Ancient China · Reclusive Zhao scholar among gamblers

Mao Gong 毛公

Máo Gōng

Attested BC 257 - BC 247

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Mao Gong as a hermit and scholar. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Mao Gong 毛公 Máo Gōng
Personal name Mao Gong 毛公 Máo Gōng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Hermit
  • Scholar

Life and dates

Attested activity

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 77Biography of the Prince of Wei · 2 passages