Dong Chuance

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1. 1567 刑部主事 隆慶
2. 1567 太僕寺少卿 隆慶
3. 1567 郎中 隆慶
4. 1568 太僕寺卿 隆慶
5. 1569 光祿寺卿 隆慶
6. 1571 大理寺卿 隆慶
7. 1572 工部右侍郎 隆慶
8. 1573 禮部右侍郎 萬曆
9. 1558 刑部主事 嘉靖

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• 元漢 字
• 六 行第
• 原漢 字
• 幼海 室名、別號

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1. [1] Name, dates and styles Dong Chuance was a Ming dynasty official, born in 1530 and died in 1579; his courtesy name was Yuanhan (written 原漢 or 元漢) and his art name Youhai.
   • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB gives his name as Dong Chuance, his dynasty as Ming, his courtesy name as Yuanhan (written both 元漢 and 原漢) and his art name as Youhai.
   • Souyun董傳策 (52326)cnkgraph records his name as 董傳策, his dynasty as Ming, his life years as 1530–1579, and lists the courtesy names 原漢 and 元漢 and the art name 幼海.
   • WikidataChuance Dong (Q15923662)Wikidata labels him 董傳策 (Chuance Dong), describes him as a politician, dates his life to 1530–1579, and carries 原漢, 元漢 and 幼海 as names.
2. [2] Native place His native place is recorded as Huating, with a second tradition making him a native of Shanghai, where his household was registered.
   • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB records Huating as his native place and adds Shanghai as a second native place and as his registered domicile; the Jiangnan tongzhi notice quoted there likewise calls him a man of Huating.
   • Souyun董傳策 (52326)The biographical notices in cnkgraph describe him as a man of Huating county, Songjiang prefecture (present-day Songjiang district, Shanghai).
3. [3] Examinations He was a prefectural school student and a provincial examination graduate.
   • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB lists him as a prefectural school student (庠生) and as a provincial examination graduate (鄉貢舉人).
4. [4] Jinshi degree and first office In 1550 he took the jinshi degree, ranked 83rd in the third class with the grade of tong jinshi chushen, and was appointed secretary in the Ministry of Justice.
   • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB records his jinshi degree in the 29th year of the Jiajing era, ranked 83rd of the third class, and his appointment as secretary of the Ministry of Justice.
   • Souyun董傳策 (52326)The Wikipedia-derived notice and the Chinese biographical dictionary collected in cnkgraph record the jinshi degree in 1550, the grade of tong jinshi chushen, and the appointment in the Ministry of Justice.
5. [5] Impeachment of Yan Song and exile In 1558 he impeached Yan Song on six charges, was imprisoned and tortured, and was exiled to Nanning after an earthquake; one source dates the memorial a year later.
   • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB records the impeachment of Yan Song on six charges, the imprisonment, torture and exile to Nanning after an earthquake, and places the end of his Ministry of Justice post in the 37th year of Jiajing (1558).
   • Souyun董傳策 (52326)The Wikipedia-derived notice in cnkgraph dates the memorial to the 37th year of Jiajing (1559), a year later than the 1558 recorded by CBDB.
6. [6] Restoration under Longqing After the Longqing accession he was restored to office, served again in the Ministry of Justice, and became chief minister of the Court of Imperial Stud in 1568.
   • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB records his reappointment as secretary and promotion to bureau director in the Ministry of Justice after the Longqing accession, then vice chief minister and, in 1568, chief minister of the Court of Imperial Stud.
   • Souyun董傳策 (52326)The notices in cnkgraph record his recall and restoration after the accession of the Longqing emperor, his promotion to bureau director, and his appointment as chief minister of the Court of Imperial Stud in 1568.
7. [7] Nanjing appointments From 1569 he held successive Nanjing offices: the Court of Imperial Entertainments, the Court of Judicial Review and a junior vice-ministership of Works.
   • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB dates the Nanjing post in the Court of Imperial Entertainments to 1569, the Court of Judicial Review to 1571, and the junior vice-ministership of Works at Nanjing to 1572.
   • Souyun董傳策 (52326)The Wikipedia-derived notice in cnkgraph has him rise to chief minister of the Nanjing Court of Judicial Review in 1571 and go on to junior vice minister of Works.
8. [8] Nanjing Ministry of Rites In 1573 he was appointed junior vice minister of Rites at Nanjing.
   • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB dates his junior vice-ministership of Rites at Nanjing to 1573.
   • Souyun董傳策 (52326)The notices in cnkgraph record the move to junior vice minister of Rites at Nanjing in 1573.
9. [9] Dismissal and death He was impeached for bribery, dismissed and sent home, and afterwards killed by a household servant.
   • Souyun董傳策 (52326)The notices in cnkgraph record the impeachment for bribery by censorial officials, his dismissal and return home, and his killing by a household servant.
10. [10] Ancestors His great-grandfather Dong Yi, grandfather Dong Jifang, father Dong Tiren and mother of the Song family.
    • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB records his great-grandfather Dong Yi, his grandfather Dong Jifang, his father Dong Tiren and his mother of the Song family.
11. [11] Earlier ancestor Dong Tian An earlier ancestor, Dong Tian (1454–1527), served in the Ministry of Justice and rose to be vice minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
    • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB gives Dong Tian's dates as 1454–1527; the Jiangnan tongzhi notice quoted in it records his service in the Ministry of Justice and his rise to vice minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
12. [12] Birth order and elder brothers He was the sixth in birth order among his brothers, with five elder brothers.
    • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB gives his birth rank as sixth and lists five elder brothers (董傳性, 董傳謨, 董傳教, 董傳詩 and 董傳典).
13. [13] Younger brothers Seven younger brothers are recorded.
    • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB lists seven younger brothers (董傳章, 董傳科, 董傳史, 董傳奇, 董傳聲, 董傳習 and 董傳一).
14. [14] Wife and son His wife was of the Li family and his son was Dong Wei.
    • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB records his wife, née Li, and his son Dong Wei.
15. [15] Associations He corresponded with Lu Shusheng, Mao Kun, He Liangjun, Xu Xianzhong and Jiang Bao; received a reply from Zhang Juzheng and gifts of poetry from Shen Kai; Jiang Bao composed his sacrificial address.
    • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB records letters to him from Lu Shusheng, Mao Kun, He Liangjun, Jiang Bao and Xu Xianzhong, a reply letter from Zhang Juzheng, poems and writings presented by Shen Kai, and a sacrificial address written by Jiang Bao.
16. [16] Works His works include the memorial collection Zoushu jilüe (1 juan), the travel record Qiyou manji (4 juan), and the collections Caiwei ji (14 juan), Youzhen ji (2 juan) and Yongyu ji (6 juan).
    • Souyun董傳策 (52326)The Chinese biographical dictionary collected in cnkgraph lists his works as 奏疏輯略, 奇游漫記, 采薇集, 幽貞集 and 邕歈集.
    • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB gives 奏疏輯略 in 1 juan, 奇遊漫記 in 4 juan, 采薇集 in 14 juan, 幽貞集 in 2 juan and 邕歈集 in 6 juan.
17. [17] Other works Other recorded titles are Bayu ji, Kuoranzi gao, Dong Chuance zouyi, Quchen gao, Qulu gao, Yiyuan you and Shushi jingxian, with Kuoranzi wushu in one juan.
    • CBDBDong Chuance (68823)CBDB additionally records 巴歈集, 廓然子稾 (2 juan), 董傳策奏議 (1 juan), 蘧塵稿, 蘧盧槀 (7 juan), 憶遠遊 and 述史景獻, and names him as the author of 廓然子五述 (1 juan).