Ouyang Xuan

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1. 1329 藝文監少監同檢校書籍事 天曆
2. 1345 翰林國史院翰林學士承旨 至正

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• 原功 字
• 圭齋 室名、別號
• 文 諡號

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity The sources identify him as Ouyang Xuan, give conflicting birth years of 1273 and 1283, and agree on his death in 1357; they place him in the Yuan and associate him with official and literary activity.
   • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The main record names Ouyang Xuan, gives 1283–1357, identifies the dynasty as Yuan, and classifies him as a civil official.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The profile and biographical text give 1273–1357, identify him as a Yuan native of Liuyang, and note his literary reputation.
   • WikidataOuyang Xuan (Q4340278)The English label is Ouyang Xuan, and the description explicitly summarizes the dates as 1273 or 1283–1357 and places him in the Yuan dynasty.
2. [2] Style name and sobriquet His zi was Yuangong, with the variant characters 元功, and his hao was Guizhai.
   • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The alternate-name fields identify 原功 as his zi and 圭齋 as his studio name or sobriquet; they do not themselves provide the 元功 variant.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographical entries use 原功, 元功, and 圭齋, identifying them as the style name and sobriquet variants.
   • WikidataOuyang Xuan (Q4340278)The name claims list 原功, 元功, and 圭齋.
3. [3] Origins and native place He was associated with Liuyang in Tan Prefecture, while his forebears were from Luling in Jiangxi, were said to descend from Ouyang Xiu, and later moved to Liuyang.
   • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The basic-address entry identifies his native place as Liuyang Prefecture.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The profile calls him a native of Tan Liuyang, and the biographical text places his forebears in Luling, identifies their descent from Ouyang Xiu, and describes their move to Liuyang in Hunan.
4. [4] Family His father was Ouyang Longsheng, who rose to become a professor in the Daozhou Circuit; his younger agnatic cousin was Ouyang Gongjin, and his son Ouyang Dalao lived from 1319 to 1340.
   • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The kinship fields identify his father, younger cousin, and son, and give his son's birth and death years.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographical text states that Ouyang Longsheng served under the Yuan and rose to be a professor in the Daozhou Circuit.
5. [5] Early education He studied with Zhang Guanzhi in childhood, gained an early literary reputation, and was described as able to recite at eight and compose accomplished prose at fourteen.
   • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The association entry identifies Zhang Guanzhi as his teacher.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographies state that he studied with Zhang Guanzhi, was known for his writing, could recite at eight, and composed prose at fourteen.
6. [6] Presented Scholar examination In 1315, he was first recommended from the provincial tribute quota, passed the jinshi examination, and is given a third-place ranking in one account.
   • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The examination entry confirms that he passed the jinshi examination but does not specify a rank.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographies place his jinshi success in the second year of Yanyou or the Yanyou yi-mao year, after a first recommendation from the provincial tribute quota; one gives him third place.
7. [7] Early offices He served as associate prefect of Pingjiang, magistrate of Wuhu and Wugang, professor and supervisory officer in the Imperial Academy, and Hanlin Academician-in-Waiting; in the Tianli era he became a vice director of the Directorate of Arts and helped compile the Jingshi dadian.
   • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The office entries list the Pingjiang associate prefecture, the magistracies of Wuhu and Wugang, the Imperial Academy posts, the Hanlin waiting office, and the Tianli-era Arts Directorate appointment with book-checking duties.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographies give the sequence of appointments and state that he became a vice director of the Directorate of Arts and helped compile the Jingshi dadian.
8. [8] Veritable records In 1333, he became a Hanlin Direct Academician and was ordered to compile the veritable records of four Yuan emperors.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographical text connects his appointment as Hanlin Direct Academician and the compilation of the four imperial veritable records with Yuantu year six (1333).
9. [9] Three histories and Hanlin office After taking leave at the beginning of Zhizheng, he was recalled as chief editor of the Song, Liao, and Jin histories and became Academician-in-chief of the Hanlin Academy after their completion.
   • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The office entry lists him as Hanlin Academician-in-chief in the fifth year of Zhizheng, 1345.
   • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographies state that he took leave as an academician, was recalled to lead the three histories, and became Hanlin Academician-in-chief after they were completed.
10. [10] Length and scope of career His career exceeded forty years and included repeated service in the Imperial Academy and Hanlin Academy, literary examinations, chief examinerships, and reading examination papers.
    • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographical account gives the length of his career, the numbers of his Academy and Hanlin appointments, and his examination responsibilities.
11. [11] Huguang office An office entry additionally assigns him the post of Right Vice Chancellor of the Huguang Branch Secretariat.
    • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The office entries list the Right Vice Chancellor of the Central Secretariat in the Huguang Branch and place it in the Zhizheng period.
12. [12] Death in Dadu He died in Dadu in 1357, the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, at the age of eighty-five; the account links his death to blocked communications in central China.
    • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The main record confirms the year of death as 1357.
    • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographies place his death in Dadu in the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, mention the blocked route through central China, and give his age as eighty-five; another account calls it a death from illness in Dadu.
13. [13] Posthumous honors He was posthumously granted the titles Grand Minister of State and Pillar of State, enfeoffed as Duke of Chu, and given Wen as his posthumous name.
    • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The alternate-name field gives Wen as his posthumous name, and the office list includes Grand Minister of State.
    • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographical accounts explicitly state the posthumous grants of Grand Minister of State and Pillar of State, his enfeoffment as Duke of Chu, and his posthumous name Wen.
14. [14] Historical compilation His work included the four imperial veritable records, the Taiping jingguo, Zhizheng tiaoge, and Jingshi dadian, as well as participation in the three dynastic histories.
    • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographies list the three institutional works, the four imperial veritable records, and his participation in the histories of Song, Liao, and Jin.
15. [15] Court and commemorative prose His writing supplied court documents and proclamations and was prized for inscriptions connected with mountains, religious establishments, and elite tombs.
    • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographies say that many court documents and proclamations came from his hand and that mountains, religious establishments, and the tomb inscriptions of eminent people prized his writing.
16. [16] Titles of writings The Guizhai wenji is transmitted in fifteen juan; other associated titles include four additional works in the catalogue, with Kuiche zhi explicitly assigned an author role, while another account gives the title Kuidong ji.
    • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The catalogue lists 河防記, 拯荒事略, 元憲臺通紀續集, 圭齋文集, and 睽車志一卷; the last is explicitly marked as authored, while the roles of the first four are unspecified.
    • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The biographical entries identify the Guizhai wenji and give it fifteen juan; another entry supplies the title Kuidong ji.
17. [17] Extent and loss of writings The biographical account says that his writings reached more than one hundred fascicles after he passed the examination, that the manuscripts kept at his Liuyang home were destroyed in warfare, and that the surviving portion was recorded during seven years in Yan.
    • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The account gives the scale of his writings, the destruction of the Liuyang manuscripts in war, and the seven-year Yan period represented by the surviving record.
18. [18] Friendships The association entries identify Yu Ji and Jie Xisi as friends and describe Zheng Shen as connected with him through close literary exchange.
    • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The association records classify Yu Ji, Jie Xisi, and Zheng Shen as friends, with the Zheng Shen entry specifying a close literary relationship.
19. [19] Yu Ji's recommendation Yu Ji's father Jingzhai was teaching in Tan Prefecture when he read Xuan's writing, sent it to Yu Ji, predicted that the two would rival each other, and thereby led Yu Ji to recommend Xuan to the court.
    • Souyun歐陽玄 (39472)The account details Jingzhai's teaching post in Tan, his reaction to Xuan's writing, the manuscript sent to Yu Ji, the prediction of equal achievement, and Yu Ji's recommendation of Xuan to the court.
20. [20] Prefaces The association records list prefaces by Ouyang Xuan for works by Su Tianjue, Yu Ji, Cheng Jufu, Liu Shen, and Song Jiong.
    • CBDBOuyang Xuan (10815)The association records separately identify prefaces by Ouyang Xuan for works by Su Tianjue, Yu Ji, Cheng Jufu, Liu Shen, and Song Jiong.