Ming · Scholar

Fang Xiaoru 方孝孺

Died AD 1402

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Fang Xiaoru was a scholar.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1402 洪武三十五年
Execution
Directly stated · History of Ming 5, passage 181

Attested activity

AD 1402 洪武三十五年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 5, passages 174, 181

Key source chapters

History of Ming, Chapter 5 Volume 5 Annals 5: Chengzu 1 2 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 423 Volume 423 Biographies 210: Zong Jichen, Yin Gengyun, Wang Zheng, Mu Jixianga, You Baichuan, Shen Huai 1 passage

Career and standing

Suffered
Clan extermination · clan exterminated with him
Directly stated · History of Ming 5, passage 181

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Chengzu 1 · 2 passages

大索齊泰、黄子澄、方孝孺等五十余人，榜其姓名曰奸臣。 He hunted Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, and more than fifty besides, and posted their names under the heading “treacherous ministers.”

丁丑，殺齊泰、黄子澄、方孝孺，並夷其族。 On dingchou he put Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru to death and extirpated their kin to the last degree.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 423Volume 423 Biographies 210: Zong Jichen, Yin Gengyun, Wang Zheng, Mu Jixianga, You Baichuan, Shen Huai · 1 passage

官山東，請修方孝孺祠，並刻正學集：其振勵風教多類此。 and in Shandong he had Fang Xiaoru's shrine restored and the Correct Learning collection carved for printing—typical of his efforts to uphold moral culture.