Yuan · Official

Ni Jian 倪堅

Attested AD 1286

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ni Jian was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1286 逾年
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 115, passage 155

Career and standing

Ministry of Works Vice Minister 工部侍郎
Held · Polity Song 宋
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 155

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 155
Polity Id yuan · Relation Advised
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passages 155, 158
At Kaiyuan 開元 · Relation Recruited from
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 155

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Yuzong (裕宗) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passages 155-157

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 2: Ruizong, Yuzong, Xianzong, Shunzong · 1 passage

遣使辟宋工部侍郎倪堅於開元，既至，訪以古今成敗得失，堅對言：「三代得天下以仁，其失也以不仁。 He sent envoys to recruit Song Ministry of Works Vice Minister Ni Jian from Kaiyuan. When Jian arrived he was asked about success and failure through the ages. Jian replied, "The Three Dynasties gained the realm through benevolence and lost it through lack of benevolence.