King Sun (詢) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify King Sun as a ruler. This record brings together 8 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	King Sun	詢	Sun
Title	Goryeo King Sun	高麗王詢
Personal	Sun	詢	Sun

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liaoshi:088:s0012

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 統和二十八年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 28 · Western Year: AD 1010
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:088:s0012

Family

Kin of King Song (誦)
Kinship Term: clansman elder brother / 族兄 · Subject Relative Age: elder
Kinship Term: clansman elder brother / 族兄 · Line: paternal

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 18: Xiao Dilie, Yelu Pennu, Xiao Paiya, Yelu Zizhong, Yelu Yaozhi, Yelu Honggu, Gao Zheng, Yelu Delu, Da Kangyi · 8 passages

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統和二十八年，帝謂群臣曰：「高麗康肇弒其君誦，立誦族兄詢而相之，大逆也。 In the twenty-eighth year of Tonghe, the emperor told his ministers: "In Goryeo, Kang Zhao murdered King Song and installed Song's clansman Sun as king while serving as his minister. This is the gravest treason.

高麗王詢聞邊城不守，遁去。 When Goryeo King Sun heard that the border cities had fallen, he fled.

高麗王詢懼，奔平州。 Goryeo King Sun was afraid and fled to Pingzhou.

王詢乞降，群臣議皆謂宜納。 King Sun begged to surrender. The ministers deliberated and all said he should be accepted.

瑤質曰：「王詢始一戰而敗，遽求納款，此詐耳，納之恐墮其奸計。 Yaozhi said: "King Sun was defeated in a single battle and hastily sought to submit. This is deceit; to accept him now may fall into his treacherous scheme.

已而詢果遁，清野無所獲。 Before long Sun indeed fled. They cleared the countryside but took nothing.

時高麗王詢表請入覲，上許之，遣正率騎兵千人迓之。 At that time Goryeo King Sun memorialized requesting to come to court. The emperor permitted it and sent Zheng with a thousand cavalry to meet him.

論曰：高句驪弒其君誦而立詢，遼興問罪之師，宜其簞食壺漿以迎，除舍以待； The commentary says: Gaogouli murdered King Song and installed Sun. Liao raised an army to call them to account. They ought to have welcomed our troops with baskets of food and jars of drink and cleared lodgings to receive us;