Gong Ao, the Glossary
Gong Ao (died 204 BC) was a ruler of the Kingdom of Linjiang of the Eighteen Kingdoms during the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the Qin dynasty and the Han dynasty.[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: Ban Gu, Book of Han, Chenzhou, Chu (state), Chu–Han Contention, Eighteen Kingdoms, Emperor Yi of Chu, Gong (surname), Gong Wei, Han dynasty, Hubei, Hunan, Interregnum, Jiangling County, Jingzhou, Nan Commandery, Qin dynasty, Records of the Grand Historian, Sima Qian, Warring States period, Xiang Yu, Ying Bu.
- 204 BC deaths
- Chu–Han contention people
Ban Gu
Ban Gu (AD32–92) was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han, the second of China's 24 dynastic histories.
Book of Han
The Book of Han is a history of China finished in 111 CE, covering the Western, or Former Han dynasty from the first emperor in 206 BCE to the fall of Wang Mang in 23 CE.
Chenzhou
Chenzhou is a prefecture-level city located in the south of Hunan province, China, bordering the provinces of Jiangxi to the east and Guangdong to the south.
Chu (state)
Chu (Old Chinese: *s-r̥aʔ) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty.
Chu–Han Contention
The Chu–Han Contention, also known as the Chu–Han War, was an interregnum period in Imperial China between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the establishment of the Western Han dynasty.
See Gong Ao and Chu–Han Contention
Eighteen Kingdoms
The historiographical term "Eighteen Kingdoms" (t), also translated as "Eighteen States", refers to the eighteen fengjian states in China created by military leader Xiang Yu in 206 BCE, after the collapse of the Qin dynasty.
See Gong Ao and Eighteen Kingdoms
Emperor Yi of Chu
Emperor Yi of Chu (died 206 BC), also known as King Huai II of Chu before receiving his de jure emperor title, personal name Xiong Xin, was the ruler of the revived Chu state in the late Qin dynasty. Gong Ao and emperor Yi of Chu are Chu–Han contention people.
See Gong Ao and Emperor Yi of Chu
Gong (surname)
Gong is the pinyin romanization of several distinct Chinese surnames, including 宫, 龔, 共, 公, 鞏, 功, 貢, and 弓.
See Gong Ao and Gong (surname)
Gong Wei
Gong Wei (died 202 BC) was a ruler of the Kingdom of Linjiang of the Eighteen Kingdoms during the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the Qin dynasty and the Han dynasty. Gong Ao and Gong Wei are Chinese nobility and Chu–Han contention people.
Han dynasty
The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.
Hubei
Hubei is an inland province of China, and is part of the Central China region.
Hunan
Hunan is an inland province of China.
Interregnum
An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order.
Jiangling County
Jiangling is a county in southern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
See Gong Ao and Jiangling County
Jingzhou
Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Hubei province, China, located on the banks of the Yangtze River.
Nan Commandery
Nan Commandery (南郡, "Southern Commandery") was a Chinese commandery that existed from the Warring States period to Tang dynasty.
See Gong Ao and Nan Commandery
Qin dynasty
The Qin dynasty was the first dynasty of Imperial China.
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian, also known by its Chinese name Shiji, is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's Twenty-Four Histories.
See Gong Ao and Records of the Grand Historian
Sima Qian
Sima Qian (司馬遷; was a Chinese historian during the early Han dynasty. He is considered the father of Chinese historiography for his Records of the Grand Historian, a general history of China covering more than two thousand years beginning from the rise of the legendary Yellow Emperor and the formation of the first Chinese polity to the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, during which Sima wrote.
Warring States period
The Warring States period was an era in ancient Chinese history characterized by warfare, bureaucratic and military reform, and political consolidation.
See Gong Ao and Warring States period
Xiang Yu
Xiang Ji (– January 202 BC), courtesy name Yu, was the Hegemon-King of Western Chu during the Chu–Han Contention period (206–202 BC) of China. Gong Ao and Xiang Yu are Chu–Han contention people.
Ying Bu
Ying Bu (died November or December 196 BC) was a Chinese military general, monarch, politician, and warlord who lived during the early Han dynasty. Gong Ao and Ying Bu are Chu–Han contention people.
See also
204 BC deaths
- Arsinoe III of Egypt
- Dong Yi (Qin dynasty)
- Fan Zeng
- Gong Ao
- Hanno the Elder
- Ji Xin
- Li Yiji
- Long Ju
- Ptolemy IV Philopator
- Sima Xin
- Wei Bao
Chu–Han contention people
- Cao Shen
- Chen Ping (Han dynasty)
- Cheng, King of Han
- Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife)
- Dong Yi (Qin dynasty)
- Emperor Gaozu of Han
- Emperor Yi of Chu
- Empress Lü
- Fan Kuai
- Fan Zeng
- Gong Ao
- Gong Wei
- Han Guang
- Han Xin
- Ji Bu
- Ji Xin
- Li Shang
- Li Yiji
- Long Ju
- Lu Wan
- Peng Yue
- Shen Yang (Eighteen Kingdoms)
- Sima Ang
- Sima Xin
- Wei Bao
- Wu Rui
- Xiahou Ying
- Xiang Bo
- Xiang Liang
- Xiang Yu
- Xiang Zhuang
- Xiao He
- Xin of Han
- Ying Bu
- Zang Tu
- Zhang Han (Qin dynasty)
- Zhang Liang (Western Han)
- Zheng Chang
- Zhongli Mo