Sun Deya (孫德崖) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Sun Deya as a general, rebel, and warlord. This record brings together 14 passages 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 Deya	孫德崖	Sūn Déyá
Given name	Deya	德崖	Déyá
Surname	Sun	孫	Sūn
Personal name	Sun Deya	孫德崖	Sūn Déyá

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · mingshi:122:s0017

Roles

General
Rebel
Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 至正十二年春 · Western Year: AD 1352
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:122:s0017

Career and standing

Label: marshal / 元帥 · Action: held
Explicit · mingshi:122:s0017, mingshi:122:s0032

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 122Volume 122 Biographies 10: · 14 passages

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始，子興同起事者孫德崖等四人，與子興而五，各稱元帥不相下。 At first Zixing and four fellow insurgents—Sun Deya among them—together with Zixing made five commanders, each styling himself marshal and refusing to yield to the others.

德崖等以其故盜魁有名，乃共推奉之，使居己上。 Because Peng and Zhao were famous former bandit leaders, Deya and the others jointly elevated them above their own ranks.

於是德崖等譖諸均用曰：「子興知有彭將軍耳，不知有將軍也。」 Deya and his allies then slandered Zixing to Junyong: "Zixing knows only General Peng—he acts as if you did not exist."

均用怒，乘間執子興，幽諸德崖家。 Enraged, Junyong seized Zixing at an opportune moment and imprisoned him in Deya's house.

與太祖偕詣德崖家，破械出子興，挾之歸。 He went with the future emperor to Deya's house, broke Zixing's chains, and escorted him back.

圍解，大、均用皆自稱王，而子興及德崖等為元帥如故。 After the siege lifted, Peng Da and Zhao Junyong each proclaimed himself king, while Zixing, Deya, and the others retained the title of marshal.

德崖饑，就食和境，求駐軍城中，太祖納之。 Deya, short of provisions, entered He territory to forage and asked to quarter his troops in the city; the future emperor agreed.

太祖曰：「德崖嘗困公，宜為備。」 The future emperor said, "Deya once had you at his mercy—you should be on guard."

德崖聞子興至，謀引去。 Hearing that Zixing had arrived, Deya planned to withdraw.

前營已發，德崖方留視後軍，而其軍與子興軍鬥，多死者。 The vanguard had already marched out; Deya had stayed behind with the rearguard, but his troops clashed with Zixing's, and many were killed on both sides.

子興執德崖，太祖亦為德崖軍所執。 Zixing captured Deya, but Deya's men seized the future emperor in turn.

子興聞之，大驚，立遣徐達往代太祖，縱德崖還。 Alarmed, Zixing sent Xu Da to take the future emperor's place as hostage and released Deya.

德崖軍釋太祖，達亦脫歸。 Deya's men released the future emperor, and Xu Da returned safely as well.

子興憾德崖甚，將甘心焉，以太祖故強釋之，邑邑不樂。 Zixing hated Deya and was ready to kill him, but released him only for the future emperor's sake—yet he remained bitter and dissatisfied.