[1]Name, period, gender, and native placeMao Xiu was a male figure of the Ming dynasty from Yexian.
CBDBMao Xiu (259919)The record gives the name Mao Xiu, identifies him as a male of the Ming dynasty, and lists Yexian as his native place.
WikidataMao Xiu (Q45594241)The item gives Mao Xiu as the English name and describes him as a Ming-dynasty person, with claims for male gender and human status.
[2]Approximate birth yearMao Xiu's approximate birth year is 1461, derived by subtracting two years from the 1463 birth year of his younger brother Mao Ji.
CBDBMao Xiu (259919)The record assigns the year 1461 and explicitly derives it by subtracting two years from the younger brother's birth year; the kinship entry identifies Mao Ji as the younger brother and gives his birth year as 1463.
[3]Mao Ji's death and degree rankingMao Ji was Mao Xiu's younger brother, died in 1545, and earned the jinshi degree in the twenty-third year of the Chenghua era, ranking 136th in the third class.
CBDBMao Xiu (259919)The kinship entry identifies Mao Ji as Mao Xiu's younger brother and gives his death year as 1545; the associated examination title and ranking place him in the third class, 136th position, in the twenty-third year of the Chenghua era.