Overview
Ouyang Xuan was a historian and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yuangong | 原功 | Yuangong |
| Posthumous name | Wen | 文 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1357 是歲十二月戊戌At lodging in Chongjiao Lane 崇教里之寓舍Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 99
Age
- 10Reckoning Sui · Context Daoist prophecyDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 66
- 14Reckoning Sui · Context studied with Song elders and ranked highest in school examinationsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 69
- 8Reckoning Sui · Context could recite the texts his mother taughtDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 65
- 85Reckoning Sui · Context age at deathDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 99
- Label 弱冠 · En early twenties / weak crown · Context studied in seclusion several yearsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 293
Attested activity
- AD 1345 五年Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 87
- AD 1333 元統元年Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 79
- AD 1357 十七年春Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 96-98
- AD 1354 十四年Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 94-95
- AD 1282 十歲Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passage 66
- AD 1286 年十四Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passage 69
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- AD 1280 to AD 1281 幼…八歲能成誦Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passage 65
- AD 1314 延祐元年Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 294
- AD 1292 to AD 1296 弱冠Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passage 293
- AD 1328 既而改元天歷Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 75
- AD 1329 明年，初置奎章閣學士院Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 77
- AD 1315 明年，賜進士出身Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 295
- AD 1357 是歲十二月戊戌Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 99-100
- AD 1341 至正改元Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 82
- AD 1328 致和元年Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 73-74
- AD 1339 重紀至元五年Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 80-81
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Ouyang Xuanfather 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passages 64-65
- Child of Lady Li (李氏)mother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 65
- Descendant of Ouyang Xin (新)great-grandfather 曾大父 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 64
- Kin of Ouyang Xiu (修)same descent 同所自出 · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 63
Origins and identity
- Lineage same descent as Ouyang Xiu 與文忠公修同所自出 · Person Ouyang Xiu (修)Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 63
Career and standing
- associate administrator of the court of imperial sacrifices 僉太常禮儀院事AD 1333 元統元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 79
- Hanlin academician direct 翰林直學士AD 1333 元統元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 79
- junior director of literary arts 藝文少監AD 1329 明年，初置奎章閣學士院 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 77
- vice prefect of Pingjiang Prefecture on the Yuezhou circuit 岳州路平江州同知AD 1315 明年，賜進士出身 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 295
- Hanlin attendant-drafter 翰林待制AD 1328 致和元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 73
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士AD 1339 重紀至元五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 81
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- commissioner for inspecting books 檢校書籍事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 78
- Grand Minister of Education 大司徒Granted posthumouslyDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 100
- chancellor of the National University 國子祭酒AD 1333 元統元年 · Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 79
- national history compiler 國史院編修官AD 1328 致和元年 · Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 73
- academician lecturer 侍講學士AD 1333 元統元年 · PromotedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 79
- senior director 太監PromotedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 78
- vice director of the directorate of education 國子監丞PromotedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 72
- Hanlin expositor-in-chief 翰林學士承旨AD 1345 五年 · ProposedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 87-88
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士ReappointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 83
- Hanlin expositor-in-chief 翰林學士承旨ReappointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 91
- surveillance commissioner of Fujian 福建廉訪使RecommendedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 90
- Hanlin expositor-in-chief 翰林學士承旨RetainedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 93
- right chancellor of the Huguang branch secretariat, in retirement 湖廣行中書省右丞致仕Specially grantedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 92
- chief compiler 總裁官SummonedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 84
- erudite of the National University 國子博士SummonedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 72
- magistrate of Wugang County 武岡縣尹TransferredDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 300
- magistrate of Wuhu County on the Taiping circuit 太平路蕪湖縣尹TransferredDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 296
- Duke of Chu 楚國公Enfeoffed posthumouslyDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 100
- Grand Master of Splendid Happiness 光祿大夫AdvancedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 93
- lavish funeral gifts 賜賻甚厚AD 1357 是歲十二月戊戌 · BestowedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 100
- Meritorious Minister of Honoring Benevolence, Illuminating Virtue, Promoting Loyalty, and Upholding Rectitude 崇仁昭德推忠守正功臣Granted posthumouslyDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 100
- Pillar of the State 柱國Granted posthumouslyDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 100
- sedan-chair summons to Yanchun Pavilion 肩輿至延春閣下GrantedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 98
- GrantedLifetime salary and giftsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 92
- manumission of abused bonded servants to commoner status 斷之從良JudgedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 298
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id yuan · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 294-295
- At Liuyang 瀏陽Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 64
- AD 1333 元統元年At Central Capital 中都 · Relation Summoned toDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 79
- AD 1315 明年，賜進士出身At Pingjiang Prefecture, Yuezhou circuit 岳州路平江州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 295
