[1]Name, dates, and identityWu Chong was a Northern Song official; his dates appear as 1021–1080 and, in another account, 1031–1080, while the death year is consistently 1080.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The name is Wu Chong in the name field, with birth year 1021, death year 1080, and the dynasty identified as Song.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The profile identifies him as a Northern Song person; the first two biographies give 1021–1080, while the third gives 1031–1080.
WikidataWu Chong (Q10918638)The entity is labelled Wu Chong, described as a Song-dynasty person, and assigned date values for 1021 and 1080.
[2]Courtesy name, home, and posthumous titleWu Chong's courtesy name was Chongqing; he came from Pucheng in Jianzhou, and his posthumous title is written in both the 正憲 and 正獻 forms.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The alternate-name fields classify 沖卿 as the courtesy name and 正憲 and 正獻 as posthumous titles, while the basic address is Pucheng.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biographies give the courtesy name Chongqing and the home of Jianzhou Pucheng; two give the posthumous title 正憲, and the profile specifies present-day Fujian Pucheng.
WikidataWu Chong (Q10918638)The name and claim records list 沖卿, 正憲, and 正獻 among the person's Chinese names and title forms.
[3]Father and brothersWu Chong's father was Wu Daiwen, and Wu Jing and Wu Fang were listed as his elder brothers.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The kinship fields identify Wu Daiwen as father and Wu Jing and Wu Fang as elder brothers.
[5]Marriage relationsWu Chong's wife was from the Li family, and Li You was his father-in-law.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The kinship fields identify Li shi as his wife and Li You as his father-in-law.
[6]Children and sons-in-lawHis sons were Wu Anshi and Wu Anchi; his listed sons-in-law were Lü Xiji, Pei Lun, Xia Boqing, Ouyang Fa, and Wen Jifu.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The kinship fields list Wu Anshi as the eldest son, Wu Anchi as the second son, and five sons-in-law.
[7]ExaminationWu Chong passed the jinshi examination under Renzong; the examination year is given in two different era-name forms, and one account says he ranked highly before adulthood.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The examination entry confirms a jinshi qualification but gives no specific examination year.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The three biographies give the first year of Baoyuan, the fifth year of Jingyou with 1038, and the account of a high jinshi rank before adulthood.
[8]Early appointmentsWu Chong began as registrar of Gushu and entered the Directorate of Education as an instructor.
Souyun吳充 (23652)Two biographies list the Gushu registrar post and subsequent service as an instructor in the Directorate of Education.
[9]Tutor at the Palace of Prince WuHe served as tutor in the Palace of Prince Wu.
Souyun吳充 (23652)All three biographies list service as tutor in the Palace of Prince Wu.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list also records a professorship in the palaces of the princes.
[10]The Six AdmonitionsHis strictness was feared, and he presented the Six Admonitions.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biography says that his strictness was feared and that he presented the Six Admonitions.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The associated note likewise says that he presented the Six Admonitions.
[11]Qingli appointmentsIn the eighth year of Qingli he became a collator at Jixian Academy, then a Taichang boshi and associate director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biography gives the Qingli eighth-year appointment at Jixian Academy and the subsequent Taichang and Court of Imperial Sacrifices offices.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list records the Jixian Academy collator and Taichang boshi posts.
[12]Gaoyou appointmentIn the first year of Zhihe he became military governor of Gaoyou; the appointment record dates the post to 1054–1055.
Souyun吳充 (23652)Two biographies state that in the first year of Zhihe he became governor of Gaoyou Military Prefecture.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list records the military-governor post at Gaoyou Military Prefecture from 1054 to 1055.
[13]Regional and fiscal postsHe subsequently held several local and fiscal posts, including the Herd Directorate judgeship, Kaifeng judicial office, Household Section judgeship, the governorship of Shan Prefecture, and transport commissions in three circuits.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biographies list the following year's Herd Directorate, Kaifeng, and Household Section posts, followed by Shan Prefecture and the Jingxi, Huainan, and Hedong transport commissions.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list corroborates the Herd Directorate judge, Three Departments Household Section judge, and Hedong transport commissioner posts.
