Overview
Liu Gong was a Strategist and Scholar.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Mengong | 孟公 | Mengong |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1 to AD 50 向曾孫龔Strongly inferred · Book of Han 65, passage 377
- AD 25 to AD 36 建武初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 34, passages 10, 64-65
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Liu Xin (劉歆)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 10
- Descendant of Liu Xiang (劉向)great-grandson 曾孫 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 377
- Child of Elder brother of Liu Xin (劉歆兄)son 子
father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 34, passage 10
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- EnteredSurrenderedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 64
Places and affiliations
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation AssociatedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 65, passage 377
- At Chang'an 長安Directly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 65
Learning and skills
- Skill debate 論議 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 65
Events and relationships
- Held Liu Xin words correctDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 377
- Relation Esteemed by · Person Ban Biao (班彪)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 65
- Relation Esteemed by · Person Ma Yuan (馬援)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 65
- Relation Strategist for · Person Deng Zhongkuang (鄧仲況)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 10
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment a gentleman who judged firmly · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 377
References in the histories
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