Gushen (穀神) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Gushen as an official and scholar. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Gushen	穀神	Gushen
Personal name	Gushen	穀神
Posthumous name	Loyal Offering	貞獻
Title	Loyal Offering Prince of Jinyuan Commandery	金源郡貞獻王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jinshi:035:s0188

Roles

Official
Scholar

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 明昌五年正月 · Western Year: AD 1194
Explicit · jinshi:035:s0188, jinshi:035:s0190

Career and standing

Title: Loyal Offering Prince of Jinyuan Commandery / 金源郡貞獻王 · Action: held
Explicit · jinshi:035:s0190

Places and affiliations

Polity: Jin / 金 · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · jinshi:035:s0188

Events and relationships

Kind: scholarly · Role: creator · Action: created-jurchen-script
Explicit · jinshi:035:s0188

References in the histories

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History of Jin, Chapter 35Volume 35 Treatises 16: Rites 8: Consecration of Shrines to a Sages; Temple to the Warrior King Cheng of Zhou; Monarchs of Past Ages; Halls to Various Spirits in Changbai Shan, Dafang Shan, Amur River, Jia Yin Hou; Spirits of the Lu River; Spirits of Zhao Yin Shun; Spirits of Zhen an Gong, Rui Shen Gongl; Worshipping, Sacrifices, Vists, and State Ceremonies at Zhen Xian Jun Wang Temple · 3 passages

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諸神雜祠·貞獻郡王廟 Miscellaneous Shrines to Various Spirits: Temple of the Loyal Offering Prince of the Commandery

明昌五年正月，陳言者謂：「葉魯、穀神二賢創制女直文字，乞各封贈名爵，建立祠廟。 In the first month of Mingchang 5, a petitioner said: "The two worthies Yelu and Gushen created the Jurchen script—we beg that each be granted posthumous titles and ranks and that shrines be established.

有司謂：「葉魯難以致祭，若金源郡貞獻王穀神則既已配享太廟矣，亦難特立廟也。」 The responsible offices said: "Yelu is difficult to sacrifice to; as for Gushen, Loyal Offering Prince of Jinyuan Commandery, he already enjoys collateral sacrifice in the Grand Ancestral Temple—it is also difficult to establish a separate shrine."