Five Dynasties · Military Governor

Sun Fangjian 孫方簡

Attested AD 948

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Sun Fangjian was a Military Governor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 948 乾祐元年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 101, passage 68

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 101, passage 68

Events and relationships

Re entered Dingzhou
Military · Actor
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 101, passages 85, 90
Reported Khitan withdrawal
Military · Reporter
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 101, passage 68
Relation Defected from to · Person Khitan ruler (契丹主)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 101, passage 86

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 101Volume 101 Book of Later Jin 3: Emperor Yin Annals 1 · 6 passages

定州孫方簡奏，三月二十七日，契丹棄定州遁去。 Sun Fangjian of Dingzhou reported that on the twenty-seventh day of the third month the Khitan abandoned Dingzhou and withdrew.

乙巳，定州節度使孫方簡奏，復入於本州。 On yisi Sun Fangjian, military governor of Dingzhou, reported that he had re-entered his prefecture.

初，方簡為狼山寨主，叛晉歸契丹，及契丹降中渡之師，乃以方簡為定州節度使。 Earlier Fangjian had been chieftain of Langshan Stockade. He defected from Jin to the Khitan, and when the Khitan surrendered at Zhongdu he was appointed military governor of Dingzhou.

契丹主死，永康王嗣位，即以蕃將耶律忠代之，移方簡為雲州節度使，方簡不受命，遂歸狼山。 After the Khitan ruler died, Prince Yongkang succeeded him and replaced Fangjian with the Khitan general Yelü Zhong as military governor of Dingzhou, transferring Fangjian to Yunzhou. Fangjian refused the appointment and returned to Langshan.

高祖至闕，方簡歸款，復以中山命之。 When Gaozu reached the capital, Fangjian submitted in allegiance and was again appointed to Zhongshan.

至是，方簡自狼山回保定州。 At this point Fangjian returned from Langshan to Dingzhou.