Qin and Han · Bandit

Guo Sheng 郭勝

Attested AD 25 - AD 30

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Guo Sheng was a Bandit.

Life and dates

Death

Execution · Authority Feng Yan (馮衍)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 217

Attested activity

AD 25 to AD 30 建武初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 217

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 31Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan · 1 passage

頃之，帝以衍為曲陽令，誅斬劇賊郭勝等，降五千餘人，論功當封，以讒毀，故賞不行。 Soon the emperor named him magistrate of Quyang; he executed bandits like Guo Sheng and took five thousand surrenders—merit enough for a fief, but slander blocked any reward.