Five Dynasties · Official

Guo Chongtao 郭崇韜

Died AD 926

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Guo Chongtao was an official.

Life and dates

Death

AD 926 同光四年正月甲子
Executed · Authority Jiji (繼岌) · At Shu 蜀
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 172

Attested activity

AD 926 同光四年正月甲子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 172, 220

Family

killed together with his two sons in Shu
Kinship Role sons · Count 2
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 172

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 172

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Later Tang Annals 2: Zhuangzong 2 · 2 passages

甲子，魏王繼岌殺郭崇韜及其二子于蜀。 On jiazi, Prince of Wei Jiji put Guo Chongtao and his two sons to death in Shu.

實皇后劉氏作教與繼岌使殺崇韜，而書「繼岌殺」者，繼岌將兵在外，后教非天子命，可止而不止。 In reality Empress Liu ordered Jiji to kill Chongtao. The text says “Jiji killed” because Jiji was commanding troops outside the court, and the empress’s order was not an imperial command; he could have refused, but did not.