Sou'a (叟阿) | 24 Histories

Overview

Sou'a was an envoy.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1094 to AD 1103 穆宗時
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passage 16

Family

Kin of Muzong (穆宗)
clansman 族人
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passage 16

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 135Volume 135 Biographies 73: Foreign Countries 2: Goryeo, Explanation of the Language of the State of Jin, Official Titles, Human Affairs, Art, Classes of Objects, Family Names · 1 passage

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乙離骨嶺僕散部胡石來勃堇居高麗、女直之兩間，穆宗使族人叟阿招之，因使叟阿送醫者，歸之高麗境上。 Hushilai, a Pusan chieftain at Yiliguri Ridge, lived between Goryeo and Jurchen territory. Muzong dispatched his kinsman Sou'a to summon him and, at the same time, to escort the physician back to the Goryeo frontier.