Overview
Du Ben was a scholar and Hermit.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Boyuan | 伯原 | Boyuan |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1350 至正十年Directly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 87
Age
- 75Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 87
Attested activity
- AD 1350 至正十年Directly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 87
- AD 1343 至正三年Directly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 78
- AD 1308 to AD 1311 武宗Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 199, passage 75
Career and standing
- Hanlin awaiting edict, Gentleman for Discussion, History Office compiler 翰林待制、奉議大夫，兼國史院編修官AD 1343 至正三年 · Summoned declinedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passages 78, 81
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id yuan · Relation SubjectDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 75
- At Qingjiang 清江 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 73
- At Jingzhao 京兆 · Relation Ancestral homeDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 73
- At Wuyi Mountains 武夷山 · Relation Secluded atDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 76
Learning and skills
- Skill seal and clerical calligraphy 篆隸 · Level especially-accomplishedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 85
- Skill literary composition 屬文 · Level skilledDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 74
- Skill astronomy, geography, calendrics, mathematics 天文、地理、律曆、度數 · Level thoroughDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 85
Works and attributed material
- Comprehensive Compilation of the Six Scripts 六書通編Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 86
- Expositions of the Four Classics 四經表義Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 86
- Policy for Relieving Famine 救荒策Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 75
- Ten Origins 十原Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 86
- Letter · Author · With Toqto'a (脫脫)Directly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 80
Events and relationships
- Declined Wenzong summonsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 77
- Summoned to capital then returnedSummons · SummonedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 76
- Relation Recommended by · Person Hulashu (忽剌術)Directly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 75
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment devoted to righteous aid of the poor · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 83
- calm, abstemious, no harsh speechCharacterDirectly stated · History of Yuan 199, passage 82
References in the histories
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