Overview
Su Xun was an official and Courtier.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 924 明年春Cause cold damage after eating chilled honeyed snow 因食蜜雪，傷寒而卒Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 240
- Cause illness 病Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 90
Attested activity
- AD 907 甲辰Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passages 69-70
- AD 895 乾寧二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 202
- AD 924 同光二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 241
- AD 860 to AD 874 咸通中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 189
- AD 907 明年，梁祖逼禪Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 196
- AD 907 明年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 74
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- AD 907 明年三月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 7
- AD 924 明年春Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 240
- AD 888 to AD 904 昭宗朝Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 190
- AD 904 昭宗自遷洛之後Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 192
- AD 907 梁祖即位於汴Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passages 232, 234
- AD 923 莊宗即位Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 91
- AD 923 莊宗將即位於魏州Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passages 235-239
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Su Kai (蘇楷)father 父 · paternal line
son 子 · paternal line - Child of Te (特)father 父Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 188
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 60 Volume 60 Book of Later Tang 36: Biographies 12: Li Xiji, Wang Jian, Li Jingyi, Lu Rubi, Li Dexiu, Su Xun 17 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 35 Volume 35 Biographies 15: Zhan Wenyu, Yang She, Zhang Ce, Zhao Guangfeng, Xue Yiju, Su Xun 14 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3 Volume 3 Book of Later Liang 3: Taizu Annals 3 3 passages
Career and standing
- deputy envoy 副使AD 923 莊宗將即位於魏州 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 239
- deputy investiture envoy 冊禮副使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 70
- deputy military commissioner 節度副使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 89
- Minister of Rites 禮部尚書AD 888 to AD 904 昭宗朝 · Held · Quantity 2Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 190
- deputy investiture commissioner 冊禮副使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 7, 74
- Minister of Rites 禮部尚書Held
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- Left Vice Director 左僕射Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 91
- posts in the Censorate and Secretariat 台閣AD 860 to AD 874 咸通中 · ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 189
- deputy envoy for the enthronement rites 冊禮副使AD 907 明年，梁祖逼禪 · ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 196
- Left Vice Director 左僕射AD 924 同光二年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 241
- EnteredForced return to villageDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 83
Places and affiliations
- AD 860 to AD 904 咸通中Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passages 189-190
- AD 907 梁祖逼禪Polity Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 196
- Polity Jin 晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 89
- Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 74
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passages 235, 237
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 71
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- At unknown 不知何許人 · Negated false · Uncertain trueDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 69
- AD 923 莊宗將即位於魏州At Weizhou 魏州 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 235
- AD 907 退歸河中At Hezhong 河中 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 234
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 860 to AD 874 咸通中 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 189
Works and attributed material
- Praised emperorSpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 79
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0194Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 194
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 237
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 73
Events and relationships
- Bowed to the hallAD 923 莊宗將即位於魏州 · Ritual · Actor · At mobile headquarters 行台Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 236
- Counted on presenting the investiture documents and expected soon to become chief ministerAD 907 梁祖既受命 · Political · AspirantDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 200
- Declared himself subjectDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 237
- Flattered the Liang Founder's aims after Zhaozong moved to Luoyang, unlike other old Tang ministersDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 192
- Praised forced abdicationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 245
- Presented brushesDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 238
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- Presented registerAD 907 四月甲子 · Ritual · Deputy investiture commissionerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 7, 10-11
- Proclaimed that Prince Liang's achievements showed the mandate had turned and the court should yieldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 194
- Read investiture registerAD 907 甲子 · Ritual · Deputy envoyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passages 70, 76
- Sent to mobile headquartersDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 235
- Served as deputy envoy for the abdication and enthronement ritesDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 196
- Urged abdicationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 73
- With Zhang Yi and Xue Yiju lavishly praised the Liang Founder's virtue and accord with Heaven and the peopleDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 199
- Withdrew to HezhongDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 234
- Relation Colleague of · Person Xue Yiju (薛貽矩)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 199
- Relation Successor of · Person Lu Rubi (盧汝弼)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 239
- Relation Client of · Person Zhu Youqian (朱友謙)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 234
- Relation Detested by · Person Jing Xiang (敬翔)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 200
- Relation Colleague of · Person Zhang Yi (張禕)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 199
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment crafty, fawning, shameless, profit-seeking · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 70
- Assessment fawning by nature, skilled at compliance and accommodation, eager for advancement · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 191
- Assessment lacks the conduct of a gentleman; Tang owl and fox-spirit who sells the state for profit and cannot stand in a renewed court · Mode speech Speaker Jing Xiang (敬翔)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passages 200-201
- Assessment praised the Liang Founder's forced abdication; jackal of the literary grove · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passages 245-246
- Item day-marking brushes 畫日筆 · Relation Presented · Quantity 30Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 89
- Item thirty large brushes called sun-painting brushes 大筆三十管，曰「畫日筆」 · Relation Presented · With Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 238
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 70
References in the histories
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