[1]Identity and datesXin Qiji was a Southern Song ci poet and political figure, known also for military expertise, and lived from 1140 to 1207.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The basic person record supplies the name and dates and classifies him as a poet and military specialist.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographical entry identifies him as a Southern Song ci poet and gives the 1140–1207 lifespan.
WikidataXin Qiji (Q1155987)The entity label and descriptions confirm his name, political and poetic identity, and the two life years.
[2]Names and originHis courtesy names, sobriquet, and origin are given as Tanfu, You'an, Jiaxuan or Jiaxuan Jushi, and Licheng in Qizhou.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The name and address records give Tanfu, You'an, Jiaxuan Jushi, and Licheng.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographies state that Tanfu was changed to You'an, give the Jiaxuan sobriquet, and place him in Qizhou Licheng near modern Jinan.
WikidataXin Qiji (Q1155987)The alias claims independently list You'an, Tanfu, and Jiaxuan Jushi.
[3]Early resistanceAfter the fall of the Central Plain, Xin joined the anti-Jin resistance while still young.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biography says that after the Central Plain fell at the end of Jingkang, he led resistance against Jin in his youth.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The status list identifies him as a leader of a loyalist army.
[4]Service under Geng JingIn 1161 Xin joined Geng Jing as secretary, returned to the Song the next year, and received the Tianping military command secretaryship.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biography gives the Shaoxing 31 entry into Geng Jing's force, the following year's return to the Song, the Jiankang reception, and the appointment under Tianping.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The office record dates his Tianping command secretaryship to 1161.
[5]Capture of Zhang AnguoAfter Zhang Anguo killed Geng Jing and defected to Jin, Xin captured him and was transferred to a post at Jiangyin.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biography recounts Zhang Anguo's defection, Xin's return to Haizhou and capture of Zhang, and the subsequent Jiangyin appointment.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The office record gives the 1162 Jiangyin appointment as a signed military judicial post.
[6]Memorials and early officesXin presented 《美芹十論》, served at Jiankang, received an imperial audience, memorialized a restoration strategy, and became prefect of Chuzhou.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographies record the Meiqin memorial, the Qiandao 4 Jiankang appointment, the Qiandao 6 audience and memorial, and the Qiandao 8 Chuzhou appointment.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The office records confirm the Jiankang and Chuzhou postings and their dates.
[7]Chuzhou administrationAt Chuzhou he eased tax levies, attracted displaced people, trained militia, and discussed tuntian.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographical account lists his tax, resettlement, militia, and tuntian measures at Chuzhou.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The office address identifies the Chuzhou posting.
[8]Provincial officesXin served as prefect of Jiangling, Longxing, and Tanzhou and as pacification commissioner in Hubei, Jiangxi, and Hunan.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographies list the three prefectures and the Hubei, Jiangxi, and Hunan pacification commissions.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The appointment records give the prefectural posts and the Hubei, Jiangxi, and Hunan addresses for the pacification offices.
[9]Other regional and central appointmentsHe also held criminal justice, transport, Fuzhou, Fujian, revenue, treasury, and judicial review posts.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographies list the Jiangxi, Jingxi, western Zhejiang, Fuzhou, and Fujian offices, as well as the Feihu Army and its regional strength.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The appointment records supply the regional criminal justice, transport, Fuzhou, Fujian, Tanzhou, revenue, treasury, and judicial review offices.
[10]Dismissal after famine reliefDuring his second term at Longxing, Xin was dismissed after diverting grain boats for famine relief without authorization.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biography gives the unauthorized grain-boat relief action and the resulting dismissal.
[11]Fujian serviceIn Shaoxi 2 he was recalled to criminal justice service in Fujian, became prefect of Fuzhou and pacification commissioner, and was dismissed again.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographies give the Shaoxi 2 recall, the Fujian and Fuzhou appointments, and the subsequent dismissal.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The appointment records confirm the Fujian criminal justice, Fuzhou, and Fujian pacification posts.
