Overview
The translated histories identify Sun Yang as an administrator, aristocrat, general, and official. This record brings together 28 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 Yang | 孫瑒 | Sun Yang |
| Courtesy | Delian | 德璉 | Delian |
| Posthumous | Huanzi | 桓子 | Huanzi |
| Title | Marquis of Dingxiang county | 定襄縣侯 | |
| Title | Marquis of Fuyang county | 富陽縣侯 | |
| Surname | Sun | 孫 | Sun |
| Personal name | Sun Yang | 孫瑒 | Sun Yang |
| Given | Yang | 瑒 | Yang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · chenshu:025:s0034
Roles
- Administrator
- Aristocrat
- General
- Official
- Scholar
Life and dates
Death
- Explicit · chenshu:025:s0083
Age
- Age: 72 · Reckoning: suiExplicit · chenshu:025:s0083
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 光大中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 567 · End: AD 568Explicit · chenshu:025:s0069
- Source Date: Text: 天嘉元年 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · chenshu:025:s0060
- Source Date: Text: 太建十二年 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · chenshu:025:s0076
- Source Date: Text: 太建四年 · Western Year: AD 572Explicit · chenshu:025:s0071
- Source Date: Text: 太清之難 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552Explicit · chenshu:025:s0040
- Source Date: Text: 禎明元年 · Western Year: AD 587Explicit · chenshu:025:s0083
Family
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- Descendant of Sun Wenhui (孫文惠)Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
- Child of Sun Xundao (孫循道)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Line: paternal
- Parent of Sun Rang (孫讓)Kinship Term: heir / 世子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 1 · Line: paternal
- Child of Mother of Sun YangKinship Term: parent / 親 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
- Parent of Sun Xun (孫訓)Kinship Term: second son / 第二子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 2 · Line: paternal
- Kinship Role: sons · Count: 21Explicit · chenshu:025:s0102
- Kinship Role: daughters · Quantity: unspecified-pluralExplicit · chenshu:025:s0094
- Kinship Role: younger-brothers · Quantity: unspecified-pluralExplicit · chenshu:025:s0086
Career and standing
- Label: Fierce Martial General / 宣猛將軍 · Action: appointedExplicit · chenshu:025:s0040
- Label: Inspector of Ying / 郢州刺史 · Action: appointedExplicit · chenshu:025:s0050
- Title: Marquis of Dingxiang county / 定襄縣侯 · Action: enfeoffed · Fief Households: 1000Explicit · chenshu:025:s0060
- Title: Marquis of Fuyang county / 富陽縣侯 · Action: enfeoffed · Fief Households: 1000Explicit · chenshu:025:s0044
- Label: posthumous General Who Guards the Army / 護軍將軍 · Action: posthumously-grantedExplicit · chenshu:025:s0084
- Label: dismissed for official grounds / 以公事免 · Action: dismissedExplicit · chenshu:025:s0069
- Label: punished for illicit frontier dealings / 坐疆埸交通抵罪 · Action: punishedExplicit · chenshu:025:s0076
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Chen · Relation: associated-withExplicit · chenshu:025:s0060
- Polity: Liang · Relation: associated-withExplicit · chenshu:025:s0038
- Place: Wu in Wu commandery / 吳郡吳Explicit · chenshu:025:s0034
- Place: Gong'an / 公安 · Relation: posted-toExplicit · chenshu:025:s0071
Learning and skills
- Belief: Buddhism / 釋典 · Relation: student-ofExplicit · chenshu:025:s0092
- Skill: correspondence and letters / 書翰 · Level: excelledExplicit · chenshu:025:s0037
- Skill: ingenious invention / 巧思 · Level: surpassingExplicit · chenshu:025:s0093
Works and attributed material
- Work: funerary inscription / 志銘 · Relation: subject-ofExplicit · chenshu:025:s0095
- Kind: speech · Role: speakerExplicit · chenshu:025:s0057, chenshu:025:s0058
Events and relationships
- Explicit · chenshu:025:s0066, chenshu:025:s0067
- Kind: political · Role: subject · Action: submitted-to-Chen
- Relation: schoolmate-of · Person Id: Wang Lin (王琳)Explicit · chenshu:025:s0041
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: civil and military talent; often dismissed—like Chen Tang · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:025:s0108, chenshu:025:s0109
- Assessment: filial and affectionate to younger brothers · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:025:s0086
- Assessment: household luxury · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:025:s0088
- Assessment: open-handed and generous · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:025:s0087
- Item: martial pipes and drums / 鼓吹 · Relation: bestowedExplicit · chenshu:025:s0063
Source notes
- Field: office · Statement: 中領軍 vs 侍中、領軍將軍 · Witness: NanshiExplicit · chenshu:025:s0115
- Field: office · Statement: 右 vs 左軍將軍 · Witness: NanshiExplicit · chenshu:025:s0116
- Field: office · Statement: 太府卿 vs 少府卿 · Witness: Nanshi; Zizhi TongjianExplicit · chenshu:025:s0113
- Field: posthumous-name · Statement: 子字衍 · Witness: Zhang SenkaiExplicit · chenshu:025:s0117, chenshu:025:s0118
References in the histories
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