Overview
Ouyang Xuan was a historian, Scholar, and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate name | Guizhai | 圭齋 | Guizhai |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1357 十七年十二月戊戌Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 182, passages 101, 111
- AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 182, passage 102
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Daolao (達老)Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 111
- Sibling of Brother of Ouyang Xuanbrother 兄 · Uncertain siblings · paternal lineStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passage 111
- Parent of Daolao (達老)heir 後 · Adoptive parentage · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 111
- Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 111
Career and standing
- court official and Hanlin academician 朝官、翰林Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 102-103
- Hanlin expositor-in-chief 承旨AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Appointed · Quantity Times: 3Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 103
- rector (libationer) of the Imperial University 祭酒AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Appointed · Quantity Times: 2Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 103
- Hanlin Academician 翰林AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Entered · Quantity Times: 6Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 103
- chief examiner and paper reader 知貢舉及讀卷官AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Served · Quantity Times: 2Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 105
- Imperial University (Chengjun) 成均AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Served · Quantity Times: 3Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 103
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id yuan · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 102-103
Learning and skills
- Skill prose and state documents 文辭、制誥 · Level renownedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 105, 107-108
Works and attributed material
- Guizhai Collected Works 圭齋文集Relation Author · Extent several volumesDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 112
- Grand Compendium 大典AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Relation CompilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 104
- the Three Histories 三史AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Relation CompilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 104
- Veritable Records 實錄AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Relation CompilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 104
- Guizhai Collected Works 圭齋文集Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 112
Events and relationships
- Repeatedly oversaw civil examinationsAD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Examination · Chief examinerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 105
- Served more than forty years about three quarters at courtAD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Career · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 102
- Wrote most state and temple documentsAD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年 · Scholarly · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 105
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment adorned the civil tradition and helped uphold institutions of government · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 110
- Assessment dignified, broad-minded yet exact, frugal, and upright in government · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 101
- Assessment even stray writings prized throughout the realm · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 107-108
- Assessment outstanding in literary accomplishment and moral stature · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 109
- AD 1314 to AD 1357 歷官四十餘年Item gold, silk, and ceremonial wine cups 金繒上尊 · Relation Bestowed · Quantity nearly every yearDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 106
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 101
References in the histories
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