Song, Liao, and Jin · Official and Statesman

Jia Sidao 賈似道

Attested AD 1260 - AD 1264

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Jia Sidao was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1262 中統三年四月
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 206, passage 35
AD 1260 中統元年
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 206, passage 16
AD 1263 to AD 1264 公田法行 after 景定三年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passages 285, 296

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Chief Councilor 丞相
Held
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 285

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 285

Events and relationships

Had censor memorialize Xu Jingsun removal
Political · Offended councilor · With Xu Jingsun (徐經孫)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 285
Relation Patron of · Person Shu Youkai (舒有開)
Strongly inferred · History of Song 410, passage 285

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 410Volume 410 Biographies 169: Lou Ji, Shen Huan, Shu Lin, Cao Yanyue, Fan Yingling, Xu Jingsun · 2 passages

公田法行，經孫條其利害，忤丞相賈似道，拜翰林學士、知制誥，未逾月，諷御史舒有開奏免，罷歸。 When the public-fields policy was put into effect, Jingsun listed its advantages and harms, offending Chief Councilor Jia Sidao. He was appointed Hanlin academician and drafter of edicts, but within a month the censor Shu Youkai was prompted to memorialize for his removal, and he was dismissed and sent home.

徐經孫清慎有守，卒以爭公田迕賈似道去國，君子稱之。 Xu Jingsun was pure, cautious, and steadfast; he ultimately left office after opposing the public-fields policy and running afoul of Jia Sidao, and worthy men praised him for it.

History of Yuan, Chapter 206Volume 206 Biographies 93: Contrary Ministers · 2 passages

及得賈似道、呂文德書，辭甚悖傲。 Letters from Jia Sidao and Lü Wende that he obtained were brazenly insulting.

三年四月，又以宋賈似道誘緫管張元、張進等書來上。 In the fourth month of the third year he again submitted letters from the Song minister Jia Sidao trying to win over commanders-in-chief Zhang Yuan, Zhang Jin, and others.