Sun Kewang (孫可望) | 24 Histories

Overview

Sun Kewang was a prince and Surrendered Ming Leader.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1652 to AD 1657 臣昔為河南知縣時，孫可望、李定國尚據云、貴、四川
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 171
AD 1652 順治九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 270, passages 7, 11
AD 1658 順治十五年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 282, passages 16-17, 19-20

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 270 Volume 270 Biographies 57: Hao Yu, Yang Suyun, Guo Xiu 3 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 282 Volume 282 Biographies 69: Jiang Xizhe, Yu Jin, De Ge Lei, Chen Zizhi, Ren Hongjia, Gao Cengyun, Shen Kaiceng, Gong Xianglin, Gao Xiachang 3 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 268 Volume 268 Biographies 55: Mi Sihan, Gu Badai, Ma Er Han, Tian Liushan, Du Zhen, Sa Mu Ha 1 passage

Career and standing

Prince of Yi 義王
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 282, passage 16

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Submitted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 282, passage 17
Polity Southern Ming 南明 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 171
AD 1652 to AD 1657 臣昔為河南知縣時，孫可望、李定國尚據云、貴、四川
At Guizhou 貴 · Relation Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 171
AD 1652 to AD 1657 臣昔為河南知縣時，孫可望、李定國尚據云、貴、四川
At Sichuan 四川 · Relation Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 171
AD 1652 to AD 1657 臣昔為河南知縣時，孫可望、李定國尚據云、貴、四川
At Yunnan 云 · Relation Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 171

Events and relationships

Held southwest with Li Dingguo
AD 1652 to AD 1657 臣昔為河南知縣時，孫可望、李定國尚據云、貴、四川 · Military · Occupant · With Li Dingguo (李定國) · Mode quotation Speaker Tian Liushan (田六善)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 268, passage 171
Household investigated
AD 1658 順治十五年 · Legal · Named in case
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 282, passages 16-17, 19-20
Relation Subordinate of · Person Zhang Xianzhong (張獻忠)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 270, passage 7

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 282, passage 16

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 268Volume 268 Biographies 55: Mi Sihan, Gu Badai, Ma Er Han, Tian Liushan, Du Zhen, Sa Mu Ha · 1 passage

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十四年，疏言：「臣昔為河南知縣時，孫可望、李定國尚據云、貴、四川，其勢不減於吳三桂。 In year 14 he memorialized, "When I was a county magistrate in Henan, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo still held Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and their power was no less than Wu Sangui's.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 270Volume 270 Biographies 57: Hao Yu, Yang Suyun, Guo Xiu · 3 passages

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時張獻忠將孫可望、李定國等降明，為桂王將，據川南為寇，師討之，郡縣吏率軍前除授，恣為貪虐。 Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, and other Zhang Xianzhong lieutenants had gone over to the Ming and fought for the Prince of Gui from bases in southern Sichuan. While imperial forces pressed them, local officials were often commissioned in the field and abused their power without restraint.

浴在保寧監臨鄉試，可望將數万人薄城，浴飛檄邀三桂，激以大義，謂「不死於賊，必死於法」。 Yu was in Baoning overseeing the civil examinations when Kewang approached with tens of thousands of men. He fired off urgent messages to Sangui, appealing to honor: "Either I die fighting the bandits, or I die under the code."

踰月，三桂乃赴援，可望等引去。 After a month Sangui finally marched to relieve the city, and Kewang withdrew.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 282Volume 282 Biographies 69: Jiang Xizhe, Yu Jin, De Ge Lei, Chen Zizhi, Ren Hongjia, Gao Cengyun, Shen Kaiceng, Gong Xianglin, Gao Xiachang · 3 passages

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吏得盜，自列義王孫可望家人，為買馬，鑲白旗丁為之因緣。 When officials caught a thief, he claimed to belong to the household of Sun Kewang, Prince of Yi, in connection with horse-buying, with a Bordered White Banner bondservant acting as go-between.

希轍疏言：「可望來歸本朝，湔滌不暇，尚敢收亡命相關通？ Xizhe memorialized: "Kewang submitted to the dynasty and scarcely has time to clear his own name—how could he still dare harbor fugitives and keep illicit contacts?

夫盜有根柢，有黨羽，臣請收義王家人及旗丁窮治之。」 Thieves have roots and accomplices; I ask that the Prince of Yi's household members and the banner bondservant be arrested and thoroughly investigated."