《宋史·列传·卷二十五》
淳化元年，遭父丧。
淳化元年，丁外艰。
He lost his father and went into mourning in the first year of the Chunhua era.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 淳化元年，丁外艰。 [/INST] He lost his father and went into mourning in the first year of the Chunhua era.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 淳化元年，丁外艰。
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He lost his father and went into mourning in the first year of the Chunhua era.
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