Overview
Huang Xiang was an official and Writer.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Wenqiang | 文强 | Wenqiang |
| Nickname | matchless Huang lad of Jiangxia | 天下无双江夏黄童 |
Life and dates
Death
- At at home 家 · Sequence months-after-dismissalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 237
Age
- 12Reckoning Sui · At summoned-by-Liu-HuDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 200
- 9Reckoning Sui · At mother-deathDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 199
Attested activity
- AD 84 元和元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 203
- AD 106 延平元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 232
- AD 94 永元六年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 210
- AD 99 永元十一年後Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passages 205, 207
- AD 100 永元十二年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 225
- AD 92 永元四年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 208
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Huang Xiang (黄香父)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 89, passage 201
- Child of Mother of Huang Xiang (黄香母)mother 母Sources vary in certainty · Book of Later Han 89, passage 199
- Parent of Huang Qiong (黄琼)son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 239
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Administrator of Wei 魏郡太守AD 106 延平元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 232
- Prefect of the Masters of Writing 尚书令AD 94 永元六年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 210
- Left Assistant 左丞AD 92 永元四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 208
- Gentleman of the Masters of Writing 尚书郎AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 206
- Gentleman 郎中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 203
- Prefect of the Masters of Writing 尚書令HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 207
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- Prefect of the Masters of Writing 尚书令RetainedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 223
- EnduredPovertyDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 201
- SufferedDismissedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 237
Places and affiliations
- At Anlu in Jiangxia 江夏安陆Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 198
Works and attributed material
- fu, memoranda, memorials, letters, orders 赋笺奏书令Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 238
- Memorial · Author · With Emperor He (和帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passages 211-222
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passages 234-235
Events and relationships
- Debated classical questions at Emperor He's audienceDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 207
- Declined Dong commandery appointmentPolitical · MemorialistDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 211
- Gave commandery gardens to commonersAdministrative · ReformerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passages 234-235
- Grieved for mother at age ninePersonal · MournerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 199
- Praised before princes by Emperor ZhangCourt · HonoreeDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 204
- Read unseen books at Eastern LodgeAD 84 元和元年 · Scholarly · ReaderDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 203
Show 4 more source-backed claims
- Shared salary and gifts in famineRelief · BenefactorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 236
- Spared many in Qing Zhongliao caseAD 100 永元十二年 · Legal · JudgeDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passages 225-226
- Relation Retained by · Person Emperor He (和帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 209
- Relation Protege of · Person Liu Hu (刘护)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 200
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment cherished human life; sought lightest statutes · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 227
- Assessment over-fortunate · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 231
- Assessment unrivaled Huang boy of Jiangxia · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 202
- Assessment utmost filial devotion · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 199
- poor household without servants or concubines; personally labored to support his fatherHouseholdDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 201
Source notes
- salary raised to two thousand shi and granted 300,000 cashDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 223
References in the histories
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