Overview
The translated histories identify Xia Gong as an administrator, military officer, official, and scholar. 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 | Xia Gong | 夏恭 | Xia Gong |
| Courtesy | Jinggong | 敬公 | Jinggong |
| Posthumous | Lord Illustrious Bright | 宣明君 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0146
Roles
- Administrator
- Military Officer
- Official
- Scholar
- Teacher
- Writer
Life and dates
Death
- Age: Value: 49 · Reckoning: sui · Context: in-officeExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0153
Age
- Age: 49 · Reckoning: sui · At: deathExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0153
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 光武即位 · Western Year: AD 25Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0150
- Source Date: Text: 王莽末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 20 · End: AD 23Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0148, houhanshu:089:s0149
Family
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- Parent of Xia Ziya (夏牙)Kinship Term: son / 子
Kinship Term: son / 子
- Kinship Role: students · Count: 1000 · Qualifier: often more thanExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0147
Career and standing
- Label: Commandant of Taishan / 太山都尉 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0150
- Label: Gentleman / 郎中 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0150
- Title: Lord Illustrious Bright / 宣明君 · Action: posthumously-styledExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0153
Places and affiliations
- Place: Meng in Liang / 梁国蒙Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0146
Learning and skills
- Curriculum: Han Shi Poetry and Meng Lineage Changes / 韩诗、孟氏易Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0147
Works and attributed material
- Work: Encourage Study / 励学 · Relation: authorExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0152
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: defender · Action: held-district-against-banditsExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0149
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: loyal and resolute · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0150
References in the histories
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