[1]Name, period, courtesy name, and native placeThe person is named Guo Jingyou, with Guo Jingxiu as an alternate romanized form, a Northern Song affiliation, the courtesy name Boyong, and Dongjing Circuit as his registered native place.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The record gives the name Guo Jingyou, the Chinese name 郭景脩, the courtesy name 伯永, the dynasty Song, and the registered native place 京東路.
Souyun郭景修 (94170)The profile uses 郭景修 as the name and identifies him with the Northern Song.
WikidataGuo Jingyou (Q65867141)The English label is Guo Jingyou and the traditional Chinese label is 郭景脩.
[2]ExaminationsGuo Jingyou was unsuccessful in the presented-scholar and miscellaneous examinations, while his examination profile also includes the military-jinshi designation; Lü Dafang recommended him for the military examination in the sixth year of the Xining era.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The examination entries state that he was unsuccessful in the jinshi and miscellaneous examinations and include the military-jinshi designation; the Lü Dafang association specifies a recommendation for the military examination in the sixth year of Xining.
[3]Early appointmentsHe held the offices represented by sanban jiezhi, zhaizhu, xianwei, zuo shijin, xunjian, and du xunjian shi, with the associated postings at Bazhou, Fushi, Dengzhou, and Mizhou.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The appointment entries list the six offices and the four associated postings at 霸州, 膚施, 登州, and 密州.
[4]Military appointmentsHe held the military posts represented by deputy general and senior general, with postings in Dongjing Circuit, Shaanxi-Xihe, Kaifeng Prefecture, Hebei Circuit, Jingxi Circuit, and Shaanxi-Jingyuan.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The appointment entries list one deputy-general post and four senior-general posts, with the stated postings in Dongjing Circuit, Shaanxi-Xihe, Kaifeng Prefecture, Hebei Circuit, Jingxi Circuit, and Shaanxi-Jingyuan.
[5]Later offices and ZhaozhouHis other offices included military command, prefectural military-and-civil administration, pacification-office affairs, the Western and Eastern Palace Gate Envoy posts, and the Four Directions Pavilion Envoy post; the appointments include service at Huoshan Command, Jiezhou, Deshun Command, Zhenrong Command, and Zhaozhou. He held the Western Palace Gate Envoy post in the third year of Chongning and became governor of Zhaozhou in 1105, the fourth year of that era.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The appointment entries provide the military, gate, and embassy posts and the postings at Huoshan Command, Jiezhou, Deshun Command, Zhenrong Command, and Zhaozhou; the Western Palace Gate Envoy entry begins in the third year of Chongning.
Souyun郭景修 (94170)The profile and biographical sentence state that he became 趙州刺史 in the fourth year of Chongning (1105).
[6]Recommendations and military serviceLü Dafang, Su Shi, Liu Zhi, and Fan Yu recommended him; Fan Yu ordered him to replace Qianxia Hao Gui and command the Xihe troops, while Shen Kuo, knowing his ability, had him take charge of a local administration.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The associations identify Lü Dafang, Su Shi, Liu Zhi, and Fan Yu as recommenders, and specify Fan Yu's order concerning Hao Gui and the Xihe troops as well as Shen Kuo's appointment of Guo Jingyou to local service.
[7]SuperiorsThe listed superiors were Zhang Jie, Hu Zonghui, Shen Kuo, Sun Lan, Lin Xi, Zhong E, Zhong Pu, and Yang Gong.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The relationship entries identify Zhang Jie, Hu Zonghui, Shen Kuo, Sun Lan, Lin Xi, Zhong E, Zhong Pu, and Yang Gong as his superiors.
[8]Subordinates and Cao DingSun Yi, Cao Ding, and Yuan Ji were his subordinates; he petitioned for special favor for Cao Ding, who consequently received three promotions and retained the status of a distant-command prefect.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The relationship entries identify Sun Yi, Cao Ding, and Yuan Ji as subordinates and state that Guo Jingyou petitioned for Cao Ding's favor, after which Cao Ding received the specified advancement and title.
[9]PatronageGuo Jingyou was identified as the patron of He Guan, Xu Tong, and Guo Zimou, and he helped Xu Tong return his father for burial.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The relationships identify He Guan, Xu Tong, and Guo Zimou as beneficiaries of Guo Jingyou's patronage and state that he helped Xu Tong return his father for burial.
[10]Administration and associationsAn Tao praised the state of Guo Jingyou's fortifications and his treatment of soldiers and civilians; Guo Jingyou associated with Wang Yunzhong and Wang Mou and was opposed or attacked by Yan Mou.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The relationships preserve An Tao's praise of the fortifications and the soldiers' and civilians' contribution, along with Guo Jingyou's associations with Wang Yunzhong and Wang Mou and Yan Mou's opposition or attack.
[11]AncestryHis great-grandfather was Guo Yifang, his grandfather Guo Yongcheng, his father Guo Lin, and his mother Lady Zong; Guo Zhongxian was a sixth-generation ancestor in the same clan.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The kinship entries identify Guo Zhongxian as a sixth-generation ancestor in the same clan, Guo Yifang as great-grandfather, Guo Yongcheng as grandfather, Guo Lin as father, and Lady Zong as mother.
[12]Wives and sonsHis first wife was Lady Liu and his second wife was Lady Cheng; his sons were Guo Mou, Guo Chou, and Guo Wei, respectively the eldest, second, and third sons.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The kinship entries identify the first wife as Lady Liu, the second as Lady Cheng, and the three sons as the eldest Guo Mou, second Guo Chou, and third Guo Wei.
[13]Daughters and descendantsOne daughter married Wang Yanhui and the eldest daughter married Dong Dongcheng; the grandchildren included Guo Sansheng, another Guo Mou, and a granddaughter surnamed Guo.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The kinship entries identify a daughter as Wang Yanhui's wife and the eldest daughter as Dong Dongcheng's wife, and name the grandchildren Guo Sansheng, another Guo Mou, and a granddaughter surnamed Guo.
[14]Posthumous commemoration and burialWang Yunzhong composed the epitaph, Sun Yi wrote the xingzhuang, Wang Jian supplied the seal-script title for the epitaph, and Zhao Linggao wrote the inscription in cinnabar; Bai Qi and Zhang Gou were associated with the burial at Xucheng.
CBDBGuo Jingyou (427910)The relationships identify Wang Yunzhong as epitaph author, Sun Yi as author of the xingzhuang, Wang Jian as the writer of the seal-script title, Zhao Linggao as the calligrapher, and Bai Qi and Zhang Gou in connection with the burial; the burial place is Xucheng.