Five Dynasties · Statesman and Official

Sang Weihan 桑維翰

Attested AD 944

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Sang Weihan was a statesman and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 944 開運元年秋七月己丑
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passages 1, 20

Career and standing

Grand Academician of the Hongwen Institute 宏文館大學士
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 20
Commissioner of Military Affairs 樞密使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 20
Grand Counselor of the Secretariat 中書令
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 20

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 20

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 83Volume 83 Book of Later Jin 9: Emperor Shao 3 · 1 passage

己丑，以樞密使、中書令桑維翰充宏文館大學士，太子太傅、譙國公劉句為守司空兼門下侍郎平章事、監修國史、判三司，宰臣李崧、和凝進封爵邑。 On jichou, Sang Weihan, Commissioner of Military Affairs and Grand Counselor, became Grand Academician of the Hongwen Institute; Liu Gou, Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent and Duke of Qiao, was named Acting Minister of Works with concurrent posts as Vice Director of the Chancellery, Grand Councilor, Supervisor of the National History, and Controller of the Three Commissions; chief ministers Li Song and He Ning received promotions in rank and fief.