Yuan · Official

Laodasha 老的沙

First attested AD 1363; died AD 1365

Passages: 12
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Laodasha was an official.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1365 十二月
Cause Captured and executed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 85

Attested activity

AD 1364 chapter dated context
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 207, passage 44
AD 1363 至正二十三年
Directly stated · History of Yuan 204, passage 60

Family

Kin of Emperor of the Zhizheng era
maternal uncle 母舅 · maternal line · Through Mother of the Zhizheng-era emperor (至正帝之母)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 204, passage 75
Sibling of Mother of the Zhizheng-era emperor (至正帝之母)
maternal uncle 母舅 · Uncertain siblings · maternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 204, passage 75

Key source chapters

Career and standing

central pingzhang 中書平章政事
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 66
grand censor 御史大夫
Dismissed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 44
Censor-in-Chief 御史大夫
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 204, passage 60
Prince of Yong 雍王
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 204, passage 75
Sent
Internal exile · At Dongsheng Prefecture 東勝州
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 44

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Active in
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 207, passage 44
At Datong 大同 · Relation Traveled to
Directly stated · History of Yuan 204, passage 77

Works and attributed material

Petition · Speaker · Paraphrased
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 65

Events and relationships

Fled north with family
Flight · Escort
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 80
Stopped pursuit of heir
Political · Dissuader
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 64
Relation Sheltered by · Person Bolu Temür (孛羅帖木兒)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 204, passages 77-78

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Yuan 204, passage 60

References in the histories

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History

12 passages

History of Yuan, Chapter 204Volume 204 Biographies 91: Eunuchs · 4 passages

御史大夫老的沙以其事聞，皇太子執不下，而皇后庇之尤固，御史乃皆坐左遷。 Censor-in-chief Laodasha reported the matter, but the crown prince withheld the memorial. The empress shielded the accused all the more stubbornly, and every censor involved was demoted.

時老的沙執其事頗力，皇太子因惡之，而皇后又譖之於內，帝以老的沙母舅故，封為雍王，遣歸國。 Laodasha had pressed the case vigorously, and the crown prince came to dislike him. The empress slandered him within the palace, but because he was the emperor’s uncle on the mother’s side, he was enfeoffed as Prince of Yong and sent home.

老的沙至大同，遂留孛羅帖木兒軍中。 Laodasha reached Datong and stayed with Boluo Timur’s army.

是時，搠思監、樸不花方倚擴廓帖木兒為外援，怨孛羅帖木兒匿老的沙不遣，遂誣孛羅帖木兒與老的沙謀不軌。 Bodashirin and Po Buhua were then counting on Köke Temür as their outside ally. Angry that Boluo Timur was sheltering Laodasha, they accused Boluo Timur and Laodasha of plotting rebellion.

History of Yuan, Chapter 207Volume 207 Biographies 94: Rebellious Ministers · 8 passages

初，朝廷既黜御史大夫老的沙，安置東勝州，帝別遣宦官密諭孛羅帖木兒，令留軍中。 Earlier the court had dismissed Grand Censor Laodesha and sent him to Dongsheng Prefecture. The emperor then secretly ordered Boluo Timur through a eunuch to keep Laodesha with his army.

朝廷知其跋扈，又以匿老的沙事，三月辛卯，詔罷孛羅帖木兒兵權，四川安置。 Knowing how overbearing he had become, and because he had hidden Laodesha, on the xinmao day of the third month the court stripped him of military command and ordered him sent to Sichuan.

七月，孛羅帖木兒率兵，與禿堅帖木兒、老的沙等復犯闕，京師震駭。 In the seventh month Boluo Timur marched again on the capital with Toqto'a Timur, Laodesha, and others, throwing the city into panic.

戊子，孛羅帖木兒兵至，駐健德門外，欲追襲皇太子，老的沙力止之。 On the wuzi day Boluo Timur's army arrived and camped outside Jiande Gate. He wanted to pursue the heir apparent, but Laodesha strongly dissuaded him.

庚寅，就命孛羅帖木兒太保、中書左丞相，老的沙中書平章政事，禿堅帖木兒御史大夫。 On the gengyin day Boluo Timur was made grand guardian and left chancellor on the spot, Laodesha central pingzhang, and Toqto'a Timur grand censor.

孛羅帖木兒先嘗以自疑殺其將保安，既又失姚伯顏，鬱鬱不樂，乃日與老的沙飲宴，荒淫無度，酗酒殺人，喜怒不測，人皆畏忌。 Boluo Timur had already killed his general Bao'an on suspicion. After losing Yao Bayan Buhua as well, he sank into gloom and spent his days feasting and drinking with Laodesha. He gave himself to debauchery, drank until he killed men at whim, and ruled by unpredictable fits of rage until all feared him.

老的沙傷額，趨出，得馬，走其家，擁孛羅帖木兒母妻及其子天寶奴北遁。 Laodesha was wounded on the forehead, fled on horseback to his house, and escorted Boluo Timur's mother, wife, and son Tianbaonu north in flight.

十二月，獲禿堅帖木兒、老的沙，皆伏誅。 In the twelfth month Toqto'a Timur and Laodesha were captured and executed.