Overview
Sun Fangjian was a general.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 951 周祖受命Dated from the passage context · History of Song 253, passage 219
- AD 942 to AD 947 晉少帝與契丹絕好Dated from the passage context · History of Song 253, passages 202, 204-205
- AD 947 歸命於漢Dated from the passage context · History of Song 253, passage 214
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Sun Xingyou (孫行友)Directly stated · History of Song 253, passage 202
- Child of Sun Xingyi (行義)paternal line
son 子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · History of Song 253, passages 202, 231 - Sibling of Sun Quanhui (全暉)Full siblings · paternal lineStrongly inferred · History of Song 253, passages 202, 231
Career and standing
- border roaming inspector 邊界遊奕使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 207
- military commissioner of Dingzhou 定州節度Appointed · At Dingzhou 定州 · Polity Khitan 契丹Directly stated · History of Song 253, passage 212
- northeastern recruiting commander 東北面招收指揮使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 205
- governor of Huazhou 鎮華州AD 951 周祖受命 · Transferred · At Huazhou 華州Dated from the passage context · History of Song 253, passage 219
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Submitted toDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 214
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 212
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 205
Events and relationships
- Accepted as commander by fugitivesPolitical · LeaderDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 204
- Raided KhitanMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 206
- Recovered DingzhouMilitary · Commander · At Dingzhou 定州Directly stated · History of Song 253, passage 214
- Refused replacementDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 213
- Took passesMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 209
- Relation Devotee of · Person Sun Shenyi (孫深意)Directly stated · History of Song 253, passage 202
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment secretly held both sides; alleged collusion in the Khitan overrun of the Central Plains · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passages 210-211
- Item monastery plaque Shengfu 院額勝福 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Song 253, passage 205
References in the histories
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