Suonan (鎖南) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Suonan as an official and rebel. This record brings together 2 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	Suonan	鎖南	Suǒnán
Personal name	Suonan	鎖南	Suǒnán

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:207:s0002

Roles

Official
Rebel

Life and dates

Death

Cause: executed with Tie Shi faction · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九月四日 · Western Year: AD 1323
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:207:s0095

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 是夕 · Western Year: AD 1323
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:207:s0094
Source Date: Text: 治書侍御史鎖南 · Western Year: AD 1322
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:207:s0002

Family

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Child of Temüder (鐵木迭兒)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Career and standing

Label: Hanlin lecturing academician / 翰林侍講學士 · Action: appointed
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0002
Label: associate censor / 治書侍御史 · Action: held
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0002

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: yuan · Relation: active-in
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:207:s0002

Events and relationships

Kind: assassination · Role: conspirator · Action: participated · Other Person Id: Shidebala (英宗)
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0094

References in the histories

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History of Yuan, Chapter 207Volume 207 Biographies 94: Rebellious Ministers · 2 passages

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治書侍御史鎖南，鐵木迭兒之子也，罷為翰林侍講學士，鐵失奏復其職，英宗不允。 Suonan, an associate censor of the Secretariat, was Temuder's son. After his dismissal to a Hanlin lecturing post, Tie Shi asked that he be reinstated, but Emperor Yingzong refused.

是夕，鐵失與知樞密院事也先鐵木兒、大司農失禿兒、前中書平章政事赤斤鐵木兒、前雲南行省平章政事完者、前治書侍御史鎖南、鐵失之弟宣徽使鎖南、典瑞院使脫火赤、樞密副使阿散、僉書樞密院事章台、衞士禿滿，及諸王按梯不花、孛羅、月魯鐵木兒、曲律不花、兀魯思不花等，以鐵失所領阿速衞兵為外應，殺右丞相拜住，而鐵失直犯禁幄，手弒英宗于臥所。 That night Tie Shi, together with privy council administrator Yesen Timur, Minister of Revenue Shitu'er, former central pingzhang Chijin Timur, former Yunnan pingzhang Wanzhe, former associate censor Suonan, Tie Shi's younger brother Huizheng commissioner Suonan, Ceremonial Regalia Court commissioner Tuohuochi, privy council vice director Asan, privy council secretary Zhangtai, guard Tumian, and the princes Atibuhua, Boluo, Yuelu Timur, Qulvuhua, and Ulusibuhua, used Tie Shi's Asud guards as accomplices, killed right chancellor Bayiju, then burst into the forbidden tent and personally assassinated Emperor Yingzong in his sleeping quarters.