Liang Hong (梁鸿) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Liang Hong as a hermit, scholar, and writer. This record brings together 20 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	Liang Hong	梁鸿	Liáng Hóng
Courtesy name	Boluan	伯鸾	Bóluán
Courtesy name	Houguang	侯光	Hóuguāng
Personal name	Liang Hong	梁鸿	Liáng Hóng
Changed name	Yao	耀	Yào
Changed name	Yunqi	运期	Yùnqī

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0160

Roles

Hermit
Scholar
Writer

Life and dates

Death

Place: Wu / 吴
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0225

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 王莽时...肃宗 · Western Interval: Start: AD 9 · End: AD 88
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0161, houhanshu:094:s0202

Family

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Child of Liang Rang (梁让)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Parent of Son of Liang Hong
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Spouse of Meng Guang (孟光)
Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: active

Kinship Role: wife and children · Count: 2 · Unknown Count: true
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0227

Places and affiliations

Place: Pingling in Fufeng / 扶风平陵
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0160
Place: Mount Baling / 霸陵山 · Relation: resided-at
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0195
Place: Wu / 吴 · Relation: migrated-to
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0204, houhanshu:094:s0219

Works and attributed material

Work: encomia for twenty-four worthies / 二十四人作颂 · Relation: author
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0196
Work: more than ten writings / 书十余篇 · Relation: author
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0223
Work: Song of Five Sighs / 五噫之歌 · Relation: author
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0197
Kind: poem · Role: author
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0197, houhanshu:094:s0198, houhanshu:094:s0199, houhanshu:094:s0200, houhanshu:094:s0201, houhanshu:094:s0205, houhanshu:094:s0206, houhanshu:094:s0207, houhanshu:094:s0208, houhanshu:094:s0209, houhanshu:094:s0210, houhanshu:094:s0211, houhanshu:094:s0212, houhanshu:094:s0213, houhanshu:094:s0214, houhanshu:094:s0215, houhanshu:094:s0216, houhanshu:094:s0217, houhanshu:094:s0218

Events and relationships

Kind: burial · Role: deceased · Place: beside Yaoli tomb in Wu / 吴要离冢傍
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0225
Relation: friend-of · Person Id: Gao Hui (高恢)
Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0228