Qin and Han · Administrator and Aristocrat

Geng Su 耿宿

Attested AD 23 - AD 37

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Geng Su was an administrator and Aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 25 to AD 37 宿至代郡太守
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 24, passage 224
AD 23 to AD 24 王郎反
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 165

Family

Kin of Geng Chun (耿純)
cousin 從昆弟
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 165

Career and standing

Lieutenant General 偏將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 166
Governor of Dai 代郡太守
Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 224
Marquis of Suixiang 遂鄉侯
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 224

Events and relationships

Burned clan houses on Geng Chun's order
Military · Officer · With Geng Chun (耿純)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 167

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 142

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 24Volume 21: Biographies of Ren, Li, Wan, Pi, Liu, Geng · 4 passages

會王郎反，世祖自薊東南馳，純與從昆弟訢、宿、植共率宗族賓客二千餘人，老病者皆載木自隨，奉迎於育。 Wang Lang's revolt broke out while Guangwu was racing southeast from Ji; Geng Chun and his cousins Geng Xin, Geng Su, and Geng Zhi brought more than two thousand kinsmen and clients—even the elderly carried firewood as provisions—to meet him at Yu.

拜純為前將軍，封耿鄉侯，訢、宿、植皆偏將軍，使與純居前，降宋子，從攻下曲陽及中山。 Geng Chun became forward general and marquis of Gengxiang; Geng Xin, Geng Su, and Geng Zhi were named lieutenant generals and sent ahead with him to win over Songzi and then strike Xiaquyang and Zhongshan.

是時，郡國多降邯鄲者，純恐宗家懷異心，乃使訢、宿歸燒其廬舍。 Many districts had gone over to Wang Lang; fearing divided loyalties in his own clan, Geng Chun sent Geng Xin and Geng Su home to burn the family compounds.

宿至代郡太守，封遂鄉侯。 Geng Su became governor of Dai and marquis of Suixiang.