literary work Sun Sheng was a literary writer who in later life focused on phonology and musical patterns and devoted himself to rhapsody, poetry, and the performing arts; he also had a collected works.
    • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The biographical text describes Sun Sheng’s literary ability, later attention to phonology and musical patterns, and devotion to rhapsody, poetry, and the performing arts; another text notes that he had a collected works.
12. [12] Preface, epitaph, and sacrificial text Sun Sheng wrote a preface for He Liangjun and an epitaph and sacrificial text for Xu Jie.
    • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The association entries identify He Liangjun as the recipient of a preface and Xu Jie as the recipient of an epitaph and a sacrificial text written by Sun Sheng.
13. [13] Stele and biographical writings Sun Sheng wrote epitaphs for eight people, a spirit-way stele for Zheng Shen, and a biographical account for Ji Ben.
    • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The association entries separately list the epitaphs for Wang Jin, Ji Huan, Wu Jiazong, Yue Lun, Sun Bojian, Liu Mu, Luo Wensheng, and Han Lian, as well as the spirit-way stele for Zheng Shen and the biographical account for Ji Ben.
14. [14] Letters and gifts Jiang Bao received a congratulatory text from Sun Sheng; Sun Sheng exchanged letters with Xue Yingqi, Fang Hongjing, Wang Weizhen, and He Liangjun, while Ma Ziqiang and He Dongxu received poems and prose from him.
    • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The association entries list Jiang Bao as receiving a congratulatory text, correspondence involving Xue Yingqi and others, and poems and prose received by Ma Ziqiang and He Dongxu.
15. [15] Posthumous honors The posthumous honors are given in two forms, Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, while the posthumous name is Wenke.
    • CBDBSun Sheng (129752)The office and alternate-name entries list both Taizi Shaobao and Taizi Taibao, as well as the posthumous name Wenke.
    • Souyun孫陞 (44797)The profile and biographical texts give both posthumous-grant forms and the posthumous name Wenk e.
    • WikidataSun Sheng (Q10944650)Wikidata gives Wenke as the posthumous name.