Yuan · Official and Teacher

Song Cong 宋瑽

Attested AD 1264 - AD 1294

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Song Cong was an official and Teacher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1273 十年
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 115, passage 118
AD 1281 至元十八年
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 115, passage 120
AD 1283 至元二十年春
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 115, passage 148
AD 1264 to AD 1294 至元以來
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 115, passage 221

Career and standing

court official selecting advisers 擇可備顧問者
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 120
Director of Ceremonies 太常
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 118

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passages 120, 148
Organization Eastern Palace 東宮 · Relation Friend of
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 148
Organization National University 國子學 · Relation Directed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 148

Events and relationships

Conducted great selection of prefects
Personnel · Agent
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 139
Consulted by crown prince
AD 1273 十年 · Scholarly · Adviser
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 118
Named adviser candidates
Personnel · Recommender
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 120

Assessments and attributes

suffered eye disease
Illness
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 221
Item 1,500 strings of paper money 鈔千五百緡 · Relation Bestowed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 221

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 118

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 2: Ruizong, Yuzong, Xianzong, Shunzong · 5 passages

時侍經幄者，如王恂、白棟皆朝夕不出東宮，而待制李謙、太常宋瑽尤加咨訪，蓋無間也。 Those who attended his study sessions, such as Wang Xun and Bai Dong, scarcely left the Eastern Palace from morning to night, while Awaiting Draft Li Qian and Director of Ceremonies Song Cong were consulted especially often.

命宋瑽擇可備顧問者，瑽以郭祐、何瑋、徐琰、馬紹、楊居寬、何榮祖、楊仁風等為言。 He ordered Song Cong to choose men fit to serve as advisers. Cong named Guo You, He Wei, Xu Yan, Ma Shao, Yang Jukuan, He Rongzu, Yang Renfeng, and others.

於是召宋瑽大選署守長。 He then summoned Song Cong to conduct a great selection and appoint prefects and magistrates.

是時已立國子學，李棟、宋瑽、李謙皆以東宮僚友，繼典教事，至是，命因專領之，而以瑽等仍備咨訪。 By then the National University had been established. Li Dong, Song Cong, and Li Qian, all friends of the Eastern Palace, had successively directed instruction. Now he ordered Yin to take sole charge while Cong and the others still served for consultation.

宋瑽目疾，賜鈔千五百緡。 Song Cong suffered eye disease and was granted one thousand five hundred strings of paper money.