Five Dynasties · Privy Council Commissioner

Kong Xun 孔循

Attested AD 926 - AD 926

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Kong Xun was a Privy Council Commissioner.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 926 天成元年五月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 59
AD 926 天成元年六月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 102

Career and standing

acting Bianzhou military commissioner 權知汴州軍州事
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 102
acting Grand Guardian and Master of Writing 檢校太保、守秘書監
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 103
Privy Council commissioner 樞密使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 102-103

Events and relationships

Proposed Duanming academician title
Political · Proposer
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 59
Reported clan execution of Zhao Qian rebels
Legal · Actor
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 118

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 36Volume 36 Book of Later Tang 12: Mingzong Annals 2 · 4 passages

於是孔循獻議，因唐室侍讀之號，即創端明學士之名，命馮道等為之。）〉 Kong Xun then proposed reviving Tang's lecture-reader title as Duanming academician and named Feng Dao and others.)〉

汴州屯駐控鶴指揮使張諫等謀叛伏誅，以樞密使孔循權知汴州軍州事。 At Bian the garrisoned Crane-Control commanders Zhang Jian and others plotted revolt and were executed; Privy Council commissioner Kong Xun was made acting Bian commissioner.

甲辰，樞密使孔循加檢校太保、守秘書監，依前充使。 On jiachen Kong Xun became acting Grand Guardian and Master of Writing while keeping the Privy Council.

汴州知州孔循奏，召集謀亂指揮使趙虔已下三千人並族誅訖。 Kong Xun, acting Bian prefect, reported that the mutinous commanders led by Zhao Qian—three thousand men and below—had been wiped out to the clan.