Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Gong as a scholar and strategist. This record brings together 4 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 | Liu Gong | 劉龔 | Liu Gong |
| Personal name | Gong | 龔 | |
| Surname | Liu | 劉 | |
| Personal name | Liu Gong | 劉龔 | Liu Gong |
| Courtesy name | Mengong | 孟公 | Mengong |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:034:s0010
Roles
- Scholar
- Strategist
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 建武初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 36
Family
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- Kin of Liu Xin (劉歆)Kinship Term: nephew / 兄子 · Subject Role: paternal-uncle · Object Role: nephew · Generation Distance: 1 · Line: paternal · Intermediary Person Ids: Elder brother of Liu Xin (劉歆兄)
- Child of Elder brother of Liu Xin (劉歆兄)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Career and standing
- Status: surrendered · Action: enteredExplicit · houhanshu:034:s0064
Places and affiliations
- Place: Chang'an / 長安Explicit · houhanshu:034:s0065
Learning and skills
- Skill: debate / 論議 · Level: skilledExplicit · houhanshu:034:s0065
Events and relationships
- Relation: esteemed-by · Person Id: Ban Biao (班彪)Explicit · houhanshu:034:s0065
- Relation: esteemed-by · Person Id: Ma Yuan (馬援)Explicit · houhanshu:034:s0065
- Relation: strategist-for · Person Id: Deng Zhongkuang (鄧仲況)Explicit · houhanshu:034:s0010
References in the histories
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