Overview
Fang Guozhen was a warlord.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1354 至正十四年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 188, passages 223, 232
- AD 1360 to AD 1363 今Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passages 90-102, 104
- AD 1358 to AD 1362 元末…時太祖已定寧越Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 54
- AD 1358 兩使方國珍Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passage 320
- AD 1358 to AD 1362 往年大兵取婺州Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passage 91
- AD 1351 至正十一年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 188, passage 197
Family
- Kinship Role household-family · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 97
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- HeldFormer pirate surrendered to officeDirectly stated · History of Yuan 188, passage 232
Places and affiliations
- Polity Yuan 元 · Relation Submitted toDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 93
- Polity Id yuan · Relation Rebelled againstStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 188, passage 197
- Polity Id yuan · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 188, passages 232, 235
Events and relationships
- Induced to bring edictDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 93
- Knew troops useless after guozhang deathDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 100
- Planned object of the FounderAD 1358 to AD 1362 元末…時太祖已定寧越 · Military rivalry · TargetDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 54
- Promised surrender after hang zhaoDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 98
- Received envoysDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 320
- Reported to yuan by seaAD 1360 to AD 1363 今 · Diplomatic · SenderDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 93
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- RoseAD 1351 至正十一年 · Military · Rebel leader · At at sea 海上Directly stated · History of Yuan 188, passage 197
- Sent letter of submissionDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 91
- Sent persuaderDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 94
- Sent troops against Shaoxing countiesMilitary · Commander · At Shaoxing subordinate counties 紹興屬縣Directly stated · History of Yuan 188, passage 232
- Tried to recruit zhu to yuanDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 95
- Wavered and refusedDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 92
- Would take family to seaDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 97
- Relation Bribery associate of · Person Baizhuge (拜住哥)Directly stated · History of Yuan 188, passage 235
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment duplicitous-and-cunning · Mode quoted-judgment Speaker Ye Dui (葉兌)Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 96
- Assessment originally a sea bandit who after surrender held high office yet again harmed the people · Mode named-speech Speaker Mailigusi (邁里古思)Directly stated · History of Yuan 188, passage 232
- Assessment wolf-cub-heart-untameable · Mode quoted-judgment Speaker Ye Dui (葉兌)Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 90
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 320; History of Yuan 188, passage 197
- Value historicalDirectly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 90
- court relied on his boats to transport grainDirectly stated · History of Yuan 188, passage 235
References in the histories
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