Sun Teng (孫騰) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Sun Teng as an aristocrat, courtier, general, and official. This record brings together 8 passages from 5 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Sun Teng	孫騰	Sūn Téng
Personal name	Sun Teng	孫騰
Personal name	Sun Teng	孫騰	Sūn Téng
Personal	Sun Teng	孫騰	Sun Teng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · beiqishu:030:s0002, beiqishu:047:s0056

Roles

Aristocrat
Courtier
General
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 中大通二年 · Reign: 中大通 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 530
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0112
Source Date: Text: 世宗入輔 · Western Year: AD 545
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:030:s0186
Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545
Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0003, zizhitongjian:159:s0003a, zizhitongjian:159:s0019l
Source Date: Text: 太保孫騰 · Western Interval: Start: AD 543 · End: AD 549
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:047:s0056
Source Date: Text: 謂司徒孫騰 · Western Interval: Start: AD 534 · End: AD 550
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:038:s0121

Career and standing

Label: Director of the Masters of Writing / 錄尚書事 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545
Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0077a
Label: Mobile Headquarters Commander / 行臺 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中大通二年 · Reign: 中大通 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 530
Explicit · liangshu:032:s0112

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Action: was defeated by Chen Qingzhi · Role: opponent · Other Person Id: Chen Qingzhi (陳慶之) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中大通二年 · Reign: 中大通 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 530
Explicit · liangshu:032:s0112

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang · 1 passage

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時勳將親族兵客在都下放縱，多行不軌，孫騰、司馬子如之門尤劇。 At the time the meritorious generals' kin and military retainers in the capital ran wild, many acting outside the law — the households of Sun Teng and Sima Ziru were worst.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 38Volume 38 Biographies 30: Xin Shu; Yuan Wenyao; Zhao Yanshen · 1 passage

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每謂司徒孫騰曰：「彥深小心恭慎，曠古絕倫。」 He often told Minister over the Masses Sun Teng, "Yanshen is careful and reverent beyond anything in antiquity."

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials · 3 passages

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遊道入省，劾太師咸陽王坦、太保孫騰、司徒高隆之、司空侯景、錄尚書元弼、尚書令司馬子如官貸金銀，催徵酬價，雖非指事贓賄，終是不避權豪。 Entering office, Youdao impeached Grand Tutor Tan, Prince of Xianyang, Grand Guardian Sun Teng, Minister of Education Gao Longzhi, Minister of Works Hou Jing, Director Yuan Bi, Director Sima Ziru and others for official loans of gold and silver—though not direct bribery, he did not spare the powerful.

孫騰使客告市司，得錢五百萬後聽收。 Sun Teng sent an agent to the market office saying they could collect the head only after five million cash was paid.

騰聞大怒。 Teng was furious when he heard.

Book of Liang, Chapter 32Volume 32: Chen Qingzhi; Lan Qin · 1 passage

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破魏潁州刺史婁起、揚州刺史是云寶於溱水，又破行臺孫騰、大都督侯進、豫州刺史堯雄、梁州刺史司馬恭於楚城。 He routed Wei Inspector of Ying Province Lou Qi and Inspector of Yang Province Shiyun Bao on the Qin River, then defeated mobile headquarters commander Sun Teng, Grand Commander Hou Jin, Inspector of Yu Province Yao Xiong, and Inspector of Liang Province Sima Gong at Chucheng.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 2 passages

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初，魏高陽王斌有庶妹玉儀，不為其家所齒，為孫騰妓，騰又棄之； Earlier, Eastern Wei's Prince of Gaoyang, Bin, had a concubine-born sister Yuyi whom the family disdained; she became Sun Teng's courtesan, and Teng cast her off;

戊子，以孫騰錄尚書事。 On wuzi, Sun Teng was made Director of the Masters of Writing.