Kong Jigong (孔季恭)

Overview

The translated histories identify Kong Jigong as an official. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Kong Jigong	孔季恭	Kǒng Jìgōng
Descriptive kinship	Kong Jigong	孔季恭	Kǒng Jìgōng
Personal	Kong Jigong	孔季恭	Kong Jigong

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
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Roles

Official

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 永初三年四月庚寅 · Western Year: AD 422
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Attested activity

Source Date: Text: before Kong Xiuzhi's Yongming career · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 483
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Source Date: Text: 永初三年 · Western Year: AD 422
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Source Date: Text: 永初元年 · Western Year: AD 420
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Family

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Ancestor of Kong Xiuzhi (孔琇之)
Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal · Intermediary Person Ids: Kong Lingyun (孔靈運)
Parent of Kong Lingyun (孔靈運)
Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Career and standing

Label: Commissioner equal to the Three Dukes / 開府儀同三司 · Action: appointed-additional
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Action: held · Appointments: Grandee of Splendid Happiness / 光祿大夫
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References in the histories

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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 34: Virtuous Officials · 1 passage

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祖季恭，光祿大夫，父靈運，著作郎。 His grandfather Jigong served as grandee of splendid happiness; his father Lingyun served as master of composition.

Book of Song, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wu 3 · 2 passages

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丁酉，特進、左光祿大夫孔季恭加開府儀同三司。 On the day dingyou, Senior Adviser and Left Household Grandee Kong Jigong was additionally appointed Commissioner with the Golden Grandee's insignia and ceremonial staff equal to the Three Dukes.

庚寅，左光祿大夫、開府儀同三司孔季恭薨。 On the day gengyin, Left Household Grandee and Commissioner with the Golden Grandee's insignia and ceremonial staff equal to the Three Dukes Kong Jigong died.