郑公 / Zheng Gong (Western Han)

Overview

郑公 / Zheng Gong enters the wiki through Hanji 532 as the Guanghan man who leads a Hongjia-period Western Han uprising and calls himself “山君.”

Current Profile

Hanji 532 presents Zheng Gong less as a full biography than as the visible leader of a survival revolt. In the episode, he gathers people after local pressure and livelihood collapse become unbearable, attacks government offices, frees prisoners, seizes weapons from the local arsenal, and uses the title “山君.” The host uses that self-title to explain the later “山大王” idiom.

The uprising then expands in 17 BCE. Zheng Gong personally leads followers into four counties, and the force grows toward ten thousand people. Local prefectural defense is shown as unable to contain the movement until the court appoints 赵护 to Guanghan and mobilizes more than thirty thousand soldiers from Guanghan and Shu.

Zheng Gong’s profile therefore remains event-centered. The source treats him as a rebellion leader produced by “官逼民反” rather than as a claimant seeking the throne; his personal origin, program, death, and organization are not independently developed.

Key Characteristics

• Guanghan man who leads a Western Han local uprising under Han Chengdi.
• Uses the title “山君,” giving the episode its “山大王” origin thread.
• Mobilizes through attacks on official offices, prison release, and seizure of weapons.
• Becomes powerful enough to attack four counties and approach ten thousand followers.
• Source-scoped as a survival-rebellion leader rather than a dynastic claimant.

Evidence

• Origin and title: Hanji 532 says Zheng Gong is a Guanghan man who calls himself “山君.”
• Initial uprising: Hanji 532 says he gathers people, attacks government offices, frees prisoners, and seizes weapons from the local arsenal.
• Survival frame: Hanji 532 explicitly reads the revolt as “官逼民反.”
• Expansion: Hanji 532 says Zheng Gong leads followers into four counties and grows toward ten thousand people in 17 BCE.

Qualifications

This page is based on one episode-level source note. It does not establish Zheng Gong’s full name, family background, ideology, administrative program, military structure, or final fate beyond the source’s statement that the court suppressed the uprising. The “山大王” etymology remains source-scoped to the episode’s presentation.

What Changed

• Created this page from Hanji 532 to track Zheng Gong as the named leader of the Guanghan uprising and the source’s “山君” title case.

Relationships

• 广汉郑公起义 - event Zheng Gong leads.
• 生存压力型起义 - concept his case exemplifies in the source’s interpretation.
• 赵护 - Guanghan governor credited with suppressing the uprising.
• 汉成帝 - emperor whose Hongjia-era court sends forces against Zheng Gong.
• 西汉 - dynasty whose local order is challenged by the uprising.