Overview
Mengxun was a ruler and Warlord.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Jin
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 403 to AD 406 姚興遣使人梁斐、張構等拜蒙遜鎮西大將軍、沙州刺史、西海侯Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 129, passages 110-112, 118, 121
- AD 403 姚興遣將齊難率眾四萬迎呂隆Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 129, passages 104-105
- AD 403 to AD 406 時Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 129, passages 106-109
- AD 403 to AD 406 時地震Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 129, passages 122-123, 125-127
- AD 401 to AD 403 時姚興遣將姚碩德攻呂隆于姑臧Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 129, passages 87-91, 94, 97-98, 100, 103
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Kong Du (孔篤)Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 106-107
- Kin of Qinxin (親信)Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 106-107
- Sibling of Nu (挐)Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 129, passage 88
- Child of Father of Mengxun (蒙遜父)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 129, passages 88, 106
Career and standing
- governor of Shazhou 沙州刺史AD 403 to AD 406 姚興遣使人梁斐、張構等拜蒙遜鎮西大將軍、沙州刺史、西海侯 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 110, 121
- Grand General Who Guards the West 鎮西大將軍AD 403 to AD 406 姚興遣使人梁斐、張構等拜蒙遜鎮西大將軍、沙州刺史、西海侯 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 110, 121
- Marquis of Xihai 西海侯AD 403 to AD 406 姚興遣使人梁斐、張構等拜蒙遜鎮西大將軍、沙州刺史、西海侯 · At Xihai 西海 · ReceivedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 110, 118, 120-121
- Marquis of Xihai 西海侯AD 403 to AD 406 姚興遣使人梁斐、張構等拜蒙遜鎮西大將軍、沙州刺史、西海侯 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 110, 112, 121
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Liang 北涼 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 87, 107
- AD 403 to AD 406 姚興遣使人梁斐、張構等拜蒙遜鎮西大將軍、沙州刺史、西海侯At Xihai 西海 · Relation Enfeoffed atDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 110, 118, 120
- AD 403 to AD 406 姚興遣使人梁斐、張構等拜蒙遜鎮西大將軍、沙州刺史、西海侯At Zhangye 張掖 · Relation ControlledDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 118-119, 125
- AD 403 to AD 406 時At Fanhe 番禾 · Relation Campaigned atDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 109
- AD 403 to AD 406 時地震At Rile 日勒 · Relation Campaigned atDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 126
- AD 401 to AD 403 時姚興遣將姚碩德攻呂隆于姑臧At native soil 桑梓 · Relation Native or residentDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 92
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Zhang Gou (張構) · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0118Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 118
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Liang Fei (梁斐) · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0112Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 112
- Edict · Author · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0094, s0095, s0096Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 94-96
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0098Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 98
- Order · Author · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0100, s0101, s0102Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 100-102
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0107Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 107
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- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0125Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 125
Events and relationships
- Attacked Yang Tong at Rile; Tong surrenderedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 126-127
- Beheaded Zhang Qian and issued a writ remitting corvéeDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 94-96
- Compelled two paternal uncles to suicideDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 107-108
- Objected to ranking below Nutan, then accepted investiture after Zhang Gou's explanationDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 112, 118, 121
- Ordered officials to seek worthies and humble counselAD 401 to AD 403 時姚興遣將姚碩德攻呂隆于姑臧 · Administrative · PrincipalDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 100-102
- Raided Di Luoquan at Fanhe, failed, moved over 500 households backAD 403 to AD 406 時 · Military · Commander · With Di Luoquan (狄洛磐) · At Fanhe 番禾 · Outcome Failure to take the target; captured more than five hundred householdsDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 109
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- Returned Liang Zhongyong's wife and children intactDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 98-99
- Sent Li Dian to open friendly relations with Yao XingDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 87
- Sent Nu and Zhang Qian to Yao Shuode to request an escort and lead people eastDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 88
- Took Zhangye glow as kingly qi and omen of invincible victoryAD 403 to AD 406 時地震 · Omen · Interpreter · At Zhangye 張掖Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 125
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment loyalty pierces the sun; merit towers above the age · Mode speech Speaker Zhang Gou (張構)Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 114
- Assessment slight merit, unworthily favored by the times · Mode speech Speaker Mengxun (蒙遜)Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 94, 101
- Assessment the two uncles ruin the state · Mode speech Speaker Mengxun (蒙遜)Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 107
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 87
- Complained that the court enfeoffed distant Xihai rather than Zhangye, which he already held.AD 403 to AD 406 姚興遣使人梁斐、張構等拜蒙遜鎮西大將軍、沙州刺史、西海侯Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 118-119
- Issued writ remitting the hundred corvées, directing effort to southern fields, and setting statutes to exhaust the soil's profit.AD 401 to AD 403 時姚興遣將姚碩德攻呂隆于姑臧Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passages 95-96
References in the histories
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