Qin and Han · Emperor in Shu

Gongsun Shu 公孫述

Attested AD 25 - AD 37

Passages
4
Chapters
4
Histories
4

Overview

The translated histories identify Gongsun Shu as a ruler and warlord. This record brings together 4 passages from 4 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Gongsun Shu 公孫述 Gongsun Shu
Personal name Gongsun 公孫
Surname Gongsun 公孫
Surname Gongsun 公孫 Gōngsūn
Personal name Gongsun Shu 公孫述
Personal name Gongsun Shu 公孫述 Gongsun Shu
Personal name Gongsun Shu 公孫述 Gōngsūn Shù
Given Shu
Given Shu Shù

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler
  • Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 光武建武十三年 · Western Year: AD 37
    Explicit · nanqishu:017:s0005
  • Source Date: Text: 公孫述時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 36
  • Source Date: Text: 東漢初 · Western Year: AD 25
    Explicit · liangshu:020:s0084

Assessments and attributes

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 117Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 · 1 passage
Book of Later Han, Chapter 34Volume 30a: Biographies of Su Jing; Yang Hou · 1 passage
Book of Liang, Chapter 20Volume 20: Liu Lijian; Chen Bozhi · 1 passage
Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 17Volume 17 Treatises 9: Caraiges and Dress · 1 passage