Wang Yinglin

A high-ranking official and Confucian scholar in the late Southern Song Dynasty of China. His courtesy name was Bohou and his pen name was Shenning. He was from Qingyuan Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. He passed the Jinshi examination and progressed through the ranks to become the Left Prime Minister, but during this time he was often oppressed by the powerful minister Jia Sidao. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, he retired to the countryside and devoted himself to writing, dying at the age of 74. Politically, he was not afraid of powerful ministers and discussed border defense. He was familiar with academics from an early age and had an extensive knowledge of classics and history. He wrote many books, among which his best known are "Kongaku Kibun," "Yu Hai," "Shi Ko," "Kanjo Geimonshikosho," "Kansei Ko," and "Xiaoxue Konju." His scholarship excelled in historical investigation, and all of these works have been of great benefit to future generations. They not only represent a pinnacle of Song Dynasty scholarship, but also became pioneers of later Qing Dynasty historical investigation.

[Yoshihiro Murayama February 17, 2016]

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中国、南宋(なんそう)末期の高官、儒者。字(あざな)は伯厚、号は深寧(しんねい)。浙江(せっこう)省慶元府の人。進士に及第、累進して給事中、左丞相(さじょうしょう)となったが、この間、権臣賈似道(かじどう)のためにしばしば圧迫を受けた。宋の滅亡後は、野にあって著述に専念し74歳で没した。政治的には権臣を恐れず、辺防を論じた。早くから学術に親しみ、経学、史学にわたって該博な知識を有していた。著書多く、なかでも『困学紀聞(こんがくきぶん)』『玉海(ぎょくかい)』『詩考』『漢書芸文志攷証(かんじょげいもんしこうしょう)』『漢制攷』『小学紺珠(こんじゅ)』などがよく知られている。その学は考証に優れ、これらの著述はいずれも後世を益することが大であり、宋代学術の一つの頂点を示すとともに、後の清(しん)朝考証学の先駆ともなった。

［村山吉廣　2016年2月17日］

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