Overview
Gong Sheng was a scholar and Disciple of Xue Guangde.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 43 元帝時Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 119
- AD 25 to AD 28 建武初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 312
- AD 9 to AD 23 王莽時Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 305
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Gong Ci (賜)son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 312
Key source chapters
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 28 Volume 25: Biography of Zhuo, Lu, Wei, Liu 3 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 82 Volume 71: Jun, Shu, Yu, Xue, Ping and Peng 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 88 Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 94 Volume 83: Xue Xuan and Zhu Bo 1 passage
Career and standing
- Superintendent of the Imperial Household 光祿勳HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 119
- Remonstrance Grandee 諫大夫Directly stated · Book of Han 94, passage 321
- Refused office under Wang Mang and was renowned · Negated Office Service trueDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 305
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han · Relation Official ofDirectly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 119
Works and attributed material
- Former Book 前書Relation Biographical account inDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 313
Events and relationships
- Relation Like minded associate · Group Person Ids Zhuo Mao (卓茂), Kong Xiu (孔休), Cai Xun (蔡勛), Liu Xuan (劉宣), Bao Xuan (鮑宣)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 305
References in the histories
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