Overview
Guo Dan was an official and Statesman.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Shaoqing | 少卿 | Shàoqīng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 62 五年At at home 於家Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 206
Age
- 7Reckoning Sui · Circumstance orphanedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 188
- 87AD 62 永平五年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 206
Attested activity
- AD 62 五年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 206
- AD 37 十三年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 201
- AD 26 建武二年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 197
- AD 61 明年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 205
- AD 24 更始二年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 193
- AD 60 永平三年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 203
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- AD 9 to AD 23 王莽征之Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 30, passage 192
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Guo Yu (郭宇)eldest son 長子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 217
- Child of Guo Zhi (郭稚)father 父Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 187
- Child of Stepmother of Guo Dan (郭丹後母)stepmother 後母 · Step parentageDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 188
- Parent of Guo Ji (郭濟)younger son 少子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 218
- Kinship Role descendants · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 215-216
Career and standing
- chief lecturer 都講Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 190
- Governor of Bingzhou 並州牧AD 37 十三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 201
- Grandee Remonstrant 諫議大夫AD 24 更始二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 193
- Minister of Education 司徒AD 60 永平三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 203
- Minister of Education 司徒AD 61 明年 · DismissedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 205
- merit assessor 功曹OfferedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 198
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- General of the Household Gentlemen in Charge of the Xiongnu 使匈奴中郎將TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 202
- Left Administrator of Fengyi 左馮翊TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 202
- EnteredOrphanedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 188
- dismissal by rescript 策免AD 61 明年 · SufferedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 205
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 201, 203
- Polity Gengshi regime 更始 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 193, 196
- Polity Xin 新 · Relation Summoned byDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 192
- At Rang in Nanyang 南陽穰Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 186
- At Beidi 北地 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 192
- At Bingzhou 並州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 201
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- At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Studied atDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 189
- At Hangu Pass 函谷關 · Relation Traveled throughDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 189, 194
- At Nanyang 南陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 193
- At Pingshi 平氏 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 196
Learning and skills
- At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Studied under teacherDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 189
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 189
Events and relationships
- Declined summonsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 191
- Fled summonsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 192
- Fulfilled vow riding envoy carriagePersonal · ActorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 194
- Held Pingshi and mourned GengshiDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 196
- Investigated without evidenceDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 205
- Pacified and received surrendersAD 24 更始二年 · Diplomatic · Envoy · At Nanyang 南陽Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 193
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- Returned credentials to Gengshi familyDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 197
- Yielded merit assessor postPolitical · RecommenderDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 198
- Relation Peer colleague of · Person Hou Ba (侯霸)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 204
- Relation Peer colleague of · Person Du Lin (杜林)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 204
- Relation Peer colleague of · Person Zhang Zhan (張湛)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 204
- Relation Peer colleague of · Person Guo Ji (郭伋)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 204
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment careful and filial · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 188
- Assessment incorrupt, straight, and fair · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 204
- Assessment left no estate; descendants destitute · Mode named-source-report Speaker Liu Kuang (劉匡)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 215
- Assessment respected as chief lecturer · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 190
References in the histories
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