Wang Ao

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1. 1475 翰林院編修 成化
2. 1482 翰林院編修 成化
3. 1487 翰林院侍講學士 成化
4. 1488 副總裁 弘治
5. 1491 右春坊右諭德 弘治
6. 1492 鄉試官 弘治
7. 1495 侍講學士 弘治
8. 1495 經筵日講官 弘治
9. 1495 翰林院侍讀學士 弘治
10. 1496 左春坊左諭德 弘治
11. 1496 會試考試官 弘治
12. 1497 副總裁官 弘治
13. 1498 侍講學士 弘治
14. 1498 翰林院侍讀學士 弘治
15. 1498 詹事府少詹事 弘治
16. 1499 殿試讀卷官 弘治
17. 1500 吏部右侍郎 弘治
18. 1502 知貢舉官 弘治
19. 1505 吏部右侍郎 弘治
20. 1506 吏部左侍郎 正德
21. 1506 戶部尚書 正德
22. 1506 文淵閣大學士 正德
23. 1506 翰林院學士 正德
24. 1507 太子太傅 正德
25. 1507 少傅 正德
26. 1507 武英殿大學士 正德
27. 1508 廷試讀卷官 正德
28. 1508 會試考試官 正德
29. 1509 總裁官 正德
30. 1491 纂修 弘治

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• 九峰主人 室名、別號
• 二 行第
• 守溪 室名、別號
• 守谿 未詳
• 文恪 諡號
• 清之 未詳
• 濟之 字
• 震澤 室名、別號
• 震澤先生 未詳

