Overview
The translated histories identify Sun Cheng as a courtier and eunuch. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Sun Cheng | 孙程 | Sun Cheng |
| Personal name | Sun Cheng | 孙程 | Sun Cheng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:093:s0009
Roles
- Courtier
- Eunuch
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 延光四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Reign Name: 延光 · Western Year: AD 125Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
Career and standing
- Label: eunuch / 宦者Strongly inferred · houhanshu:093:s0009
- Label: Palace Attendant of the Yellow Gate / 中黄门 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 延光四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Reign Name: 延光 · Western Year: AD 125Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
- Action: executed · Object Person Id: Yan Xian (阎显) · Description: put to death the empress's elder brother, the General of Chariots and Cavalry Yan Xian, and his associates · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 延光四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Reign Name: 延光 · Western Year: AD 125Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: leader · Action: raised troops in the palace offices · Outcome: executed Yan Xian and his party and enthroned the Prince of Jiyin as Son of Heaven · Other Person Id: Yan Xian (阎显) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 延光四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Reign Name: 延光 · Western Year: AD 125Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
References in the histories
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