[1]Name, dates, and identityThe sources identify Ni Wenwei as a Qing and late-Qing political figure who lived from 1823 to 1890.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The main person record supplies the name, birth year, death year, and Qing-dynasty identity.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The profile supplies the Chinese name, life dates, and late-Qing classification.
WikidataNi Wenwei (Q10731276)The entity record supplies the English name, the political-figure description, and date values for 1823 and 1890.
[2]Names and native placeNi Wenwei had the courtesy names Baochen and Baocen, the hao Maofu, several studio names, and a native place in Wangjiang, Anhui.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The name fields distinguish the two courtesy names, the hao, the studio names, and the Wangjiang native place.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The profile lists Baochen, Baocen, Maofu, and Wangjiang County in Anhui.
WikidataNi Wenwei (Q10731276)The entity's aliases field lists the Chinese and English forms of the courtesy names and studio names.
[3]Examination careerHis examination record includes linsheng, baigong, juren, and jinshi statuses, with the biographical account supplying the dates and Shuntian examination sequence.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The examination entries list jinshi, provincial degree-holder, baigong, and linsheng statuses.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The biographical passage gives the 1849 baigong selection, the 1851 Shuntian examination, and the following year's jinshi success.
[4]Jinshi ranking variantsThe jinshi ranking appears as second class, ninth place in one record and second class, tenth place in another, so both forms are retained.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The examination entry gives the placement as second class, ninth place.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The biographical passage gives the placement as second class, tenth place.
[5]Hanlin and Board of PunishmentsHe entered the Hanlin Academy as a shuji shi and, after completing his Hanlin service, moved to the Huguang Section of the Board of Punishments.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The profile and biographical passage give the Hanlin shuji shi appointment, the Huguang Board section, and the post-Hanlin reassignment.
[6]Suppression of the Nian movementHe served with Yan Shusen and Li Hongzhang in suppressing the Nian movement.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The biographical passage names Yan Shusen and Li Hongzhang and describes the suppression of the Nian movement.
[7]Board of Punishments and JingzhouHe became a langzhong in the Jiangsu Section of the Board of Punishments in 1871 and prefect of Jingzhou in Hubei the following year.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The biographical passage gives the 1871 promotion and the following year's Jingzhou appointment.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The office entry identifies the Tongzhi-eleventh-year prefecture appointment at Jingzhou.
[8]Guangxi and Guangdong appointmentsHe advanced from Guangdong provincial surveillance commissioner to Guangxi provincial administration commissioner and governor, then governed Guangdong while handling its educational administration.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The biographical passage gives the sequence from Guangdong surveillance commissioner to Guangxi administration commissioner, Guangxi governor, and later Guangdong governor with educational duties.
[9]Governor of HenanHe became governor of Henan in 1887 and received the additional title of tidu.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The biography and title list give the 1887 Henan governorship and the additional tidu title.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The office entry gives the Guangxu-thirteenth-year Henan governorship.
[10]Henan examination and military dutiesDuring his Henan tenure he supervised the provincial examination, examined military candidates, served as educational commissioner, and oversaw a military review in Guangxu years 14 through 16.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The office entries list the Guangxu-fourteenth-year provincial examination supervisor and military chief examiner posts, the fifteenth-year educational commissioner post, and the sixteenth-year military-review post, all in Henan.
[11]Yellow River work and deathAfter taking office he worked on the Yellow River floods, became acting governor-general of the Hedong River Conservancy in 1890, and died of illness that year.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The biographical passage describes his Yellow River work, his 1890 acting river-conservancy appointment, and his death from illness in the same year.
[12]Ancestral lineThe genealogy names Yanming as founding and first-migrant ancestor, Xuetong as eighth-generation and taigaozu, Zhu as high and fourth-generation ancestor, Wei and Weijin as great-grandfathers, and Liangzhong as grandfather.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The kinship entries supply the ancestral relationships and names from the founding ancestor through the grandfather.
[13]Close relatives and descendantsThe kinship entries name his maternal half-brother, two sons, daughter, and grandson.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The kinship entries identify 倪文藻 as a maternal half-brother and give the names of the sons, daughter, and grandson.
[14]FriendshipsThe association entries identify Qin Shusheng and Zhang Jian as his friends.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The association entries list 秦樹聲 and 張謇 as friends.
[15]Teachers oneThe association entries name 王植、蔣文慶、李菡、季芝昌、張雲藻、車克慎 as his teachers.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The association entries list the six named teachers and the student relationship.
[16]Teachers twoThe association entries also name 張寅、張觀美、萬兆霖、劉國霖、史鴻舉、張錫蕃 as his teachers.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The association entries list the other six named teachers and the student relationship.
[17]Calligraphy, painting, and Neo-Confucian learningThe status entries identify him as a calligrapher, painter, and Neo-Confucian scholar.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The status entries list calligrapher, painter, and Neo-Confucian scholar.
[18]Principal writingsThe text entries identify the one-juan 《禹貢說》 as his authored work and give the six-juan title with its alternate form.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The text entries identify 《禹貢說》 as a one-juan authored work and list the six-juan 《兩彊勉齋文集》.
Souyun倪文蔚 (58004)The biographical passages name 《禹貢說》 and the alternate title 《兩疆勉齋詩文集》.
[19]Other titlesOther linked titles cover poetry, memorials, letters, Yellow River and water-conservancy works, local histories, and other writings.
CBDBNi Wenwei (66590)The text list supplies the titles 《古今體詩》, 《奏議》, 《尺牘》, 《黃河全圖》, 《南條伍說》, 《江監潛沔水利指掌圖》, 《荊州府志》, 《萬城堤志》, and 《詩賦》.