Kuang Heng (匡衡) | 24 Histories

Overview

Kuang Heng was a Chancellor and Scholar.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

BC 43 元帝時
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 145
BC 36 匡衡
Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 209
BC 36 奉世死後二年
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 90, passages 106-107
BC 48 to BC 33 孝元帝
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 231, 239-240
BC 25 河平四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 93, passage 22
BC 36 to BC 30 韋丞相死，匡君代為丞相
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 242, 249

hired laborer 傭作
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 234
Chancellor 丞相
BC 36 韋丞相死 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 242
Censor Grand Master 御史大夫
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 241
Erudite 博士
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 239
Gentleman 郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 239
Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince 太子少傅
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 239

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Literary Clerk of Pingyuan 平原文學卒史
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 237
Superintendent of the Imperial Household 光祿勳
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 240
Erudite 博士
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 145
Marquis of Le'an 樂安侯
Enfeoffed · At Le'an 樂安
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 242
Endured
Poverty
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 234

Polity Han · Relation Official of
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 145
Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 239, 242
At Donghai 東海
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 232
At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Resided
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 243
At Pingyuan 平原 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 237-238

Book of Songs under an Erudite 從博士受詩
Studied
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 233
Earned
Credential third-class policy-examination grade 丙科
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 235
Skill classical learning 讀書 · Level fond
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 233

Passed on ninth attempt
Examination · Candidate
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 235
Reached chancellorship within ten years without leaving Chang an
Career · Official
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 243
Taught in palace with emperor listening
Scholarly · Palace teacher
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 240
Relation Successor of · Person Xuancheng (玄成)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 231, 242
Relation Successor of · Person Zheng Hong (鄭弘)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 241
Relation Teacher of · Person Emperor Yuan (孝元帝)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 239-240

Assessment advancement-by-timely-fate-not-craft · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 243, 249
Assessment highly-regarded-and-daily-more-honored · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 240
Assessment shown-no-respect-by-commandery · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 238

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 232
Failed the policy examinations repeatedly; mastery of the classics became thorough because of those failures.
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 235-236