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• 詩人
• [為官者：文]
• 博學之人
• 工於文

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Wang Ao lived from 1450 to 1524 and is identified as a Ming official, essayist, and poet.
   • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The record gives his name, lifespan, Ming affiliation, and identities as a poet, civil official, and writer.
   • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biographical entries give the 1450–1524 lifespan and describe him as a major Ming official and literary figure from Wu County.
   • WikidataWang Ao (Q15904946)The entity is named Wang Ao, identified as a Chinese essayist, and assigned the years 1450 and 1524.
2. [2] Courtesy name, sobriquets, and birthplace Wang Ao’s courtesy name was Jizhi; his sobriquets included Shouxi, Zhenze, and Jiufengzhuren, with Shouqi and Qingzhi also attested, and he came from Wu County in present-day Suzhou.
   • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The name and address fields give Jizhi, Shouxi, Zhenze, Jiufengzhuren, Shouqi, Qingzhi, and Wu County, with Jizhi classified as a courtesy name.
   • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biographical entries identify his courtesy name and sobriquet and place him in Wu County, now in Suzhou, Jiangsu.
   • WikidataWang Ao (Q15904946)The name list and name claims independently attest the principal courtesy name and sobriquets.
3. [3] Father and early education Wang Wan received his first county appointment at fifty-five in 1473 and returned to Wu in March 1477; Wang Ao studied with him from childhood.
   • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The kinship fields identify Wang Wan as Wang Ao’s father.
   • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biography gives Wang Wan’s 1473 appointment at age fifty-five, his March 1477 return to Wu, and Wang Ao’s childhood study with his father.
4. [4] Early literary reputation By sixteen, Wang Ao’s prose was being recited by Imperial College students.
   • Souyun王鏊 (50530)Both biographical passages state that Imperial College students recited his writing when he was sixteen.
5. [5] Family Wang Ao’s recorded family included his grandfather Wang Kui, great-grandfather Wang Yanxiang, mother Ye, brother Wang Ming, younger brothers Wang Quan and Wang Qiu, and wife Wu.
   • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The kinship fields name his great-grandfather, grandfather, mother, elder brother, two younger brothers, and wife.
6. [6] Children Wang Yanzhe was the eldest son, and Wang Yanling, Wang Yansuo, Wang Yanzhao, and Wang Yanjie were also recorded as sons.
   • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The kinship fields identify Wang Yanzhe as the eldest son and list four additional sons.
7. [7] Examinations and appointment Wang Ao placed first in the 1474 Yingtian provincial examination; accounts differ over the 1475 examination ranking, while the palace examination places him third in the first rank and he was appointed a Hanlin compiler.
   • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The examination and appointment fields give the first-rank third-place result and the 1475 Hanlin compiler appointment, while the provincial examination rank is one.
   • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biographical passages preserve the differing descriptions of first place and “second person admitted,” and give the first-rank third-place palace result and Hanlin appointment.
8. [8] Reading and distance from power After his appointment he read in seclusion, avoided powerful figures, and did not associate with Zhang Luan despite their connection.
   • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biography says that after becoming a compiler he read behind closed doors, avoided power, and did not associate with Zhang Luan despite their connection.
9. [9] Early offices Wang Ao held successive Hanlin and court offices, served as a Classics Mat lecturer and Vice Minister of Personnel, and left office on mourning.
   • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The office list contains the Hanlin, Spring Palace, Classics Mat, and Personnel appointments named in the sentence.
   • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biographies give the sequence of lecturer, reminder, junior expositor, lecturer-scholar, Classics Mat, and Personnel appointments and state that he left on mourning.
10. [10] Cabinet career Wang Ao rose from Vice Minister of Personnel to cabinet office, Minister of Revenue, Grand Secretary, and senior guardian and preceptor posts between 1500 and 1507.
    • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The appointment fields give the 1500 Personnel promotion, the 1506 left-deputy and Hanlin appointments, the Revenue and Wenyuan offices, and the 1507 guardian, heir-preceptor, and Wuying offices.
    • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biography supplies the Hongzhi and Zhengde dates, months, cabinet entry, concurrent offices, and retention of the ministry.
11. [11] Liu Jin crisis Wang Ao opposed Liu Jin, joined Han Wen in requesting action against the Eight Associates, and resigned after the request failed and he could not avert the crisis affecting civil officials.
    • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biographies describe Wang Ao’s opposition to Liu Jin, the joint memorial for the execution of the Eight Associates, its rejection, and his resignation when he could not save the civil officials.
12. [12] Reputation and retirement Wang Ao was praised for honesty and uprightness, retired in April 1509, continued reading and writing, travelled with poets, and died after fourteen years of retirement.
    • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biography calls him honest and upright, gives the sobriquet 天下穷阁老, and records his April 1509 retirement, literary life, travels, and fourteen-year retirement.
13. [13] Posthumous honors The accounts differ between a posthumous grant of Grand Tutor and Tutor, while they agree on the posthumous name Wenke.
    • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The office list includes Tutor, while the name field classifies Wenke as a posthumous name.
    • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biographies agree on Wenke and preserve the differing posthumous honors of Tutor and Grand Tutor.
    • WikidataWang Ao (Q15904946)The name list and name claim independently attest the form Wenke.
14. [14] Friends and prefaces Zong Yue and Chen Lan were Wang Ao’s fellow examination-year friends, and Wu Kuan wrote prefaces for his books.
    • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The relationship fields identify Zong Yue and Chen Lan as fellow examination-year friends and Wu Kuan as a writer of prefaces for Wang Ao’s books.
15. [15] Learning and literary style Wang Ao was learned and discerning, versed in the classics, rigorous in conduct, polished in prose, and recognized for the grace of his seven-character verse and quatrains.
    • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The status fields describe him as learned, skilled in writing, and a poet.
    • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The literary evaluations describe his classical learning, careful conduct, polished prose, renown for writing, and the unusual grace of his seven-character verse, including “詠落花.”
16. [16] Works and variant titles Wang Ao’s listed works include Gusu Gazetteer, Collected Works of Zhenze, Longer Discourses of Zhenze, Historical Remnants, and the thirty-volume Collected Works of Zhenze; Spring and Autumn Cifu also appears as Chunci Cifu in three volumes.
    • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The works fields list Gusu Gazetteer, Collected Works of Zhenze, Longer Discourses of Zhenze, Historical Remnants in one volume, and Chunci Cifu in three volumes.
    • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biographies list the same works, give the alternative title Spring and Autumn Cifu, and specify thirty volumes for Collected Works of Zhenze.
17. [17] Additional work The one-volume Biography of Luomu is separately listed with Wang Ao as its author.
    • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The works fields list 㒩母傳 in one volume and assign Wang Ao the author role.
18. [18] Yilao Garden and later title During retirement Wang Ao built Yilao Garden in Suzhou, the site later became the Jiangsu Provincial Administration, and he was known as Master of Zhenze.
    • Souyun王鏊 (50530)The biography gives the garden’s location, its Qing-period conversion into the Jiangsu Provincial Administration, and the title Zhenze xiansheng.
    • CBDBWang Ao (34579)The name field lists the title 震澤先生.
    • WikidataWang Ao (Q15904946)The name list also contains the form 震澤先生.