Fan Zhongyan

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1. 1028 三司判官 天聖
2. 1033 知某州軍州事
3. 1034 知某州軍州事
4. 1035 天章閣待制 景祐
5. 1035 尚書省吏部員外郎 景祐
6. 1035 尚書省禮部司員外郎 景祐
7. 1035 知某府軍府事 景祐
8. 1037 知某州軍州事
9. 1039 知某州軍州事
10. 1040 三館 康定
11. 1040 安撫副使 康定
12. 1040 尚書省戶部戶部司郎中
13. 1040 知某州軍州事
14. 1040 知某府軍府事
15. 1042 尚書省左司郎中
16. 1042 知某州軍州事
17. 1043 參知政事 慶曆
18. 1043 樞密副使 慶曆
19. 1044 宣撫使 慶曆
20. 1045 右諫議大夫
21. 1045 知某州軍州事
22. 1045 資政殿學士
23. 1049 起居郎
24. 1049 門下省給事中

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• 希文 字
• 文正 諡號
• 朱說 别名、曾用名
• 龍圖老子 室名、別號

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• 理學家
• [宰執]

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Fan Zhongyan lived from 989 to 1052 and was a Northern Song statesman, writer, poet, and Neo-Confucian scholar.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The biographical record gives Fan Zhongyan's name, life dates, Song affiliation, and the classifications of Neo-Confucian scholar and chief councillor.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The profile and four biographical entries jointly provide his name, dates, Northern Song setting, and literary identity.
   • WikidataFan Zhongyan (Q381822)The entity describes him as a Chinese poet, politician, philosopher, and writer and supplies the 989 birth year and 1052 death year.
2. [2] Courtesy name and origin Fan Zhongyan's courtesy name was Xiwen; he came from Wu County in Suzhou, modern Suzhou in Jiangsu, and had ancestral roots in Binzhou.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The structured record identifies Xiwen as the courtesy name, Wu County as the native place, and Binzhou as the ancestral place.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The profile gives Wu County in Suzhou as modern Suzhou, Jiangsu, while the biographical entries describe the earlier connection with Binzhou.
   • WikidataFan Zhongyan (Q381822)The name list gives Xiwen as an alias, and the entity links the person to a birthplace item.
3. [3] Former name and posthumous name He had used the personal name Zhushuo, was also known as Longtu Laozi, and received the posthumous name Wenzheng.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The alternative-name data identifies Zhushuo as a former name, Longtu Laozi as a studio name or sobriquet, and Wenzheng as the posthumous name.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The profile and biographies list Longtu Laozi, Xiwen, Wenzheng, and Zhushuo, and state that he restored his surname after entering service.
   • WikidataFan Zhongyan (Q381822)The name list and name claims include Longtu Laozi, Zhushuo, and Wenzheng.
4. [4] Early family circumstances His father was Fan Yong; after his mother remarried into the Zhu family of Changshan, he took their surname and was named Zhu Shuo.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The kinship data identifies Fan Yong as his father in two entries.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)Two biographies state that he lost his father as a child, that his mother remarried into the Zhu family of Changshan, and that he then used the Zhu surname and name Shuo.
   • WikidataFan Zhongyan (Q381822)The entity also links him to a father item, corroborating the paternal relationship.
5. [5] Examination and first appointments In 1015, Fan Zhongyan earned the jinshi degree, held the Guangde jun 司理參軍 post, then the Bozhou 節度推官 post, and restored his surname and personal name after entering government service.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The examination entry identifies the jinshi qualification, while the name fields preserve Zhushuo and Fan Zhongyan.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographies give the 1015 jinshi success, the Guangde and Bozhou appointments, and the restoration of his surname and personal name.
6. [6] Remonstrance and local office He was outspoken at court, suffered repeated demotions, held the posts of Palace Library Collator and Right Remonstrator, and later acted as prefect of Kaifeng; in 1036 he submitted the Hundred Officials Chart and was sent to Rao, Run, and Yue.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographies describe his outspoken service, the Palace Library and remonstrance posts, acting prefecture of Kaifeng, the 1036 Hundred Officials Chart, conflict with Lü Yijian, and the three prefectures.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The office data confirms the acting Kaifeng appointment and the Rao, Run, and Yue postings.
7. [7] Shaanxi frontier career In 1040, Fan Zhongyan became Shaanxi Vice Commissioner for Pacification and prefect of Yanzhou, later holding the Huanqing pacification and border-defense posts and serving in Yaozhou and Qingzhou alongside Han Qi and Wen Yanbo in the defense against Western Xia.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographies provide the 1040 Shaanxi and Yanzhou appointments, later Huanqing and border-defense commands, the Yaozhou and Qingzhou postings, the association with Han Qi and Wen Yanbo, and the defense of Western Xia.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The office data confirms the 1040 Shaanxi pacification appointment, Yanzhou, the border-defense title, Huanqing, and Qingzhou.
8. [8] Central promotion In 1043, he became a vice commissioner in the Bureau of Military Affairs and was soon appointed vice chief councillor.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographies state that he entered as vice commissioner and then became vice chief councillor in Qingli's third year.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The office data lists both 1043 appointments: vice commissioner and vice chief councillor.
9. [9] Other offices His other offices included Tianzhang Palace Academician-attendant, Right Admonition Grand Master, Zizheng Palace Academician, Gentleman for Palace Audiences, and Vice Minister of Revenue.
   • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The title list includes the Tianzhang Palace, right admonition, Zizheng Palace, palace audience, and revenue offices.
   • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The office data confirms the corresponding Chinese office titles, including Tianzhang Palace Academician-attendant, Right Admonition Grand Master, Zizheng Palace Academician, Gentleman for Palace Audiences, and Vice Minister of Revenue.
10. [10] Qingli reforms As vice chief councillor, Fan Zhongyan submitted a ten-point memorial addressing accumulated abuses and proposed clarifying promotion and demotion, restricting irregular advancement, and refining the examinations as part of the Qingli reforms.
    • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographies describe the ten-point memorial, list its proposals on promotion, favoritism, and examinations, and identify him with the Qingli reforms.
    • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The office and status data confirm his service as vice chief councillor and chief councillor.
11. [11] End of reform and later offices After Xia Song and others attacked him, the reform program ended; Fan left the central government for Binzhou with responsibility for four Shaanxi circuits and later served in Deng, Hang, Qing, and Ying.
    • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographies give Xia Song's attack, Fan's removal from office, the Binzhou and four-circuit pacification assignment, and the later prefectures.
    • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The office data confirms the 1045 Zizheng Palace appointment and the Binzhou, Qingzhou, and Yingzhou postings.
12. [12] Death and posthumous honors At the end of his career he was Vice Minister of Revenue and prefect of Qingzhou; in 1052 he was transferred to Yingzhou, died on the way at sixty-four, received the posthumous name Wenzheng, and was buried after dying at Xuzhou in Henan.
    • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographies state his final offices, the 1052 transfer to Yingzhou, death on the journey at age sixty-four, and posthumous name Wenzheng.
    • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The office, name, and address data confirm the revenue office, Qingzhou and Yingzhou postings, 1052 death year, Wenzheng, Xuzhou as the place of death, and Henan as the burial place.
    • WikidataFan Zhongyan (Q381822)The entity gives a 1052 death-date value and lists Wenzheng as an alias.
13. [13] Poetry, prose, and ci Fan Zhongyan wrote poetry, prose, and ci lyric poetry.
    • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographical entry explicitly describes him as skilled in poetry, prose, and ci.
    • WikidataFan Zhongyan (Q381822)The entity description identifies him as a poet, writer, and Northern Song political figure.
14. [14] Record of Yueyang Tower His late essay Record of Yueyang Tower contains the celebrated line about putting the realm's worries before one's own and its joys afterward, which became widely recited.
    • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographical entry identifies Record of Yueyang Tower as a late work and gives its celebrated line as widely recited.
15. [15] Collected works His collected works are titled Fan Wenzheng's Collected Works and also Fan Wenzheng's Complete Works; the corpus has the stated volumes of collections, supplements, memorials, governmental discussions, and letters.
    • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The biographies and textual entry give the collected-work title and the twenty-, four-, seventeen-, two-, and five-volume divisions.
    • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The title data supplies the alternate title Fan Wenzheng's Complete Works.
16. [16] Poetic editions A Northern Song printed edition of his poems survives; a later recension used the Four Books series as its base, collated other editions, removed two duplicates, and placed poems outside the collection in a sixth volume.
    • Souyun范仲淹 (29783)The poetry entry states that a Northern Song edition survives, identifies the base and comparison editions, and explains the treatment of duplicate and outside-collection poems.
17. [17] Other titles Other titles associated with his writings and compilations include Government Memorials, Rules of the Charity Estate, Fan Wenzheng's Lyrics, and a Fan family genealogy; the last two listed as works were compiled by him.
    • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The title data lists the four works and marks Rules of the Charity Estate and the Fan family genealogy with the author role.
18. [18] Family His family included an elder brother, Fan Zhongwen, a father-in-law, Li Changyan, four sons, and a daughter married to Zhang Wan.
    • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The kinship data lists the elder brother, father-in-law, daughter and Zhang Wan, and the four sons with their order and names.
    • WikidataFan Zhongyan (Q381822)The entity contains five child relationships, consistent with the four sons and one daughter in the kinship data, although those values do not display the children's names.
19. [19] Patrons and friends Fan Zhongyan was patron to Hu Kai, Di Qing, and Sun Fu, while Cai Qi was his patron; his friends included Li Hong, Wu Zunlu, Wang Zhi, Yin Zhu, Teng Zongliang, and Zhou Kui.
    • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The association data lists three relationships in which Fan was the patron, one in which Cai Qi was his patron, and the named friendships and fellow examination-year relationships.
20. [20] Li Hong's farewell Li Hong was Fan Zhongyan's friend and went outside the city to escort him and share a farewell drink when Fan was banished.
    • CBDBFan Zhongyan (8043)The association data calls Li Hong a friend and preserves the account of his going outside the city to give Fan a farewell drink during the banishment.