Overview
Shi Gui was an official, Administrator, and Poet.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 936 to AD 944 天福中Overcome by elixir fumes while crossing the river; died on the road · At on the road after crossing the river · Age Value: 68Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 92
Age
- 68Reckoning Sui · Statement died at sixty-eightDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 92
Attested activity
- AD 930 乙酉Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 191
- AD 931 十二月壬子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 244
- AD 923 to AD 926 同光中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 77
- AD 898 to AD 901 唐光化中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 74
- AD 936 to AD 944 天福中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 91-92
- AD 926 明宗即位Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 79
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- AD 936 清泰末Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 90
- AD 930 to AD 933 長興中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 83
- AD 936 高祖登極Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 85
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Shi Jun (鈞)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 72
- Child of Grandfather of Shi Guigrandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 71-72
- Descendant of Shi Zeng (曾)great-grandfather 高祖 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 71
- Kinship Role kin · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 84
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 92 Volume 92 Book of Later Jin 18: Biographies 7: Yao Yi, Lu Qi, Liang Wenju, Shi Gui, Pei Hao, Wu Chengfan, Lu Dao, Zheng Taoguang, Wang Quan, Han Yun, Li Yi 15 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 41 Volume 41 Book of Later Tang 17: Mingzong Annals 7 2 passages
Origins and identity
- Forebears came from beyond the frontier with Wang Wujun and settled in ShiyiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 70
Career and standing
- prefect of Bei 貝州刺史AD 931 十二月壬子 · Appointed · At Bei 貝州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 244
- direct academician of the Bureau of Military Affairs 樞密院直學士AD 926 明宗即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 79
- regular gentleman of Wenchang 文昌正郎AD 926 明宗即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 79
- Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書右丞AD 926 明宗即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 81
- vice prefect of Henan with charge of prefectural affairs 河南少尹，判府事Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 79
- prefect of Beizhou 貝州刺史AD 930 to AD 933 長興中 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 83
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- deputy commissioner of the Salt and Iron Monopoly 判鹽鐵副使AD 936 高祖登極 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 85
- vice minister of justice 刑部侍郎Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 85
- vice minister of personnel with divided charge of selection affairs 吏部侍郎，分知銓事AD 936 高祖登極 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 87
- aide 從事Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 78
- prefectural recorder of Zhending 本府司錄Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 77
- Privy Commissioner direct academician 樞密使直學士AD 931 十二月壬子 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 244
- Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎AD 931 十二月壬子 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 244
- assistant magistrate of Fucheng and Raoyang 阜城、饒陽尉AD 898 to AD 901 唐光化中 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 74
- magistrate of Fangzi, Ningjin, Yuanshi, Leshou, and Bolu 房子、寧晉、元氏、樂壽、博陸五邑令AD 898 to AD 901 唐光化中 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 74
- acting charge of selection affairs as Right Vice Director 權判銓事AD 926 明宗即位 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 86
- Left Remonstrance Councilor 左諫議大夫AD 926 明宗即位 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 81
- acting Right Secretariat director 守尚書右丞HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 191
- Privy Council regular academician 樞密院直學士HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 191
- former post as aide retained 舊職Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 78
- Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎AD 930 乙酉 · TransferredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 191
- commemorative stele erected by local people 里人為之立碑Received · At Leshou 樂壽Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 76
- RemovedAD 930 to AD 933 長興中 · DismissedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 83
Places and affiliations
- AD 923 to AD 926 同光中Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 77
- AD 936 高祖登極Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 85
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 244
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 74
- At Changshan 常山Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 69
- AD 898 to AD 901 唐光化中At Leshou 樂壽 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 74, 76
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- AD 898 to AD 901 唐光化中At Ningjin 寧晉 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 74-75
- AD 926 明宗即位At Henan 河南 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 79
- AD 936 清泰末At Changshan 常山 · Relation Resided inDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 90
- AD 930 to AD 933 長興中At Beizhou 貝州 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 83
- AD 930 to AD 933 長興中At Changshan 常山 · Relation Retired toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 83
- At Changshan 常山 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 69
- At Shiyi 石邑 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 92
Learning and skills
- loved learning好學Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 73
- Skill administrative affairs 吏道 · Level excelledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 73, 82
- Skill poetry 詩 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 73
Works and attributed material
- If you take this you may prolong your life, but you must not stop midway—if you stop, illness will follow.Speech · Addressee · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 88
Events and relationships
- Angrily contested Feng Dao's use of a chief minister ruling to overturn Selection Bureau appointmentsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 86
- Appointed prefectAD 931 十二月壬子 · Appointment · OfficialDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 244
- Asked to return home knowing he would not recover; the court granted itAD 936 to AD 944 天福中 · Personal · PetitionerDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 91
- Declined appointment as prefectural recorderDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 77
- Elixir stored in a clothes chest was seized by bandits during Mi Qiong's rebellion and never recoveredDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 90
- Later took the elixir; spirits keen and strength robustMedical · RecipientDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 89
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- Local people erected a stele in his honorRitual · Honoree · At Leshou 樂壽Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 76
- Opened post station granaries on his own authority to lend grain to famine victimsAD 898 to AD 901 唐光化中 · Administrative · Magistrate · At Ningjin 寧晉Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 75
- Sat placidly without correcting An Chonghui's decisions on weighty matters before MingzongDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 82
- Shut his doors, refused to see kin and old friends, and rode in a woman's felt cart to conceal himself when visiting his villaPersonal · SubjectDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 84
- Stood in the hall ready for consultation together with Yan ZhiDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 80
- Relation Recruited as aide by · Person Guo Chongtao (郭崇韜)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 78
- Relation Recommended by · Person Feng Dao (馮道)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 85
- Relation Protege of · Person An Chonghui (安重誨)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 80
- Relation Recommended by · Person An Chonghui (安重誨)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 79
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ashamed that Feng Dao's magnanimity far surpassed his own · With Feng Dao (馮道) · Mode self-reportDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 86
- Assessment quick in administrative matters but failed to correct An Chonghui · With An Chonghui (安重誨) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 82
- Assessment seemed headed for the chief ministership · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 81
- Assessment strict in integrity and widely renowned for impartiality · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 87
- Assessment the people were deeply grateful · At Ningjin 寧晉 · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 75
- illness settled in his chest, burning like fireAD 936 to AD 944 天福中 · IllnessDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 91
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- Item country villa 別墅 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 84
- Item stone elixir the size of a peck 石藥如鬥 · Relation Received · At Mount Song 嵩山Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 88
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 69
References in the histories
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