Sadun (撒敦) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Sadun as a family member, military officer, and official. This record brings together 5 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Sadun	撒敦	Sādūn
Personal name	Sadun	撒敦
Descriptive kinship	Younger brother of Yan Temür	其弟

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · yuanshi:037:s0054

Roles

Family Member
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元統二年 · Western Year: AD 1334
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:111:s0018, yuanshi:111:s0016
Source Date: Text: 元統元年 · Western Year: AD 1333
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:111:s0010, yuanshi:111:s0008
Source Date: Text: 天歷元年 · Western Year: AD 1328
Explicit · yuanshi:031:s0032
Source Date: Text: 至元元年 · Western Year: AD 1335
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:111:s0023, yuanshi:111:s0021
Source Date: Text: 至順三年 · Western Year: AD 1332
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:037:s0054

Family

Sibling of Yan Temür (燕鐵木兒)
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother

Career and standing

Label: censor-in-chief / 御史大夫 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 至順三年 · Western Year: AD 1332
Explicit · yuanshi:037:s0054
Label: Grand Tutor / 太傅 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元統二年 · Western Year: AD 1334
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:111:s0018, yuanshi:111:s0016
Label: Grand Tutor / 太傅 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元統元年 · Western Year: AD 1333
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:111:s0010, yuanshi:111:s0008
Label: Grand Tutor / 太傅 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 至元元年 · Western Year: AD 1335
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:111:s0023, yuanshi:111:s0021
Label: privy council administrator / 知樞密院事 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 至順三年 · Western Year: AD 1332
Explicit · yuanshi:037:s0054

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: yuan · Relation: associated-with
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:037:s0054
Polity Id: yuan · Relation: served
Explicit · yuanshi:111:s0010

References in the histories

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History of Yuan, Chapter 31Volume 31 Annals 31: Mingzong · 1 passage

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時倒剌沙在上都，立泰定皇帝子為皇帝，乃遣兵分道犯大都，而梁王王禪、右丞相答失鐵木兒、御史大夫紐澤、太尉不花等兵皆次於榆林，燕帖木兒與其弟撒敦、子唐其勢等，帥師與戰，屢敗之。 At that time Doresh was at Shangdu; he installed Emperor Taiding's son as emperor and dispatched troops in separate columns to attack Dadu; meanwhile Prince of Liang Wang Chan, right chancellor Dash Temür, censor-in-chief Niudze, and grand marshal Buqa all encamped their armies at Yulin; Yan Temür with his younger brother Sadun, his son Tangqishi, and others commanded troops to give battle and repeatedly defeated them.

History of Yuan, Chapter 37Volume 37 Annals 37: Ningzong · 1 passage

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辛丑，以知樞密院事撒敦為御史大夫，中書右丞撒迪為中書平章政事，宣政使闊裏吉思為中書左丞，中書平章政事禿兒哈鐵木兒知樞密院事。 On xinchou day, privy council administrator Sadun was made censor-in-chief; central secretariat right vice chancellor Sadi was made central secretariat associate grand councillor; Bureau of Buddhist Affairs commissioner Korqos was made central secretariat left vice chancellor; central secretariat associate grand councillor Toghto Temür was made privy council administrator.

History of Yuan, Chapter 111Volume 111 Tables 6: Three Ducal Ministers 2 · 3 passages

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撒敦 Sadun