Pang Ji

Timeline

1. 988–1020Wucheng, Jizhou · WuchengPang Ji, courtesy name Chunzhi, was a native of Wucheng, Jizhou. He passed the jinshi examination during the Dazhong Xiangfu era, first served as a local official known for competence, and later entered the capital to serve in the library academies and as a remonstrance official, gradually reaching the central government.
2. 1031–1040Yanzhou · YanzhouIn the fourth year of Jingyou (1037) Pang Ji served as Hanlin academician, later going out as governor of Yanzhou, overseeing the cavalry and infantry of the Fuyan Circuit. He tightened defenses on the Song-Xia border; this period falls entirely within 1031–1040 and was the key phase of his military and political career.
3. 1050–1063Kaifeng · Kaifeng PrefectureAfter the Huangyou era, Pang Ji entered the central government as concurrent chancellor and commissioner of war, participating in major military and state affairs. He strongly advocated a hardline policy toward Western Xia, and died in office in the eighth year of Jiayou.