Sun Fangjian (孫方諫)

Overview

Sun Fangjian was a Military Officer and Religious Leader.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Alternate name	Fangjian	方簡	Fangjian

Life and dates

Death

AD 954 to AD 959 未及赴任
At Luoyang 洛陽 · Age 62
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 241

Age

62
Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 241

Attested activity

AD 944 to AD 968 開運初…乾德中
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passages 221, 244

Family

Kin of Shenyi (深意)
clansman 宗人 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 220
Sibling of Sun Yi (孫議)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 239
Sibling of Sun Xingyou (孫行友)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 235

Career and standing

Military governor of Dingzhou 定州節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 232
Grand Preceptor 太師
Posthumously awarded
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 242

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 232
Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 221
Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 233
Polity Id liao · Relation Appointed by
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 229
At Qingyuan county in Mozhou 鄚州清苑縣
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 216

Learning and skills

Belief Langshan Buddhist cult / incense-fire teaching 香火之教 · Relation Leader of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 220

Source notes

From Fangjian 方簡 · To Fangjian 方諫 · Reason 廣順初犯廟諱
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 217

References in the histories

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History

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 125Volume 125 Book of Later Zhou 27: Biographies 5: Lie Chuanwu, Zhao Hui, Wang Shou'en, Kong Zhijun, Wang Jihong, Feng Hui, Gao Yunquan, Zhe Congruan, Wang Rao, Sun Fangjian · 11 passages

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孫方諫，鄚州清苑縣人也。 Sun Fangjian was a native of Qingyuan county in Mozhou.

本名方簡，廣順初，以犯廟諱，故改焉。 His original name was Fangjian. Early in the Guangshun reign, he changed it because it violated a temple taboo.

方諫即其宗人也，嗣行其教，率眾不食葷茹，其黨推之為寨主。 Fangjian was a kinsman of hers. He succeeded to her teaching, led his followers in vegetarian abstinence, and his faction proclaimed him fort chief.

〈（《宋史·孫行友傳》：方諫懼主帥捕逐，乃表歸朝，因署為東北面招收指揮使，且賜院額曰勝福。 (From the 《Song History · Biography of Sun Xingyou》: Fangjian feared the military governor would arrest him and submitted to the court. He was appointed northeastern recruitment commander, and the monastery was granted the plaque name Shengfu, Victorious Blessing.

易定帥聞於朝，因以方諫為邊界遊奕使，行友副之。 The military governor of Yiding reported this to the court. Fangjian was made frontier patrol commissioner with Xingyou as his deputy.

戎王之入中原也，以方諫為定州節度使，尋以其將耶律忠代之，改方諫雲州節度使。 When the Khitan emperor entered the Central Plains he made Fangjian military governor of Dingzhou. Soon his general Yelü Zhong replaced him, and Fangjian was reassigned to Yunzhou.

方諫恚憤，與其黨歸狼山，不受契丹命。 Fangjian was furious. He returned to Langshan with his followers and refused to obey the Khitans.

方諫自狼山率其部眾回保定州，上表請命，漢祖嘉之，即授以節鉞，累官至使相。 Fangjian led his followers from Langshan back to Dingzhou and submitted a memorial requesting appointment. The Han founder praised him and at once granted the military commission. He eventually rose to the rank of commissioner and chief councilor.

太祖受命，加兼侍中。 When Taizu took the throne, Fangjian was further made concurrent Palace Attendant.

乃移方諫鎮華州，以行友為定州留後。）〉 Fangjian was therefore transferred to Huazhou, and Xingyou was made acting regent of Dingzhou.)〉

世宗嗣位，史彥超代之，車駕駐蹕於並門，方諫自華覲於行在，從大駕南巡，以疾就醫於洛下。 When Shizong succeeded, Shi Yanchao replaced him. The emperor halted at Bing Gate. Fangjian came from Hua to pay his respects at the traveling palace, accompanied the imperial procession south, and sought medical treatment in Luoyang when he fell ill.