Overview
Meng Xiwen was a scholar and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Shihuan | 士煥 | Shihuan |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1489 弘治二年Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 284, passage 190
Attested activity
- AD 1452 景泰三年Directly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 189
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Mencius (孟子)Second Sage ancestor 亞聖 · paternal line · 56 generationsDirectly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 185
- Child of Meng Keren (孟克仁)son 子Directly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 188
- Parent of Meng Yuan (孟元)son 子Directly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 190
- Parent of Meng Heng (孟亨)son 子Strongly inferred · History of Ming 284, passages 190-191
- Kinship Role descendants · Quantity unspecified · hereditary Hanlin doctorateDirectly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 189
Origins and identity
- fifty-sixth-generation descendant of Mencius 亞聖五十六代孫Directly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 185
Career and standing
- Hanlin Doctor of the Five Classics 翰林院五經博士AD 1452 景泰三年 · Appointed · Hereditary trueDirectly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 189
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 189
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 185
References in the histories
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