Overview
Guo Wengong was an administrator.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Age
- past seventy when both parents diedSource Text 年逾七十Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 141
Attested activity
- AD 499 to AD 551 年逾七十，父母喪亡Strongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 139, 141, 145
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Grandfather of Guo Wengong (郭文恭之祖父)grandfather 祖父 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 142
- Child of Father of Guo Wengong (郭文恭之父)father 父Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 141
- Child of Mother of Guo Wengong (郭文恭之母)mother 母Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 141
Career and standing
- magistrate of Taiping County 太平縣令HeldDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 140
- honorific marking of gate and lane 標其門閭BestowedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 145
Places and affiliations
- At Pingyao in Taiyuan 太原平遙Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 139
- At Taiping County 太平縣 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 140
Events and relationships
- Lived at grandfather's tomb; barefoot carried earth to mound grandfather's two graves for yearsRitual · MournerDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 142-143
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment all who saw him were moved to grief and sighing · Mode common-reportDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 144
References in the histories
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