Overview
Chahan was an official, Statesman, and Translator.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | White Cloud | 白雲 | |
| Alternate name | Master White Cloud | 白雲先生 |
Life and dates
Birth
- At Hezhong 河中Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 60
Death
- Died at a full age · After eight years of ease in retirementDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 66
Attested activity
- AD 1311 仁宗即位Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 137, passage 35
- AD 1311 武宗崩Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 137, passages 250-251
- AD 1312 皇慶元年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 137, passage 39
- AD 1308 至大元年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 137, passage 249
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Kuokuobuhua (闊闊不花)grandson 孫 · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 70
- Ancestor of Hasa (哈撒)grandson 孫 · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 70
- Parent of Waijianu (外家奴)son 子Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 67
- Parent of Hutudu (忽都篤)son 子Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 69
- Parent of Lijianu (李家奴)son 子Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 68
- Kinship Role grandsons · Count 9Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 70
- Kinship Role brothers · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passages 63-64
Career and standing
- associate grand councillor of the Central Secretariat 中書參知政事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 35
- commander of the Right Guard 緫右衞AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 257
- commissioner for deliberation on Central Secretariat affairs 商議中書省事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 39
- director of the heir's household 太子府正AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 249
- master of the heir's household 家令AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 249
- Grand Academician of the Hall of Brilliant Literature 昭文館大學士GrantedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 249
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- grand councillor 平章政事PromotedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 39
- Grand Master for Glorious Happiness 榮祿大夫PromotedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 39
- EnteredRetirementDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passages 54, 66
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id yuan · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passages 35, 39
- At Hezhong 河中Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 60
- At Jie prefecture 解州 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 40
- At villa on White Cloud Mountain in De'an 德安白雲山別墅 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 41
Works and attributed material
- Compendium of Chronology 紀年纂要Relation TranslatorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 51
- Complete Account of Taizong's Pacification of Jin 太宗平金始末Relation TranslatorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 51
- Essentials of Government in the Zhenguan Reign 貞觀政要Relation TranslatorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 48
- Models for Emperors 帝範Relation TranslatorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 50
- Tobchiyan / Records of the Sagely Martial Opening of Heaven 脫必赤顏／聖武開天紀Relation TranslatorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 51
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Renzong (仁宗)Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passages 44-45, 54, 251-252, 255-256
Events and relationships
- Commanded right guardDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 257
- Divided Hezhong estates among brothersPersonal · BenefactorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 63
- Erected ancestral steleRitual · SponsorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 40
- Freed many slavesLegal · ManumitterDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 64
- Gave thanks on returnDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 52
- Received many rewardsCourt · RecipientDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 38
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- Recited Fan Zhongyan steleScholarly · ReciterDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 46
- Reviewed household registersAdministrative · Inspector · At Jiangnan provinces 江南諸省Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 249
- Shared property with poor brothersPersonal · BenefactorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 64
- Took sick leaveMedical · SubjectDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 52
- Relation Recommended by · Person Nangatai (囊加台)Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 57
- Relation Recommended by · Person Darqan (荅剌罕)Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 57
- Relation Recommended by · Person Bolinjigai (不憐吉台)Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 57
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment a man of true stature · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 65
- Assessment deeply learned · Mode named-person Speaker Renzong (仁宗)Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 47
- Assessment enjoyed exceptional imperial favor · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 43
- Assessment filial and brotherly · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 63
- Assessment had the bearing of a true statesman · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 35
- Assessment knows when to stop and so avoids disgrace · Mode named-person Speaker Renzong (仁宗)Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 56
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- Assessment plain and incorrupt · Mode named-person Speaker Renzong (仁宗)Directly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 37
- Item gold belt 金束帶 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 37
- Item ten thousand strings of paper money 鈔萬貫 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 37
- Item wolfberry wine 枸杞酒 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 36
Source notes
- To Bai 白氏 · Mode bestowed-surnameDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 59
- To White Cloud 白雲 · Mode sobriquetDirectly stated · History of Yuan 137, passage 41
References in the histories
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