Tian Kuang

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1. 1041 三司都憑由司
2. 1041 三司都理欠司
3. 1043 宣撫副使
4. 1043 知某州軍州事
5. 1044 少師
6. 1044 知某州軍州事
7. 1047 尚書省禮部司郎中
8. 1047 知某州軍州事
9. 1048 右諫議大夫
10. 1048 知某州軍州事
11. 1050 三司使
12. 1054 同知樞密院事
13. 1058 樞密使

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• 宣簡 諡號

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• [財政官員]
• [宰執]

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1. [1] Name, dates, and principal offices Tian Kuang lived from 1005 to 1063, was a Northern Song official, and held the posts of Commissioner of the Three Financial Offices and Commissioner of the Privy Council.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The basic record gives Tian Kuang's name, dates, Song affiliation, and the offices of Commissioner of the Three Financial Offices and Commissioner of the Privy Council.
   • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographical entries identify him as a Northern Song figure, give the years 1005–1063, and list his senior financial and Privy Council offices.
   • WikidataTian Kuang (Q24832192)The English label and description identify him as a Song-dynasty person, while the date statements give 1005 and 1063.
2. [2] Style and posthumous name His zi was Yuanjun and his posthumous name was Xuanjian.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The name data classifies Yuanjun as his zi and Xuanjian as his posthumous name.
   • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographical entries give Yuanjun as his zi and Xuanjian as his posthumous name.
   • WikidataTian Kuang (Q24832192)The name list supplies the romanized aliases Yuanjun and Xuanjian, and the name statements identify the corresponding original forms.
3. [3] Origins and residence His ancestors were associated with Jingzhao, the family moved to Xindu and then lived in Kaifeng, and the place of origin is presented in both Xindu and Kaifeng forms.
   • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographical entries give the movements from Jingzhao to Xindu and from Xindu to Kaifeng, and also present Kaifeng as his place of origin.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The address data labels Xindu as the ancestral home and Kaifeng as the basic registered place.
4. [4] Family His father was Tian Yanzhao; his father-in-law was Fu Yan, whose daughter Fu was his wife.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The kinship data identifies Tian Yanzhao as his father, Fu Yan as his father-in-law, and Fu as Fu Yan's daughter and Tian Kuang's wife.
5. [5] Extended kinship The kinship data gives Tian Zhi'an both nephew and adopted-heir relationships, gives Tian Geng nephew-grandson, agnatic-grandson, and adopted-grandson relationships, and lists Tian Zhiping, Tian Zhou, and Kou Zhongxuan.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The kinship data records the overlapping relationships of Tian Zhi'an and Tian Geng and lists Tian Zhiping, Tian Zhou, and Kou Zhongxuan as relatives by blood or marriage.
6. [6] Examinations He passed the jinshi examination in the Tiansheng era, with 1030 as one specific dating, later took Xianliang Fangzheng, and is also associated with a first-place result and the Xuejiu category.
   • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographies describe a Tiansheng-era jinshi degree, date it specifically to 1030 in one account, and give both the Xianliang Fangzheng examination and a first-place result.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The examination entries list Xianliang Fangzheng, Xuejiu, and jinshi categories.
7. [7] Early appointments He began with Jiangling and Chuzhou judicial appointments and also held jiancang and zhuzuo zuolang posts.
   • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographical entry lists the Jiangling Prefecture guancha tuiguan and Chuzhou tuanlian panguan appointments.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The office data additionally lists jiancang and zhuzuo zuolang, alongside the Jiangling and Chuzhou posts.
8. [8] Shaanxi service After Yuanhao's revolt he served as a Shaanxi military judge or adviser, submitted fourteen frontier proposals, and the accounts differ over whether Xia Song or Fan Zhongyan appointed him.
   • Souyun田況 (29817)One biography says that Xia Song appointed him as a Shaanxi judge and that he submitted fourteen frontier proposals; another places him under Fan Zhongyan after Yuanhao's revolt.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The association entry names Xia Song as the superior who appointed him and preserves the account of his Shaanxi service.
9. [9] Court offices After recall he held the Taichang, Jiangning, remonstrance, drafting, Imperial College, Menxia, Qiju, military equipment, library, and Ministry of Rites offices listed in the sentence.
   • Souyun田況 (29817)The biography lists Taichang cheng, Jiangning, the remonstrance office, You Zhengyan, zhi zhigao, and supervision of the Imperial College.
   • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The office data adds Menxia sheng jishizhong, qiju lang, junqijian cheng, the San guan, and Ministry of Rites langzhong.
10. [10] Baozhou campaign In the Baozhou campaign, while commanding Chengde, he directed the attack and killed several hundred surrendered soldiers by pit burial.
    • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographies describe his command of Chengde during the Baozhou campaign and the killing of several hundred surrendered soldiers.
11. [11] Provincial commands His provincial service included dated commands at Qingzhou, Qinzhou, Weizhou, and Yizhou, as well as Chengde, Chengdu, Zhending, and Shaanxi-Huanqing assignments and the Shu-Zi-Li-Kui military circuit.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The office entries supply the dated Qingzhou, Qinzhou, Weizhou, and Yizhou assignments and identify commands at Zhending and Shaanxi-Huanqing.
    • Souyun田況 (29817)The biography lists Chengde, Qin, Wei, Chengdu, and the military command of the Shu, Zi, Li, and Kui circuits.
12. [12] Financial and Hanlin offices He held senior Privy Council, financial, Hanlin, and Ministry of Rites posts, including the dated financial offices of 1041–1043 and the Three Financial Offices from 1050.
    • Souyun田況 (29817)The biography gives the sequence of Direct Academician of the Privy Council, acting Three Financial Offices Commissioner, Hanlin Academician, and Vice Minister of Rites.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The office data lists the Direct Academician, Hanlin Academician, Ministry of Rites langzhong, the 1041–1043 arrears and documentary-verification posts, the Three Financial Offices from 1050, and the acting post.
13. [13] Privy Council advancement He became Associate or Deputy Commissioner of the Privy Council in 1054 and Commissioner in 1058.
    • Souyun田況 (29817)Both biographical entries date his Deputy Commissioner appointment to 1054 and his advancement to Commissioner to 1058.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The office data lists Deputy Commissioner, Associate Commissioner from 1054 to 1057, and Commissioner from 1058.
14. [14] Retirement and illness The retirement date and title vary: one account gives an illness-related request in 1059, another gives retirement in 1058, and the retirement rank appears as Taizi Shaofu or Taizi Taifu; he was also dismissed through illness to become Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs.
    • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographies give the 1059 retirement request in one account, retirement in 1058 in another, the Taizi Shaofu title, and dismissal through illness to serve as Shangshu sheng youcheng.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The office data supplies the alternate Taizi Taifu title and the Shangshu sheng youcheng office.
15. [15] Death, burial, and posthumous name He died in 1063 at fifty-nine, was posthumously named Xuanjian, and was buried at Yangzhai.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The basic data gives the death year and posthumous name, and the address data identifies Yangzhai as the burial place.
    • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographies state that he died in the eighth year, at age fifty-nine, and was posthumously named Xuanjian.
    • WikidataTian Kuang (Q24832192)The item supplies the 1063 death statement and the English aliases Xuanjian and Yuanjun, supporting the posthumous name identification.
16. [16] Recommendation, appointment, and epitaph Linghu recommended Tian Kuang; Xia Song was his superior and appointed him as a Shaanxi judge, while Wang Anshi was associated with him and wrote his epitaph.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The association entries record Linghu's recommendation, Xia Song's superior and appointment relationships, Wang Anshi's association with Tian Kuang, and Wang Anshi's authorship of an epitaph.
17. [17] Posthumous writings Fan Zuyu is also associated with an epitaph, Fan Chunren with a shendao bei, and Feng Jing with a memorial text.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The association entries name Fan Zuyu as an epitaph author, Fan Chunren as the shendao bei author, and Feng Jing as the memorial-text author.
18. [18] Correspondence He corresponded with Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Su Xun, Zeng Gong, Fan Zhongyan, and Qie Song; Song Qi and Yin Zhu sent replies.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The association entries list letters sent to Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Su Xun, Zeng Gong, Fan Zhongyan, and Qie Song, and replies received from Song Qi and Yin Zhu.
19. [19] Farewell words and vindication Lü Tao gave farewell words and provided inscriptions, notes, or names for buildings associated with Tian Kuang; Tian Kuang vindicated Ji Yongzhang.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The association entries record Lü Tao's farewell words and his inscriptions, notes, or naming of buildings, as well as Tian Kuang's vindication of Ji Yongzhang.
20. [20] Works His surviving works and lost collection include 《儒林公議》, 《金巖集》 with the alternate form 《金砶集》, 《皇祐會計錄》, and a twenty-volume collection of memorials.
    • Souyun田況 (29817)The biographies identify the surviving two-volume 《儒林公議》, the lost two-volume 《金巖集》, 《皇祐會計錄》, twenty volumes of memorials, and the alternate form 《金砶集》.
    • CBDBTian Kuang (1617)The works data lists 《儒林公議》二卷, 《金巖集》, 《奏議》二十卷, and 《皇祐會計錄》六卷, marking the last as authored by him.
21. [21] Poems Twenty-five poems are recorded under his name.
    • Souyun田況 (29817)The poetry entry records twenty-five poems under Tian Kuang's name.