Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Jiang Guan 江觀

Attested AD 501

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Jiang Guan was an official.

Life and dates

Death

At Jiangxia 江夏 · Illness
Directly stated · Book of Liang 36, passage 96

Attested activity

AD 501 中興元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 36, passages 94, 96

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Jiang Rouzhi (江柔之)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 36, passage 77
Child of Mother of Jiang Ge
mother 母
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 36, passages 77-78
Sibling of Jiang Ge (江革)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Liang 36, passage 77

Career and standing

Acting Secretary to Northern Expedition 征北行參軍，兼記室
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Liang 36, passage 94

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 36Volume 36: Kong Xiuyuan; Jiang Ge · 4 passages

九歲丁父艱，與弟觀同生孤貧，傍無師友，兄弟自相訓勖，讀書精力不倦。 At nine his father died. He and his younger brother Guan were left alone and poor, with no teachers near at hand; the two brothers pushed each other to study without rest.

服闋，與觀俱詣太學，補國子生，舉高第。 After mourning he and Guan entered the Imperial Academy as National University students and graduated at the top of their class.

與弟觀少長共居，不忍離別，苦求同行，乃以觀爲征北行參軍，兼記室。 He and Guan had lived together since childhood and could not bear to separate; Guan pleaded to go with him, and was made acting secretary on the northern expedition staff, additionally serving as secretary.

途次江夏，觀遇疾卒。 On the road at Jiangxia, Guan fell ill and died.