Gong Shitai (貢師泰)

Overview

Gong Shitai was an official, Scholar, Writer, and Judge.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Taifu	泰甫	Tàifǔ

Life and dates

Death

AD 1362 二十二年
At Haining in Hangzhou 杭之海寧 · Cause Illness · Died en route
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 167

Attested activity

AD 1354 至正十四年
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passages 152-153
AD 1355 十五年
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 159
AD 1360 二十年
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 166
AD 1362 二十二年
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 167
AD 1327 泰定四年
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 130
AD 1355 其年冬
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 187, passage 161

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AD 1356 to AD 1360 士誠既納降
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 187, passages 163, 165
AD 1327 to AD 1354 拜監察御史
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 187, passages 150-151
AD 1320 to AD 1327 早肄業國子學
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 187, passage 129
AD 1356 明年春
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 187, passage 162
AD 1327 to AD 1354 除紹興路緫管府推官
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 187, passages 133-134, 144, 149

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Gong Kui (貢奎)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 128
Child of Mother of Gong Shitai (貢師泰母)
mother 母 · maternal line
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 133

Origins and identity

Ethnicity southerner 南人
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 151

Career and standing

Commissioner of Salt Transport for the Two Zhe circuits 兩浙都轉運鹽使
AD 1356 to AD 1360 士誠既納降 · Appointed · Authority Dashi Timur (達識帖睦邇)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 163
participant in government of the Jiangzhe Branch Secretariat 江浙行省參知政事
AD 1356 to AD 1360 士誠既納降 · Appointed · Authority Dashi Timur (達識帖睦邇)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 165
Commissioner of Water Control and Wasteland Reclamation 都水庸田使
AD 1354 至正十四年 · Appointed · At western Zhe 浙西
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 158
general administrator of Pingjiang circuit 平江路緫管
AD 1355 十五年 · Appointed · At Pingjiang 平江
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 160
minister of rites 禮部尚書
AD 1355 十五年 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 159
assistant prefect of Taihe 太和州判官
Appointed · At Taihe 太和州 · From Source Date: Text: 泰定四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 1327
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 130

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Gentleman for Attendance 從仕郎
Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 泰定四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 1327
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 130
investigating censor 監察御史
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passages 150-151
judicial investigator of the Shaoxing circuit administration 紹興路緫管府推官
Appointed · At Shaoxing circuit 紹興路
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 133
minister of revenue 戶部尚書
Appointed · At Fujian 閩中 · From Source Date: Text: 二十年 · Regnal Year: 20 · Western Year: AD 1360
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 166
vice director of the Ministry of Personnel 吏部侍郎
Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 至正十四年 · Regnal Year: 14 · Western Year: AD 1354
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 152
Hanlin attendant 翰林待制
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 150
vice chancellor of the Imperial University 國子司業
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 150
vice surveillance commissioner of Jiangxi 江西廉訪副使
AD 1355 十五年 · Promoted
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 159
director of the Ministry of Rites 禮部郎中
Promoted
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 150
Hanlin literary attendant 應奉翰林文字
Promoted
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 132
Hanlin literary attendant 翰林應奉
Reappointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 150
secretariat aide of the Jiangzhe Branch Secretariat 江浙行省掾
Recruited · At Jiangzhe Branch Secretariat 江浙行省
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 131
Secretary Director 祕書卿
AD 1362 二十二年 · Summoned
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 167
vice director of the Ministry of War 兵部侍郎
AD 1354 至正十四年 · Transferred
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 154
surveillance commissioner of Fujian 福建廉訪使
AD 1355 十五年 · Transferred
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 159
assistant magistrate of She county, Huizhou circuit 徽州路歙縣丞
Transferred · At She county, Huizhou circuit 徽州路歙縣
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 131
director of the Ministry of Personnel 吏部郎中
Transferred
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 150
lecturer of the Xuanwen Pavilion 宣文閣授經郎
Transferred
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 150
university student 諸生
Student
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 129

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passages 130, 152
At Xuancheng in Ningguo 寧國之宣城
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 127
AD 1362 二十二年
At Haining, Hangzhou 杭之海寧 · Relation Died at
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 167
AD 1355 其年冬
At Pingjiang 平江 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passages 160-161
AD 1356 明年春
At the seacoast 海濱 · Relation Hid at
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 162
At Shaoxing 紹興 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 133

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At Xuancheng 宣城 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 127

Learning and skills

Institution Imperial University 國子學 · Student
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 129
Skill administration 政事 · Level especially skilled
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 168
Skill writing 文字 · Level renowned
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 168

Works and attributed material

collected poetry and prose in several juan 詩文若干卷
Relation Author
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 170
collected poetry and prose 詩文
Relation Author · Quantity several juan
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 170
biographies of empresses and meritorious ministers 后妃、功臣列傳
Relation Compiler
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 150

Events and relationships

Besieged
AD 1355 其年冬 · Military · Defender · With Zhang Shicheng (張士誠) · At Pingjiang 平江
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 161
Did not depart for Jiangxi
AD 1355 十五年 · Career · Appointee
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 159
Exchanged Fujian salt for grain shipped by sea
AD 1360 二十年 · Logistical · Commissioner · Quantity several hundred thousand piculs
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 166
Exonerated
Legal · Judge · With Shi Jia (史甲) · At Baiyang Harbor, Shanyin 山陰白洋港
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 138
Exonerated
Legal · Judge · With Gao Bing (高丙)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 138
First southerner restored to secretariat and censorate posts
Political · Officeholder
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 151

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Led militia then abandoned city
AD 1356 明年春 · Military · Commander · At Pingjiang 平江
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 162
Left student robes for office
AD 1327 泰定四年 · Career · Appointee
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 130
Mourned father
Ritual · Mourner · With Gong Kui (貢奎)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 131
Mourned mother
Ritual · Mourner · With Mother of Gong Shitai (貢師泰母)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 133
Purchased grain
AD 1354 至正十四年 · Logistical · Commissioner · At western Zhe 浙右 · Quantity one million piculs
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 153
Reformed salt administration
AD 1356 to AD 1360 士誠既納降 · Administrative · Commissioner
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 164
Reopened and proved murder
Legal · Judge · With Xu Yu (徐裕)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 143
Reorganized relay households
AD 1354 至正十四年 · Administrative · Inspector · At from the capital to the Upper Capital 京師至上都
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passages 155-156
Resigned by self impeachment
Career · Official · Reason native of the district
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 131
Tried counterfeiting case
Legal · Judge · With Sun Guobin (孫國賓)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passages 146-147
Relation Appointed by · Person Dashi Timur (達識帖睦邇)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passages 163, 165

Assessments and attributes

Assessment administrative record ranked first among prefectures · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 149
Assessment clarity in reviewing wrongful convictions · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passages 148-149
Assessment delighted in advancing worthy scholars whether known to him or not · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 169
Assessment powerful families resented him but could not injure him · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 157
Assessment the court had found the right man · Mode contemporary-opinion
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 151
imposing in appearance; free-spirited nature
Physical description
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 168