[12]Shaoxing and ZhenjiangIn 1203 Xin returned as prefect of Shaoxing and pacification commissioner for eastern Zhejiang, received an honorific appointment, then lost office at Zhenjiang after an improper recommendation.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographies record the Jiatai 3 Shaoxing and eastern Zhejiang appointments, the Bao-mo honorific, the Zhenjiang appointment, and the later dismissal.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The appointment records list Shaoxing, eastern Zhejiang, Bao-mo, and Zhenjiang offices.
[13]Death and posthumous titleSummoned in Kaixi 3, Xin was advanced to a Privy Council post but died before taking it up at age sixty-eight and was posthumously awarded Zhongmin.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographies jointly give the summons, Privy Council advancement, death before appointment, age sixty-eight, and posthumous title.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The appointment record gives the Privy Council post and the name record identifies Zhongmin as a posthumous title.
[14]Ancestry and in-lawsHis recorded family connections include his father, three earlier ancestors, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and clan cousin.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The kinship entries name Xin Wenyu, Xin Zan, Xin Ji, Xin Shigu, Fan Bangyan, Fan Rushan, and Xin Zhu and specify their relationships.
[15]Concubines and daughtersTwo concubines and two daughters are listed, with the daughters married to Fan Yan and Chen Chengfu.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The kinship entries identify the two concubines and the two daughters through their marital relationships.
[16]ChildrenThe family entries list Xin 㔶 and eight sons in order from eldest to eighth.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The kinship entries name Xin 㔶 and identify Xin Zhen through Xin 褎 as eldest, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth sons.
[17]Children's datesThe entries give the birth and death years of Xin 稏 and Xin 褎.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The kinship entries give the birth and death years for Xin 稏 and Xin 褎.
[18]Grandson and friendsThe family entries name a grandson, and the association entries identify Chen Liang, Zhu Xi, and Lu You as friends.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The kinship entry names Xin 鞬 as a grandson, while the association entries classify Chen Liang, Zhu Xi, and Lu You as friends.
[19]Political aimsXin made resistance to Jin and restoration his life's aims, valued achievement, and experienced repeated appointments and dismissals before dying in grief and anger.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The biographies describe his resistance to Jin, commitment to restoration and achievement, repeated reversals in office, and death in grief and anger.
[20]Ci styleHis ci and changduanju were tragic and impassioned, representative of the bold and unconstrained style, and associated with the name Su-Xin alongside Su Shi.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The literary descriptions call his long-and-short lines tragic and intense, identify him with the bold style, and pair him with Su Shi as Su-Xin.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The status entries classify him as a ci poet, poet, and literary figure.
[21]Wuchang farewell poemIn 1179 he moved from the Hubei to the Hunan transport commission and composed 《水調歌頭·折盡武昌柳》 at a farewell banquet in Wuchang.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The entry dates the transfer to late spring 1179 and describes the Wuchang farewell banquet, poem, and emotional tone.
CBDBXin Qiji (30359)The appointment records list transport commissioner posts in the Hubei and Hunan circuits.
[22]Ci collectionsThe transmitted collection titles include 《稼軒詞》 and 《稼軒長短句》.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The literary entries name 《稼軒詞》 and 《稼軒長短句》 among his works.
[23]Transmission of Jiaxuan JiThe accounts disagree over whether 《稼軒集》 was lost or circulated, while also describing later compilations of his poetry.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The two texts give opposing statements about the loss or circulation of 《稼軒集》 and mention the later compilations by Xin Qitai and Deng Guangming.
[24]Biography and poetry scholarshipThe record of later transmission cites a biography in volume 401 of the 《宋史》, Chen Si's 《辛稼軒年譜》, and a second volume of poems collected outside the main corpus.
Souyun辛棄疾 (32928)The work history names the biography in volume 401 of the 《宋史》, Chen Si's 《辛稼軒年譜》, and the second-volume arrangement of poems outside the main collection.
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