[1]Name, dates, status, and originGuo Kui lived from 1022 to 1088, was a Northern Song military commander, used the courtesy name Zhongtong, and came from Luoyang.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The record supplies Guo Kui's name, dates, Song affiliation, military status, courtesy name Zhongtong, and Luoyang origin.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The profile and biographical texts identify him as a Northern Song figure from Luoyang, give the courtesy name Zhongtong, and date his life to 1022–1088.
WikidataGuo Kui (Q6688191)The item provides the English name Guo Kui, the Zhongtong alias, time values for 1022 and 1088, and a Song-dynasty identification.
[2]Entry into service and Fan ZhongyanGuo entered through a military appointment, was enrolled as a Sanban Fengzhi during the Kangding era, served under Fan Zhongyan, received his encouragement to study, and later rose by military merit to the Privy Council signatory post.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The entry is classified as military transfer and promotion; the association record identifies Fan Zhongyan as Guo's commander, records Fan's encouragement to study, and traces Guo's rise by military merit to the Privy Council signatory post.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The biographical text states that during Kangding Guo was enrolled as a Sanban Fengzhi, served under Fan Zhongyan, was urged to pursue learning, and later held the Privy Council signatory office.
[3]Zhending, Xinzhou, and the frontierDuring Kangding, Guo served as military inspector at Zhending, persuaded the Baozhou rebels to surrender, acted as prefect of Xinzhou, and rejected the Khitan demand for the Tianchi Temple land.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The biography gives Guo's Zhending military-inspector post, the surrender of the Baozhou rebels, his acting prefecture of Xinzhou, and his refusal of the Khitan request concerning the Tianchi Temple land.
[4]Jinghu and Jingyuan appointmentsGuo served in the Jinghu North Circuit, governed Li Prefecture and Shaozhou after the transfer to the Southern Circuit, and held Jingdong, Jingyuan, and deputy command appointments.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The two biographies jointly list the Jinghu North Circuit command, Li Prefecture, the transfer to the Southern Circuit, Shaozhou, the Jingdong garrison command, a Jingyuan superintendency, and the deputy commandant post.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The appointment table lists the Li Prefecture post, the military commissioner post in the Jinghu North Circuit, and a military-superintendent post in the Shaanxi Jingyuan area.
[5]Privy Council and Shaanxi pacificationIn Zhiping 2, Guo held the Privy Council signatory office with the rank of Grand Protector; the title also appears as associate signatory, after which he became Pacification Commissioner for Shaanxi and prefect of Weizhou.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The two biographies describe the Zhiping 2 Privy Council appointment, the Grand Protector rank, the differing signatory titles, and the subsequent Shaanxi and Weizhou assignments; the profile lists the corresponding titles.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The appointment table records a Shaanxi-route Pacification Commissioner, the Weizhou prefectural office, and both signatory forms of the Privy Council title.
[6]Fuyan and provincial appointmentsAfter Shenzong's accession, Guo commanded the Fuyan frontier and frustrated a Western Xia plan to exchange territory; he later governed Yunzhou, Yongxing, Qinzhou, Luzhou, and Taiyuan.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The biographies describe Guo's transfer to Fuyan after Shenzong's accession, his frustration of the Western Xia territorial-exchange plan, and his appointments at Yunzhou, Yongxing, Qinzhou, Luzhou, and Taiyuan; the profile supplies the corresponding prefectural titles.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The appointment table records the Luzhou and Qinzhou prefectural offices, corroborating part of this sequence of local appointments.
[7]Jiaozhi campaign and demotionAfter Jiaozhi captured the Yongguan region, Guo was appointed to the Annam campaign and to the Jinghu and Guangnan pacification commands, recovered Yong and Lian, and was demoted to Left Guard General after the campaign failed to achieve complete success.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The biographies state that after Jiaozhi took Yongguan, Guo became the Annam campaign commissioner and concurrently held the Jinghu and Guangnan pacification commands, recovered Yong and Lian, and was demoted to Left Guard General for the campaign's incomplete success.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The appointment table records the Shaanxi pacification office and Left Guard General, corroborating the relevant commands and the demotion post.
[8]Retirement, late offices, and posthumous titleGuo retired at the beginning of the Zhezong era. The accounts differ over his recall: one gives the Left Garrison Guard grand-generalship followed by the Guangzhou observership, while another gives the prefectures of Luzhou and Hezhong, the Senior General of the Left Martial Guard, and supervision of Chongfu Palace. He died in fengci service in Yuanyou 3 at age sixty-seven and was posthumously titled Zhongmu.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The two biographies give differing sequences after retirement: one has the Left Garrison Guard grand-generalship, Guangzhou observership, and fengci death; the other has the Luzhou and Hezhong prefectures, the Senior General of the Left Martial Guard, supervision of Chongfu Palace, and dates the death to Yuanyou 3 at age sixty-seven with the posthumous title Zhongmu.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The appointment and alternative-name records include Luzhou, Hezhong, Left Guard General, Senior General of the Left Martial Guard, and the posthumous name Zhongmu.
WikidataGuo Kui (Q6688191)The item supplies the 1088 death time value and the Zhongmu alias.
[9]FamilyGuo's father was Guo Bin; his elder brother was Guo Zun, and his sons, sons-in-law, and descendant are named in the kinship data, together with the recorded death years of Guo Zun, Guo Zhongjian, and Guo Zhongxiao.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The kinship table identifies Guo Bin as father, Guo Zun as brother, Guo Zhongjian as son, Guo Zhongxiao as third son, Hu Shixiu, Lü Zhaowen, and Qian Rao as sons-in-law, and Guo Jianyi as a great-grandson or great-great-grandson; it also gives the three recorded death years.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)Both biographical texts identify Guo Kui as Guo Zun's younger brother, corroborating the sibling relationship.
[10]Authors of related textsFan Zuyu wrote Guo's epitaph, Feng Shixing composed a colophon, Fan Chunren wrote a memorial text in 1081, and Li Zhi wrote a shrine inscription.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The association records identify Fan Zuyu as the epitaph author, Feng Shixing as the colophon author, Fan Chunren as the author of a memorial text beginning in 1081, and Li Zhi as the author of a shrine inscription.
[11]Military reputationGuo was skilled in military affairs and was regarded as a veteran commander of his time.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The biography describes Guo as skilled in military affairs and as a veteran commander of his time.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The status field classifies Guo as a military general, consistent with the military characterization.
[12]WritingsThe titles and volume counts of Guo's works differ between the two lists: one gives five works, while the other treats Wuyuan and Lanjiang as poetry collections and adds the stated volume counts, including Jingzhi ji.
CBDBGuo Kui (8072)The writings table lists Wuyuan ji, Lanjiang ji, Jiezhi ji, Zouyi in fifty volumes, and Dui jing tu shi in five volumes.
Souyun郭逵 (33453)The biographies give one list of Wuyuan ji, Lanjiang ji, Jiezhi ji, Zouyi, and Dui jing tu shi, and another list of Wuyuan and Lanjiang as two poetry collections, Jiezhi ji in five volumes, Zouyi in fifty, Jingzhi ji in fifty, and Dui jing tu shi in five.
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