孔光 / Kong Guang (Western Han)

Overview

孔光 / Kong Guang enters the wiki through Hanji 624 as the Taishi and Fushan marquis whose death marks a high-office transition in Han Pingdi’s 5 CE court. The episode uses him mainly as a chronological hinge before Ma Gong succeeds to the Taishi post.

Current Profile

The source says Kong Guang dies on the first day of the fourth lunar month in 5 CE. The court grants him a rich funeral package, and the episode emphasizes the large burial procession by noting that more than ten thousand vehicles attend. Soon afterward, Ma Gong is appointed Taishi to replace him.

Key Characteristics

• Western Han Taishi active in Han Pingdi’s late court.
• Holder of the Fushan marquis title in this source.
• Receives unusually grand funeral treatment after death.
• Office-transition figure before Ma Gong’s appointment as Taishi.

Evidence

• Death and office: Hanji 624 identifies Kong Guang as Taishi and says he dies in summer 5 CE.
• Funeral scale: Hanji 624 says the court gives generous gifts and that over ten thousand vehicles attend the burial.
• Succession: Hanji 624 says Ma Gong is then appointed Taishi.

Qualifications

The source does not provide Kong Guang’s earlier career, policy position, or relationship to Wang Mang’s broader program. Those details remain outside this page until another source note requires expansion.

What Changed

• Created the page from Hanji 624’s Taishi death and succession notice.

Relationships

• 马公 - successor to Kong Guang as Taishi in the episode.
• 汉平帝 - reigning emperor during Kong Guang’s death notice.
• 王莽 - dominant political context around the high-office transition.
• 礼制政治秩序 - adjacent frame because funeral scale and office succession communicate hierarchy.
• 西汉 - dynastic setting for Kong Guang’s office.