Yuan · Official

Suonan 鎖南

Suǒnán

First attested AD 1322; died AD 1323

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Suonan was an official.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1323 九月四日
Cause Executed with Tie Shi faction
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 207, passage 95

Attested activity

AD 1323 是夕
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 207, passage 94
AD 1322 治書侍御史鎖南
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 207, passage 2

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Temüder (鐵木迭兒)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 2

Career and standing

Hanlin lecturing academician 翰林侍講學士
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 2
associate censor 治書侍御史
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 2

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Active in
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 207, passage 2

Events and relationships

Participated
Assassination · Conspirator · With Shidebala (英宗)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 207, passage 94

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 207Volume 207 Biographies 94: Rebellious Ministers · 2 passages

治書侍御史鎖南，鐵木迭兒之子也，罷為翰林侍講學士，鐵失奏復其職，英宗不允。 Suonan, an associate censor of the Secretariat, was Temuder's son. After his dismissal to a Hanlin lecturing post, Tie Shi asked that he be reinstated, but Emperor Yingzong refused.

是夕，鐵失與知樞密院事也先鐵木兒、大司農失禿兒、前中書平章政事赤斤鐵木兒、前雲南行省平章政事完者、前治書侍御史鎖南、鐵失之弟宣徽使鎖南、典瑞院使脫火赤、樞密副使阿散、僉書樞密院事章台、衞士禿滿，及諸王按梯不花、孛羅、月魯鐵木兒、曲律不花、兀魯思不花等，以鐵失所領阿速衞兵為外應，殺右丞相拜住，而鐵失直犯禁幄，手弒英宗于臥所。 That night Tie Shi, together with privy council administrator Yesen Timur, Minister of Revenue Shitu'er, former central pingzhang Chijin Timur, former Yunnan pingzhang Wanzhe, former associate censor Suonan, Tie Shi's younger brother Huizheng commissioner Suonan, Ceremonial Regalia Court commissioner Tuohuochi, privy council vice director Asan, privy council secretary Zhangtai, guard Tumian, and the princes Atibuhua, Boluo, Yuelu Timur, Qulvuhua, and Ulusibuhua, used Tie Shi's Asud guards as accomplices, killed right chancellor Bayiju, then burst into the forbidden tent and personally assassinated Emperor Yingzong in his sleeping quarters.