Five Dynasties · Official and Statesman

Song Qiqiu 宋齊丘

First attested AD 956; died AD 959

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Song Qiqiu was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Death

AD 959 是月
Killed · Authority Li Jing (李景)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 198, 202-203

Attested activity

AD 959 是月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 198, 202
AD 956 to AD 958 帝之南征也
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 199

Career and standing

illegitimately styled Grand Preceptor and Chief Minister 偽太傅中書令
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 198
Entered
AD 959 是月 · Exile · At Mount Jiuhua 九華山
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 202
Suffered
AD 959 是月 · Punished
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 201-202

Places and affiliations

Polity Jiangnan 江南 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 198
AD 959 是月
At Mount Jiuhua 九華山 · Relation Exiled to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 202

Events and relationships

Slandered then killed
AD 959 是月 · Political · Victim · With Zhong Mo (鐘謨)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 201-202
Relation Teacher of · Person Li Zhenggu (李徵古)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 199
Relation Teacher of · Person Chen Jue (陳覺)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 199

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 118Volume 118 Book of Later Zhou 20: Shizong Annals 5 · 5 passages

是月，江南李景殺其臣偽太傅中書令宋齊丘、偽兵部侍郎陳覺、偽鎮南軍節度副使李徵古等。 That month Li Jing of Jiangnan killed his ministers the illegitimately styled Grand Preceptor and Chief Minister Song Qiqiu, illegitimately styled Vice Minister of War Chen Jue, illegitimately styled Pacifying South Army deputy military governor Li Zhenggu, and others.

初，帝之南征也，吳人大懼，覺與徵古皆齊丘門人，因進說於景，請委國事於齊丘，景繇是銜之。 Initially, when the emperor campaigned south, the Wu people were greatly afraid. Jue and Zhenggu were both disciples of Qiqiu and therefore urged Jing to entrust state affairs to Qiqiu. Jing thereby harbored resentment against him.

及江南內附，帝放鐘謨南歸，謨本德明之黨也，因譖齊丘等，故齊丘等得罪。 When Jiangnan submitted to the court, the emperor released Zhong Mo to return south. Mo had originally been of Deming's faction and therefore slandered Qiqiu and the others, and Qiqiu and the others were punished.

放齊丘歸九華山，覺等貶官，尋並害之。 Qiqiu was released to Mount Jiuhua; Jue and others were demoted, and soon all were killed.

景既誅齊丘等，令鐘謨到闕，具言其事，故書。 After Jing had executed Qiqiu and the others, he ordered Zhong Mo to come to court and fully report the matter; hence this record.