Overview
Sun Yang was a general and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Chen
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Delian | 德璉 | Delian |
| Posthumous name | Huanzi | 桓子 | Huanzi |
Life and dates
Death
- Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 83
Age
- 72Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 83
Attested activity
- AD 567 to AD 568 光大中Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 69
- AD 560 天嘉元年Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 60
- AD 580 太建十二年Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 76
- AD 572 太建四年Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 71
- AD 548 to AD 552 太清之難Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 40
- AD 587 禎明元年Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 83
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- AD 557 陳初Directly stated · Book of Chen 30, passage 127
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Sun Wenhui (孫文惠)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 35
- Child of Sun Xundao (孫循道)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 36
- Parent of Sun Rang (孫讓)heir 世子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 103
- Child of Mother of Sun Yangparent 親Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 25, passage 86
- Parent of Sun Xun (孫訓)second son 第二子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 104
- Kinship Role sons · Count 21Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 102
- Kinship Role daughters · Quantity unspecified-pluralDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 94
- Kinship Role younger-brothers · Quantity unspecified-pluralDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 86
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Fierce Martial General 宣猛將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 40
- Inspector of Ying 郢州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 50
- Marquis of Dingxiang county 定襄縣侯Enfeoffed · Fief Households 1000Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 60
- Marquis of Fuyang county 富陽縣侯Enfeoffed · Fief Households 1000Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 44
- posthumous General Who Guards the Army 護軍將軍Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 84
- dismissed for official grounds 以公事免DismissedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 69
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- punished for illicit frontier dealings 坐疆埸交通抵罪PunishedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 76
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chen · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 60
- Polity Liang · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 38
- At Wu in Wu commandery 吳郡吳Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 34
- At Gong'an 公安 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 71
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 釋典 · Relation Student ofDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 92
- Skill correspondence and letters 書翰 · Level excelledDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 37
- Skill ingenious invention 巧思 · Level surpassingDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 93
Works and attributed material
- funerary inscription 志銘Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 95
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passages 57-58
Events and relationships
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passages 66-67
- Submitted to ChenPolitical · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passages 57-59
- Withstood siegeDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passages 51, 53-54, 56
- Relation Schoolmate of · Person Wang Lin (王琳)Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 41
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment civil and military talent; often dismissed—like Chen Tang · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passages 108-109
- Assessment filial and affectionate to younger brothers · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 86
- Assessment household luxury · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 88
- Assessment open-handed and generous · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 87
- Item martial pipes and drums 鼓吹 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 63
Source notes
- 中領軍 vs 侍中、領軍將軍Field office · Witness NanshiDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 115
- 右 vs 左軍將軍Field office · Witness NanshiDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 116
- 太府卿 vs 少府卿Field office · Witness Nanshi; Zizhi TongjianDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 113
- 子字衍Field posthumous-name · Witness Zhang SenkaiDirectly stated · Book of Chen 25, passages 117-118
References in the histories
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