Life
His birth is estimated at about 1513, based on the birth year of his elder brother, 周鎬, in 1511, with two years added[3]. His elder brother, 周鎬, was a jinshi in the eleventh year of the Jiajing reign, ranking sixteenth in the third class[4].
Zhou Xuan
出自全球本体聚合平台
Family
CBDB
| Relation | Name | Life |
|---|---|---|
| 兄 | 周鎬 | 1511– |
Citations
- [1] Name and period Zhou Xuan is identified as 周鉉 and as a person of the Ming dynasty.
- CBDBZhou Xuan (292037)The CBDB record gives the name Zhou Xuan, the Chinese name 周鉉, and the dynasty as 明.
WikidataZhou Xuan (Q45620120)Wikidata identifies the person as Zhou Xuan (周鉉) and describes him as a Ming dynasty person.
- [2] Native place Zhou Xuan is associated with Cixi as his native place.
- CBDBZhou Xuan (292037)The CBDB record labels 慈溪 as Zhou Xuan's native-place address.
- [3] Estimated birth year Zhou Xuan's birth year is estimated at 1513, using the stated rule of adding two years to the birth year of his elder brother, 周鎬, whose birth year is given as 1511.
- CBDBZhou Xuan (292037)The CBDB record gives 1513 as the estimated year, explicitly deriving it from his brother's birth year plus two; it identifies 周鎬 as his elder brother and gives 1511 as the brother's birth year.
- [4] Brother's examination result 周鎬 is identified as Zhou Xuan's elder brother and is associated with the jinshi ranking for the eleventh year of the Jiajing reign, sixteenth in the third class.
- CBDBZhou Xuan (292037)The CBDB kinship entry identifies 周鎬 as Zhou Xuan's elder brother and gives the title 嘉靖十一年進士登科錄 together with the ranking 第三甲第十六名.