Five Dynasties · Official

Dong Guangsi 董光嗣

Attested AD 900 - AD 921

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Dong Guangsi as an administrator and official. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Dong Guangsi 董光嗣 Dong Guangsi
Surname Dong
Surname Dong Dǒng
Personal name Guangsi 光嗣 Guangsi
Personal name Guangsi 光嗣 Guāngsì

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Administrator
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Child of Dong Wenguang (董文廣)
    Kinship Term: father of Guangsi / 祖/父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
    Parentage: biological
  • Parent of Virtuous Consort Dong (德妃董氏)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: daughter · Object Role: father
  • Parent of Dong Xuanzhi (董玄之)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Dong Ziming (董自明)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Dong Yu (董瑀)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: Commandant of Zhaoging / 趙州昭慶尉 · Action: held
  • Label: magistrate of Zhaoqing in Zhao Prefecture / 趙州昭慶尉 · Action: held

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 121Volume 121 Book of Later Zhou 23: Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 19Volume 19: Taizu of Later Zhou's Family · 1 passage