Han Zhongyan

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Life and career

Through his father’s patronage, he entered office while young and later passed the jinshi examination. His early appointments included Jiangzuo jian zhubu, mishu cheng, a post in the Academy, Mige jiaoli, Tongzhi Taichang liyuan, a judge in Kaifeng Prefecture, Salt and Iron Judge in the Three Offices, assistant prefect of Yongning Army, and Household Section Judge.[3] During Yuanfeng under Emperor Shenzong, he observed mourning for his father; after completing it, he was promoted to Tianzhangge daizhi and appointed prefect of Yingzhou. In Yuanfeng 4, he served as jishizhong on a mission to Liao to offer birthday congratulations, returned to become Minister of Rites, and was appointed prefect of Dingzhou as a direct academician of the Privy Council.[4]

Under Emperor Zhezong, he was summoned as Minister of Revenue and, in Yuanyou 4 (1089), promoted to Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, then made Associate Commissioner and Commissioner of the Privy Council. After Zhezong began ruling personally, he served successively as an academician of the Institute of Literature and prefect of Zhending and Dingzhou, was reduced to the rank of academician of the Zizheng Palace, and became prefect of Daming.[5]

At Huizong’s accession in 1100, he was summoned from the Ministry of Personnel and made menxia shilang. A month later he became Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs concurrently serving as Director of the Central Secretariat, was advanced to Left Vice Director concurrently serving as menxia shilang, and was created Duke of Yiguo. While serving as menxia shilang, he submitted four proposals concerning benevolence, channels for remonstrance, the removal of suspicion, and caution in military affairs. His disagreement with Chief Councillor Zeng Bu led to his removal to Daming; after repeated impeachment, he was demoted four times during Chongning to military vice commandant of Cizhou, retired with the rank of Xuanfeng Dafu, and was entered in the Yuanyou party register.[6]

Among the appointments with stated years, he was Salt and Iron Judge in 1073, Deputy Commissioner of the Revenue Office of the Three Offices in 1078, and Deputy Commissioner of Salt and Iron in 1079–1081;[7] he was Minister of Revenue in 1088, Left Vice Director in 1089, Associate Commissioner of the Privy Council in 1090–1091, Commissioner of the Privy Council in 1092, and Left Vice Director concurrently serving as menxia shilang in 1100–1102.[8]

He died in Daguan 3 (1109), aged seventy-two.[9]

Family and associations

Han Qi was his father. His brothers were Han Cuiyan (1065–1118), Han Chunyan, and Han Duanyan. His first wife, a Lü, lived from 1039 to 1065, and her father was Lü Gongbi; his second wife, also a Lü, lived from 1042 to 1090.[10]

His sons included Han Jinsun (born 1055), Han Misun (born 1056), Han Zhi (1059–1125, the eldest), Han Zao, Han Hao (died 1128), and Han Cheng. His grandsons were Han Wanzhou, Han Hongzhou, Han Anzhou, Han Baozhou, Han Changzhou, Han Zhuangzhou, and Han Zhaozhou.[11]

His daughters’ husbands were Cai Cheng, Feng Xun, Wang Chuanyue, Wang Pengyue, and Liu C, in the recorded order of the daughters. Politically, Wu Cai impeached him, Chen You opposed the proposed impeachment, and Xu Ji supported him.[12] Bi Zhongyou wrote his biography, Liu Zhi composed a sacrificial text, Han Zhongyan wrote the epitaph of Wen, the wife of his eldest son, erected steles for Han Yizhou, Han Gu, and Han Haiseng, and received a letter from Mao Pang.[13]

Writings

His works included the twenty-juan Zouyi, ten-juan Jiazhuan, thirty-juan Wenji, and one-juan Weigong xingshi; two poems by him are included in the transmitted corpus.[14]

TimelineCBDB

  1. 1073 三司鹽鐵判官
  2. 1078 三司戶部副使
  3. 1079 三司鹽鐵副使
  4. 1088 尚書省戶部尚書
  5. 1089 尚書省左丞
  6. 1090 簽書樞密院事
  7. 1092 知樞密院事
  8. 1100 尚書左僕射兼門下侍郎

Office recordsCBDB

OfficeFromToEraPosting
三司鹽鐵判官10731073Era unknown宋朝
三司戶部副使10781078Era unknown宋朝
三司鹽鐵副使10791081Era unknown宋朝
尚書省戶部尚書10881088Era unknown宋朝
尚書省左丞1089Era unknown宋朝
簽書樞密院事10901091Era unknown宋朝
知樞密院事1092Era unknown宋朝
尚書左僕射兼門下侍郎11001102Era unknown宋朝
Year unknown11
OfficeEraPosting
丞相Era unknownUnknown
中大夫Era unknownUnknown
兩府Era unknown磁州
卿Era unknownUnknown
同知樞密院事Era unknownUnknown
國公Era unknownUnknown
宣奉大夫Era unknownUnknown
封駁司Era unknownUnknown
樞密直學士Era unknownUnknown
觀文殿大學士Era unknownUnknown
門下侍郎Era unknownUnknown

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
父韓琦1008–1075
第一任妻父呂公弼1007–1073
弟韓粹彥1065–1118
弟韓純彥–
弟韓端彥–
第一任妻呂氏(韓忠彥妻)1039–1065
第二任妻呂氏(韓忠彥妻)1042–1090
子韓錦孫1055–
子韓密孫1056–
長子; 第一子韓治1059–1125
次子韓澡–
三子韓浩–1128
四子韓澄–
孫韓完冑–
孫韓宏冑–
孫韓安冑–
孫韓寶冑–
孫韓昌冑–
孫韓莊冑–
孫韓昭冑–
長女婿蔡承–
二女婿馮詢–
四女婿王朋約–
五女婿劉C–
三女婿王傳約–