[14]Additional recorded officesOther recorded appointments include 判吏部南曹事, 諸王宮大小學教授, 皇侄皇孫教授, 侍中, 司空, and 宮觀使.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list includes the Southern Section of the Ministry of Personnel, palace professorships, Shizhong, Sikong, and a palace commission.
[15]Yingzong-era officeAfter Yingzong's accession, Wu Chong became acting Salt and Iron Vice Commissioner.
Souyun吳充 (23652)All three biographies place the acting Salt and Iron Vice Commissioner post after Yingzong's accession.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list records the Three Departments Salt and Iron Vice Commissioner post in 1066–1067.
[16]Xining appointmentsIn the first year of Xining he became a drafter of imperial edicts, then held the Judicial Review, Three Departments, and Hanlin offices.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The two detailed Xining biographies list the drafter of edicts, Judicial Review, acting Three Departments, and Hanlin offices, beginning in Xining's first year.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list records the Three Departments Commissioner post in 1069.
[17]Remonstrance-office variantHis Remonstrance Bureau office is given in two forms, 知諫院 and 同知諫院.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The two biographies use the forms 同知諫院 and 知諫院 respectively.
[18]Hebei disaster and honorary office variantDuring the Hebei disasters Wu Chong served as pacification commissioner and was given the title jianxiao taifu in one account, while another gives jianxiao taiwei.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biographies connect the Hebei disasters with the pacification post and the Privy career; one gives jianxiao taifu and another jianxiao taiwei.
[19]Privy and Herd Directorate officesWu Chong became Right Remonstrant Counselor and Vice Commissioner of the Privy Council in Xining's third year, Privy Commissioner in its eighth year, and also held associate-director and Herd Directorate commissioner posts.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biographies give the Xining third-year vice commissioner and eighth-year Privy Commissioner appointments.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list records associate director and commissioner posts in the Privy Council, the Privy Commissioner, and the Herd Directorate Commissioner.
[20]Wang Anshi and Sima GuangWu Chong was related by marriage to Wang Anshi but opposed the reforms and urged the recall of Sima Guang and more than ten others.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biographies describe the marriage connection to Wang Anshi, disagreement over the reforms, and the request to recall Sima Guang and others.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The association entry classifies the relationship with Sima Guang as supportive and says that Wu Chong sought the recall of Sima Guang and more than ten others.
[21]Chancellorship and oppositionIn Xining's ninth year Wu Chong replaced Wang Anshi as Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi and supervised the national history, later facing attacks from Wang Gui and Cai Que.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biographies describe his succession to Wang Anshi, the attacks by Wang Gui and Cai Que, and his supervision of the national history.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list records Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi; the association entries identify Cai Que as an opponent and describe the subsequent dismissal.
[22]Final appointment and deathIn the third year of Yuanfeng Wu Chong was removed in the third month, appointed to three offices, and died in the fourth month at sixty.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biography explicitly gives the third month appointment as Minister of Personnel, Grand Academician, and Xitaiyi Palace Commissioner, followed by death in the fourth month at sixty.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The appointment list includes Grand Academician and a 1080 palace assignment, while the associated note mentions Xitaiyi Palace and death in the fourth month of Yuanfeng's third year.
[23]Works and poemsWu Chong is credited with two administrative works in five and fifteen juan, and eight poems are recorded.
Souyun吳充 (23652)The biographies give eight recorded poems and list the two works with five and fifteen juan respectively.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The works list identifies both titles as works authored by Wu Chong and gives their lengths as five and fifteen juan.
[24]Ouyang Xiu and Shen LiaoWu Chong wrote a biography of Ouyang Xiu and was identified as Shen Liao's patron.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The association entries say that Wu Chong wrote Ouyang Xiu's biography and identify him as Shen Liao's patron.
[25]Posthumous writings and praiseLi Qingchen wrote Wu Chong's epitaph; Wang Anli and Wang Anshi composed sacrificial texts, Liu Kezhuang, Wei Liaoweng, and Zhen Dexiu wrote colophons, and a member of the Zhu family praised his conduct.
CBDBWu Chong (1960)The association entries identify the writers of the epitaph, sacrificial texts, and colophons, and record Zhu shi's praise of Wu Chong's conduct.
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