Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Meng Chang 孟昶

Attested AD 404 - AD 410

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Meng Chang was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 410 盧循逼京邑
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 49, passage 132
AD 405 義熙初
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 153
AD 404 to AD 410 義熙前後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 71, passage 44

Key source chapters

Book of Song, Chapter 49 Volume 49 Biographies 9: Sun Chu, Kuai En, Liu Zhong, Yu Qiujin 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 55 Volume 55 Biographies 15: Zang Dao, Xu Guang, F Long 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 71 Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao 1 passage

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 71, passage 44

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Song 71, passage 44

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 49Volume 49 Biographies 9: Sun Chu, Kuai En, Liu Zhong, Yu Qiujin · 1 passage

盧循逼京邑，孟昶、諸葛長民等建議奉天子過江，進廷議不可，面折昶等，高祖甚嘉之。 When Lu Xun threatened the capital, Meng Chang, Zhuge Changmin, and others proposed moving the emperor south across the Yangzi. Qiujin argued before the court that this was unacceptable and openly refuted Chang and his allies; the Founding Emperor was greatly pleased.

Book of Song, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 15: Zang Dao, Xu Guang, F Long · 1 passage

義熙初，年四十，始為孟昶建威將軍，員外散騎侍郎。 At the beginning of Yixi, at the age of forty, he first entered service under Meng Chang as General Who Establishes Might and Attendant Gentleman of the Scattered Cavalry.

Book of Song, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao · 1 passage

時安成公何勖，無忌之子也，臨汝公孟靈休，昶之子也，並各奢豪，與湛之共以肴膳、器服、車馬相尚。 He Xu, Duke of Ancheng, son of Wuji, and Meng Lingxiu, Duke of Linru, son of Chang, were equally lavish; with Zhanzhi they competed in cuisine, furnishings, dress, and equipage.