Dong Songchen (董宋臣)

Overview

The translated histories identify Dong Songchen as an eunuch and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Dong Songchen	董宋臣	Dong Songchen
Given	Songchen	宋臣

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · songshi:469:s0005

Roles

Eunuch
Official

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景定四年六月後 · Western Year: AD 1263
Explicit · songshi:469:s0181

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 寶祐三年 · Western Year: AD 1255
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:469:s0169
Source Date: Text: 景定四年 · Western Year: AD 1263
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:469:s0173
Source Date: Text: 淳祐中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1241 · End: AD 1252
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:469:s0168
Source Date: Text: 開慶初 · Western Year: AD 1259
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:469:s0171

Career and standing

Label: Inner Entering Escort Leader / 入內內侍省押班 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景定四年 · Western Year: AD 1263
Explicit · songshi:469:s0173
Label: posthumous Military Commissioner / 特轉節度使 · Action: granted
Explicit · songshi:469:s0181

Places and affiliations

Label: Song / 宋 · Relation: served
Explicit · songshi:469:s0168

References in the histories

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History of Song, Chapter 469Volume 469 Biographies 228: Eunuchs 4: Shao Chengzhang, Lan Gui Kanglu, Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, Dong Songchen · 6 passages

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馮益張去為陳源甘王德謙關禮董宋臣 Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, and Dong Songchen

董宋臣，理宗朝宦者。 Dong Songchen was a eunuch of Lizong’s reign.

宋臣讚帝遷幸寧海軍，簽判文天祥上疏乞誅宋臣，又不報。 Songchen urged the court to flee to Ninghai Army; signing clerk Wen Tianxiang begged for his execution—again ignored.

會天祥以著作佐郎兼獻景府教授，義不與宋臣聯事，上書求去，天祥出知瑞州。 Wen Tianxiang, professor of the Jingxian palace, refused to serve with him, resigned, and was sent out as prefect of Ruizhou.

言者論宋臣不置，帝曲為諭解庇之。 Critics said Songchen should not hold office; the emperor excused and shielded him.

秘書少監湯漢上封事，亦言：“宋臣十餘年來聲焰薰灼，其力能去台諫、排大臣，至結凶渠以致大禍。 Secretary Vice Director Tang Han wrote, “For more than ten years Songchen’s flame has scorched the court—he removes censors, expels ministers, even joins villains to bring disaster.