Overview
Dai Dunyuan was an official, Judge, and Scholar.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jinxi | 金溪 | Jinxi |
| Posthumous name | Jianke | 簡恪 | Jianke |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1834 十四年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 117
Age
- 10AD 1780 to AD 1785 十歲 · Reckoning SuiStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 101
- 15AD 1785 to AD 1790 年十五 · Reckoning SuiStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 104
- old age至老Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 121
Attested activity
- AD 1822 二年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 111
- AD 1823 三年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 114
- AD 1790 乾隆五十五年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 105
- AD 1832 十二年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 116
- AD 1834 十四年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 117, 128
- AD 1780 to AD 1785 十歲Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 101-103
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- AD 1819 嘉慶二十四年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 107, 109
- AD 1823 to AD 1834 宣宗Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 120
- AD 1785 to AD 1790 年十五Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 104
- c. AD 1775 to AD 1785 幼Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 100
- AD 1823 to AD 1834 至老Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 121-122
- AD 1822 to AD 1823 調湖南Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 113
- AD 1821 道光元年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 108, 110
Family
- Kinship Role maternal relatives · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 100
Career and standing
- acting Governor of Hunan 護理巡撫ActedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 113
- Vice Minister of Punishments 刑部侍郎AD 1823 三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 114
- Hanlin Bachelor 庶吉士AD 1790 乾隆五十五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 105
- principal clerk in the Ministry of Punishments 刑部主事AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 105
- Intendant of the Gaolian Circuit in Guangdong 廣東高廉道AD 1819 嘉慶二十四年 · PostedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 107
- Minister of Punishments 刑部尚書AD 1832 十二年 · PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 116
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- Provincial Judicial Commissioner of Jiangxi 江西按察使AD 1821 道光元年 · PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 108
- Director 郎中PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 106
- Provincial Administration Commissioner of Shanxi 山西布政使AD 1822 二年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 111
- principal clerk in the Ministry of Rites 禮部主事AD 1790 散館 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 105
- Provincial Administration Commissioner of Hunan 湖南布政使TransferredStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 113
- funeral honors by favorable edict 優詔賜卹AD 1834 十四年 · BestowedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 117
- Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent 太子太保AD 1834 十四年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 117
- posthumous name Jianke 諡簡恪AD 1834 十四年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 117
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 105, 108
- At Kaihua, Zhejiang 浙江開化Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 99
- AD 1822 二年At Shanxi 山西 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 111
- AD 1819 嘉慶二十四年At Guangdong Gaolian Circuit 廣東高廉道 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 107
- AD 1819 嘉慶二十四年At Suzhou 蘇州 · Relation VisitedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 109
- AD 1821 道光元年At Jiangxi 江西 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 108, 110
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- At Hunan 湖南 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 113
- AD 1790 乾隆五十五年Organization Hanlin Academy 翰林院 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 105
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1790 乾隆五十五年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 105
- EarnedAD 1785 to AD 1790 年十五 · Credential provincial graduate 舉鄉試Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 104
- NominatedAD 1780 to AD 1785 十歲 · Credential child prodigy 神童Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 101
- Belief principle (義理) shared by ancient and modern thinkers 義理 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 124-125
- Skill broad learning and powerful memory 博聞強識 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 118
- Skill astronomy 天文Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 127
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- Skill mathematical harmonics 律算Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 127
Works and attributed material
- a few volumes of poetry 詩數卷Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 126
- a few volumes of poetry 詩數卷Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 126
- Memorial · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 114
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Dai Dunyuan (戴敦元)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 112, 123-125
Events and relationships
- Abolished the fraction head silver surcharge at the provincial administration officeAdministrative · ReformerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 112
- After ministry business each day retired to a single room and refused visitorsPersonal · SubjectDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 115
- Cited statutes and recited archival documents without error when questionedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 120
- Cleared more than four thousand backlogged cases in several months with subordinates skilled in penal lawLegal · Judicial commissioner · At Jiangxi 江西 · Quantity 4000+Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 110
- Presided over provincial examinationExamination · Chief examiner · At Shanxi 山西Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 105
- Presided over the metropolitan examinationAD 1832 十二年 · Examination · Chief examinerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 116
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- Read every book in his maternal relatives' house within a monthScholarly · ReaderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 100
- Read through backlogs at every post and immediately corrected clerks' later errors, so none dared deceive himAdministrative · OfficialDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 119
- Specialized in penal law for ten years, analyzing statutes and repeatedly memorializing to revise defective or outdated regulationsAD 1823 to AD 1832 自此歷十年 · Legal · Vice ministerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 114
- Studied local customs and administrative problems before first provincial postingAdministrative · Investigator · At Suzhou 蘇州Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 109
- Tested in essay and oral classical interpretationDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 101-102
- Traveled alone to post so carriers and innkeepers did not know he was a high officialTravel · Traveler · At Shanxi 山西Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 111
- When asked obscure questions in old age, cited exact book and volume without errorScholarly · RespondentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 121-122
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment essay like a seasoned scholar; answered classical questions fluently · Mode named-source-report Witness Person Id Peng Yuanrui (彭元瑞)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passages 101-102
- Assessment integrity and frugality were inborn · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 128
- Assessment integrity and self-restraint; fully discharged his duty · Mode quotation Speaker Daoguang Emperor (宣宗)Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 117
- Assessment valued him highly · Mode historian-judgment Source Person Id Daoguang Emperor (宣宗)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 120
- nearsighted; read with his face nearly touching the pagePhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 118
- AD 1834 卒之日Item estate of less than one hundred taels; no spare clothes or grain 貲不及百金，笥無餘衣，囷無餘粟 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 128
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 99
- rarely wrote prose of his ownField literary-outputDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 126
- discussed astronomy and mathematical harmonics for years yet never established a theory of his ownNegated true · Field original-theoryDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 127
- employed no private secretaries (幕客) in JiangxiNegated true · Field private-secretariesDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 110
References in the histories
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