- AD 1357 是歲十二月戊戌At Chongjiao Lane 崇教里 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 99
- At Luling 廬陵 · Relation Ancestral placeDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 63
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- At Shu 蜀 · Relation Intended travelDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 96
- At Southern Mountain Hermitage 南山隱居 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 90
- At the south 南 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 83
- At Western Zhe 浙西 · Relation Traveled throughDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 90
- At Wugang County 武岡縣 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 300
- At Wuhu County 蕪湖縣 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 296
Learning and skills
- Subject Classic of Filial Piety, Analects, Elementary Learning 孝經、論語、小學 · Teacher Person Id Lady Li (李氏)Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 65
- Subject classics, histories, hundred schools, Yi-Luo Neo-Confucian origins 經史百家、伊洛諸儒源委Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 293
- Subject literary composition with former Song scholars 從宋故老習為詞章Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 69
- Subject prose composition under local teacher 從鄉先生張貫之學 · Teacher Person Id Zhang Guan (張貫之)Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 65
- EarnedAD 1314 延祐元年 · Credential recommended candidate in the Book of Documents 以尚書與貢Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 294
- GrantedAD 1315 明年，賜進士出身 · Credential jinshi 進士出身Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 295
Works and attributed material
- Works discussions, encomia, tables, and memorials of the three histories 論、贊、表、奏 · Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 86
- Veritable Records of four reigns 四朝實錄AD 1333 元統元年 · Relation CompilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 79
- Histories of Liao, Jin, and Song 遼、金、宋三史Relation Chief compilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 84-86
- Comprehensive Statutes for Governing the Age 經世大典Relation CompilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 78
- national code 國律Relation CompilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 92
- AD 1354 十四年Strategy memorial · Author · Extent s0095Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 95
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- AD 1328 既而改元天歷Ritual and succession texts · Author · Extent s0075Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 75
- Speech · Addressee · Direct quotation · Speaker Label a Daoist priest 黃冠師 · Extent s0066Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 66
- Edicts and dispatches · Author · Extent s0074Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 74
- Sealed memorial · Author · Extent s0076Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 76
- Speech · Addressee · Direct quotation · Speaker Label the Liao people 獠人 · Extent s0305, s0306Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 305-306
Events and relationships
- Asked to resign refused but excused from court congratulationsPetition · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 81
- Asked to retire and return home via Shu refusedAD 1357 十七年春 · Petition · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 96
- Asked to retire refusedAD 1345 五年 · Petition · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 89
- Asked to return south for medicine refusedAD 1339 重紀至元五年 · Petition · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 80
- Carried by sedan to Yanchun PavilionAD 1357 十七年春 · Court ritual · HonoreeDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 97-98
- Collected levies on time and spread moral instructionAdministration · MagistrateDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 299
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- Composed plum blossom poemsScholarly · Student · Count 100Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 68
- Did not take up reappointment because of illnessAppointment · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 83
- Locusts did not enter the districtDisaster · Magistrate · At Wuhu 蕪湖Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 299
- Received Daoist prophecy of literary eminenceAD 1282 十歲 · Omen · SubjectStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passages 66-67
- Recited texts from memoryAD 1280 to AD 1281 幼…八歲能成誦 · Scholarly · StudentStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passage 65
- Repeatedly declined and was refusedPetition · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 91
- Requested retirement built Southern Mountain HermitageRetirement · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 90
- Reversed long unresolved casesLegal · JudgeDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 297
- Rode to admonish fighting cave communitiesMilitary · Magistrate · At Chishui and Taiqing caves 赤水、太清兩洞 · Counterparts Liao people 獠人Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 302-307
- Set principles and revised unfair draftsScholarly · Chief compilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 84-85
- Settled lawsuits and pacified the LiaoLegal · JudgeDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 307
- Spoke frankly and fought to restore examinationsAD 1341 至正改元 · Political · CounselorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 82
- Studied in seclusionAD 1292 to AD 1296 弱冠 · Scholarly · StudentStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 182, passage 293
- Submitted policy items many adoptedPolitical · MemorialistDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 76
- Submitted recruitment and suppression plan not adoptedAD 1354 十四年 · Political · CounselorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 94-95
- Took highest grade in school examinationsExamination · CandidateDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 69
- Took the seal and helped decide state affairsAD 1328 致和元年 · Political · Acting directorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 74
- Relation Student of · Person Zhang Guan (張貫之)Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 65
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment incorrupt official · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Label the Liao people 獠人Directly stated · History of Yuan 182, passages 305-306
- legs/feet afflicted with wind paralysisIllnessDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 80
- long ill and unable to walkIllnessDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 98
- Item white-jade girdle 白玉束帶 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 92
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · History of Yuan 182, passage 63
References in the histories
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