Overview
Xuan Bing was an official and Hermit.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jugong | 巨公 | Jugong |
| Alternate name | Jugong Xuan of Yunyang | 雲陽宣巨公 | Yunyang Xuan Jugong |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 30 六年At in office 於官Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 17
Attested activity
- AD 30 六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 30, passage 17
- BC 7 to AD 6 哀、平際Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 30, passage 3
- AD 25 建武元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 30, passage 7
- AD 30 建武六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 30, passage 82
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Xuan Biao (宣彪)son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 17
- Kinship Role kinsmen · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 15
- Kinship Role orphaned and weak kinsmen · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 16
Career and standing
- Palace Attendant 侍中AD 23 更始即位 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 6
- Director to the Grand Minister over the Masses 大司徒司直Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 四年 · Western Year: AD 28Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 14
- Imperial Clerk Grandee 御史中丞Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 建武元年 · Western Year: AD 25Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 7
- Director for the Grand Minister of Education 大司徒司直HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 82
- Metropolitan Commandant 司隸校尉Promoted · From Source Date: Text: 明年 · Western Year: AD 26Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 9
- One of the Three Solitary Seats 三獨坐AD 25 建武元年 · ReceivedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 8
Show 1 more source-backed claim
- EnteredRetirementDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 3
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 7, 82
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Lived underDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 3
- At Yunyang in Fengyi 馮翊雲陽Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 1
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Addressee · Speaker Emperor Guangwu (漢光武帝) · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Emperor Guangwu (漢光武帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 12
Events and relationships
- Refused envoys after Wang Mang's usurpation by claiming illnessDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 5
- Refused repeated provincial and commandery summons by pleading illnessBC 7 to AD 6 哀、平際 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 3
- Refused Wang Mang's summons as Grand RegentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 4
- Used salary to support kinsmen and gave land to orphansPersonal · BenefactorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 15-16
- Relation Predecessor of · Person Wang Liang (王良)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 82
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment focused on broad principles and eased petty severity; bureaucracy revered him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 10
- Assessment willingly lived in sparse austerity while holding honored office · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 102-103
- austere and frugal; cloth quilt, plain food, earthenwareTemperamentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 11
- Item cloth, silk, curtains, hangings, and household goods 布帛帳帷什物 · Relation Bestowed · With Emperor Guangwu (漢光武帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 13
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 1, 82
References in the histories
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