Overview
Gongsun Wulou was a Courtier and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Jin
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 407 義熙三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 128, passages 133-134
- AD 405 改元曰太上Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 30
- AD 409 時公孫五樓為侍中、尚書,領左衛將軍,專總朝政,兄歸為冠軍、常山公,叔父頹為武衛、興樂公。Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 128, passage 142
- AD 410 義熙六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 128, passage 228
- AD 405 to AD 407 超時Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 128, passage 256
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Gongsun Tui (公孫頹)paternal uncle 叔父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 142
- Sibling of Gongsun Gui (公孫歸)elder brother 兄Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 142
- Child of Father of Gongsun Wulou (公孫五樓之父)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 128, passage 142
- clan relatives 宗親Kinship Role clan kin · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 143
Career and standing
- Martial Guard General and concurrent Colonel of Camp Cavalry 武衛將軍、領屯騎校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 30
- Left Guard General 左衛將軍Held · Concurrent trueDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 142
- Minister 尚書HeldDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 142
- Palace Attendant 侍中HeldDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 142
- BlamedDisgraceDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 133
- HeldInner court participantDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 30
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- RestoredFavorDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 134
- Monopolizing court governmentDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 142
Places and affiliations
- Polity Southern Yan 南燕 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passages 142, 228
- Polity Southern Yan 南燕 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 128, passage 256
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Unit Ids s0152, s0153, s0154, s0155, s0156, s0157, s0158, s0159Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passages 152-159
Events and relationships
- Monopolized courtPolitical · Dominant ministerDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passages 142-143
- Nursed grudge after hearing Zhong Hong remarkPolitical · ActorDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 39
- Seized river sources then defeatedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passages 176-178
- Spoke divisively against Zhong and othersPolitical · IntriguerDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 37
- Tunnel sortie failedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 228
- Urged executionDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 256
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- Relation Rival of · Person Murong Zhong (慕容鐘)Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passages 37, 39, 256
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment feared by princes and dukes inside and outside · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 143
- Assessment schemed to monopolize authority and feared Zhong would check him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 256
References in the histories
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