Gan Guocheng (甘國城)

Overview

The translated histories identify Gan Guocheng as a family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Gan Guocheng	甘國城	Gān Guóchéng
Personal name	Gan Guocheng	甘國城	Gān Guóchéng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Uncertain

Roles

Family Member

Life and dates

Death

Manner: cut his own throat before his father · Western Year: AD 1674
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:252:s0035

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 康熙十二年十二月 · Western Year: AD 1674
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:252:s0035

Family

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Child of Gan Wenkun (甘文焜)
Kinship Role: father
Kinship Role: fourth-son

References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 252Volume 252 Biographies 39: Gan Wenkun, Fan Chengmo, Ma Xiongzhen, Fu Honglie · 2 passages

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文焜度貴陽不可守，令妾盛率婦女七人自經死，獨攜第四子國城赴鎮遠，思召湖北兵扼險隘，使賊不北出。 Seeing Guiyang could not be held, Wenkun had his concubine Sheng lead seven women of the household to hang themselves, then set out alone with his fourth son Guocheng for Zhenyuan, hoping to rally Hubei troops at the mountain passes and block the rebels' advance north.

文焜望闕再拜，拔佩刀將自殺，國城大呼請先死，奪其刀以刎而還之，屍乃踣，血濺文焜衣。 Wenkun bowed twice toward the capital, drew his sword to take his own life. Guocheng cried that he should die first, seized the blade, cut his own throat, and handed the sword back; as his body fell, blood spattered Wenkun's robes.