Ming · Claimed Kinsman of Prince of Chuyang

Guo Laoshe 郭老舍

Guō Lǎoshè

Attested AD 1426 - AD 1435

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Guo Laoshe was a Claimed Kinsman of Prince of Chuyang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1426 to AD 1435 宣德中
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 122, passage 72

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Ancestor of Guo Hu (郭琥)
fourth-generation ancestor 四世祖 · 4 generations
Uncertain · History of Ming 122, passage 73
Child of Guo Zixing (郭子興)
fourth son 第四子
Uncertain · History of Ming 122, passage 73

Places and affiliations

At Chuzhou 滁州 · Relation Native
Directly stated · History of Ming 122, passage 72

Source notes

Laoshe was not a son of the Prince of Chuyang; Hongwu declared no heirs
Field parentage · Witness ritual officials
Directly stated · History of Ming 122, passage 75

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 122Volume 122 Biographies 10: · 3 passages

滁人郭老舍者，宣德中以滁陽王親，朝京師。 A Chu townsman named Guo Laoshe, claiming to be kin to the Prince of Chuyang, presented himself at court during the Xuande reign (1426–1435).

弘治中，有郭琥自言四世祖老舍，滁陽王第四子，予冠帶奉祀。 During Hongzhi (1488–1505), a Guo Hu claimed his fourth-generation ancestor Laoshe was the prince's fourth son and was granted official rank to conduct sacrifices.

禮官言：「滁陽王祀典，太祖所定，曰無後，廟碑昭然，老舍非滁陽王子。」 The Board of Rites ruled: "The Hongwu Emperor established these rites and declared the prince had no heirs; the temple stele is explicit—Laoshe was not his son."