Overview
The translated histories identify Gong Sheng as an official and scholar. This record brings together 6 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Gong Sheng | 龔勝 | Gōng Shèng |
| Surname | Gong | 龔 | Gong |
| Personal | Gong Sheng | 龔勝 | Gong Sheng |
| Given | Sheng | 勝 | Sheng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:082:s0119
- Value: maleExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0305
Roles
- Official
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元帝時 · Western Year: BC 43Explicit · hanshu:082:s0119
- Source Date: Text: 建武初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 28Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:028:s0312
- Source Date: Text: 王莽時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 9 · End: AD 23Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:028:s0305
Family
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- Parent of Gong Ci (賜)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Career and standing
- Office: Superintendent of the Imperial Household / 光祿勳 · Action: heldExplicit · hanshu:082:s0119
- Name: Remonstrance Grandee / 諫大夫Explicit · hanshu:094:s0321
- Status: refused office under Wang Mang and was renowned · Negated Office Service: trueExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0305
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Han · Relation: official-ofExplicit · hanshu:082:s0119
Works and attributed material
- Work: Former Book / 前書 · Relation: biographical-account-inExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0313
Events and relationships
- Relation: like-minded-associate · Group Person Ids: Zhuo Mao (卓茂), Kong Xiu (孔休), Cai Xun (蔡勛), Liu Xuan (劉宣), Bao Xuan (鮑宣)Explicit · houhanshu:028:s0305
References in the histories
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