AliasesCBDB

  • 儀國公 未詳
  • 師樸 字
  • 文定 諡號

StatusCBDB

  • 結社
  • [財政官員]
  • 入元祐黨籍者
  • [宰執]

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
吳材被吳材彈劾1103–
陳祐遭到陳祐的反對/攻訐–
徐勣得到徐勣的支持–
畢仲游墓誌銘由畢仲游所作1103–
文氏(韓治妻)為文氏(韓治妻)作墓誌銘–
曾布不合–
劉摯祭文由劉摯所作1103–
畢仲游行狀由畢仲游所作–
毛滂被致書由毛滂–
韓翼胄為 韓翼胄 墓/碑立石1096–
韓固為 韓固 墓/碑立石1096–
韓海僧為 韓海僧 墓/碑立石1096–

ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
科舉: 進士(籠統)
恩蔭、蔭補(籠統)

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
奏議(韓忠彥):二十卷
家傳:十卷
文集(韓忠彥):三十卷
魏公行事:一卷

Citations

  1. [1] Identity The biographical texts and identity fields jointly establish Han Zhongyan’s name, dates, and status as a Northern Song political figure.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The basic fields provide his name, birth year, death year, and Song affiliation.
    • Souyun韓忠彥 (34449)The biographical entries and profile give his name, life dates, and Northern Song identity.
    • WikidataHan Zhongyan (Q16076358)The English label, description, and date statements confirm the same identity and dates.
  2. [2] Courtesy name, origin, and titles His courtesy name was Shipu; he came from Anyang in Xiangzhou, was Han Qi’s eldest son, became Duke of Yiguo, and received the posthumous name Wending.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The alternate-name and address fields give Shipu, Yiguo gong, Wending, the posthumous-title classification, and Anyang.
    • Souyun韓忠彥 (34449)The biographies and profile identify his courtesy name, origin, eldest-son relationship, and enfeoffment as Yiguo gong.
    • WikidataHan Zhongyan (Q16076358)The English names list Shipu, Wending, and Yiguo gong.
  3. [3] Early career He entered office through paternal protection, passed the jinshi examination, and held a sequence of early posts.
    • Souyun韓忠彥 (34449)The biographies and title list support the paternal appointment, jinshi success, and the sequence of early offices.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The examination, protection, and office fields support the jinshi, paternal protection, and Three Offices appointment.
  4. [4] Shenzong period During Yuanfeng he observed mourning for his father, then held the Tianzhangge and Yingzhou appointments, served on a mission to Liao, became Minister of Rites, and went to Dingzhou.
    • Souyun韓忠彥 (34449)The biographies and title list support the mourning, Yingzhou, Liao mission, Ministry of Rites, and Dingzhou appointments.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The office list confirms the direct academician of the Privy Council.
  5. [5] Zhezong period Under Zhezong he advanced from the Ministry of Revenue to leadership of the Privy Council and later served in several prefectures.
    • Souyun韓忠彥 (34449)The biographies, title list, and time annotation support the Yuanyou promotions and the later prefectural appointments; Yuanyou 4 is 1089.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The office list confirms the Ministry of Revenue, Left Vice Director, Associate Commissioner, and Commissioner posts.
  6. [6] Huizong period and fall He entered the central government under Huizong, submitted four proposals, fell out with Zeng Bu, and ended his career in demotion and retirement.
    • Souyun韓忠彥 (34449)The biographies and title list support the Huizong appointments, four proposals, disagreement with Zeng Bu, demotions, retirement, and party-register status.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The office, status, and association fields add the menxia shilang, chief councillor, Xuanfeng Dafu, Left Vice Director, party-register, and Zeng Bu details.
  7. [7] Dated appointments first group The office dates give the first group of dated appointments.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The office fields give the three titles and their 1073, 1078, and 1079–1081 dates.
  8. [8] Dated appointments second group The office dates give the later dated appointments.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The office fields give the five later titles and their 1088–1102 dates.
  9. [9] Death He died in Daguan 3, or 1109, at the age of seventy-two.
  10. [10] Family The family data identify his father, brothers, two wives, and the first wife’s father.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The kinship fields identify Han Qi, the three brothers, the first wife and her father, and the second wife, with their available dates.
  11. [11] Children and grandchildren The kinship data list six sons and seven grandsons.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The kinship fields list the six sons, identify Han Zhi as the eldest, give the available dates, and list the first four grandsons.
  12. [12] Family associations The kinship and association fields provide the daughters’ husbands and the documented political connections.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The fields list the five sons-in-law and the political connections involving Wu Cai, Chen You, and Xu Ji.
  13. [13] Literary and epigraphic associations Bi Zhongyou wrote his biography, Liu Zhi composed a sacrificial text, Han Zhongyan wrote an epitaph and erected three steles, and Mao Pang sent him a letter.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The association fields identify the biography, sacrificial text, epitaph, three steles, and Mao Pang’s letter.
  14. [14] Writings Four works are listed with their lengths, and two poems are transmitted.
    • CBDBHan Zhongyan (644)The texts fields list the four works and their juan lengths.
    • Souyun韓忠彥 (34449)The biographical entries mention his collected works and memorials and state that two poems are included.