Song, Liao, and Jin · Jin Military Administrator and Investigator

Pucha 蒲查

Attested AD 1115 - AD 1234

Passages
10
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

Pucha was a Jin Military Administrator and Investigator.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Key source chapters

  1. History of Jin, Chapter 68 Volume 68 Biographies 6: Huandu and His Son Mouyan; Yehe and His Sons Alubu, Gunan, and Egunai; Sanda's Son Pucha 9 passages
  2. History of Jin, Chapter 59 Volume 59 Tables 1: Imperial Family 1 passage

Career and standing

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Places and affiliations

Learning and skills

Events and relationships

  • Bandits were rife about the capital. Pucha took more than forty ringleaders, and the people breathed easier.
    Biographical record · Source Text 是時，京畿多盜，蒲查捕得大盜四十余人，百姓稍安。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 190
  • During Huangtong he became Associate Military Governor of Kaiyuan Army. His scouts were strict and the frontier knew no trouble.
    Biographical record · Source Text 皇統間，除同知開遠軍節度使，斥候嚴整，邊境無事。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 188
  • Early in Zhenglong he became Military Affairs Judge of the Zhongdu circuit.
    Biographical record · Source Text 正隆初，為中都路兵馬判官。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 189
  • Gushi, Bashi, and others of the Pucha tribe lured the troops into a city and trapped more than three hundred men.
    Biographical record · Source Text 蒲察部故石、拔石等，誘其眾入城，陷三百餘人。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 47
  • He entered court as Junior Household Master of the Heir Apparent, became Military Governor of Kaiyuan Army, inherited his paternal uncle Gunan's meng'an, served as overall commander of Basu and as Pacification Commissioner of the Northwest Circuit, and died.
    Biographical record · Source Text 入為太子少詹事，再遷開遠軍節度使，襲伯父骨赧猛安，曆婆速路兵馬都總管，西北路招討使，卒。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 194
  • He first served as a staff officer of the Marshal's Office. Dispatched to the four quarters he acquitted himself well, and in investigation he always reached the truth. He headed a meng'an.
    Biographical record · Source Text 初為元帥府紮也，使于四方稱職，按事能得其實，領猛安。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 187
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  • He was made Associate Military Governor of Anhua Army.
    Biographical record · Source Text 改安化軍節度副使。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 191
  • In Dading 2 he led the campaign ten thousand household force as prefect of Pizhou and director of military affairs, commanded the local ten thousand households and nine garrisoned meng'an armies, served as military governor of Changwu Army, and as Deputy Commander in Chief of Shandong.
    Biographical record · Source Text 大定二年，領行軍萬戶，充邳州刺史、知軍事，領本州萬戶，管所屯九猛安軍，昌武軍節度使，山東副都統。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 192
  • Pucha moved from the Meijian River in the Upper Capital to settle at Tiande.
    Biographical record · Source Text 蒲查，自上京梅堅河徙屯天德。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 186
  • Pucha was incorrupt, loyal, and upright, decisive in action, and praised in every post entrusted to him.
    Biographical record · Source Text 蒲查性廉潔忠直，臨事能斷，凡被任使，無不稱雲。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 195
  • Sanda's son was Pucha.
    Biographical record · Source Text 散荅子蒲查。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 95
  • When Sagai marched south, the Marshal's Office appointed Pucha acting deputy commander in chief.
    Biographical record · Source Text 撒改南征，元帥府以蒲查行副統事。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 193
  • Yehe came in submission together with Balai of his own division, Huduhua and Sidu of the Pucha on the Womin River, Antuan of the Wanyan on the Taishentebai River, and Huoligai of the Wendihen on the Tongmen River. From that time the Jin state grew still stronger.
    Biographical record · Source Text 與同部人把裏勃堇，斡泯水蒲察部胡都化勃堇、廝都勃堇，泰神忒保水完顏部安團勃堇，統門水溫蒂痕部活裏蓋勃堇，俱來歸，金之為國，自此益大。
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 89

Assessments and attributes

  • Incorrupt, loyal, upright, decisive, and praised in every assignment
    Mode authorial-biographical-assessment
    Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 195

References in the histories

10 passages

History of Jin, Chapter 59Volume 59 Tables 1: Imperial Family · 1 passage
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History of Jin, Chapter 68Volume 68 Biographies 6: Huandu and His Son Mouyan; Yehe and His Sons Alubu, Gunan, and Egunai; Sanda's Son Pucha · 9 passages
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