Kou Zhun

TimelineCBDB

1. 985 度支推官
2. 991 簽書樞密院事
3. 994 參知政事
4. 1003 三司使
5. 1004 同中書門下平章事
6. 1014 樞密使
7. 1019 同中書門下平章事

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AliasesCBDB

• 平仲 字
• 忠愍 諡號

StatusCBDB

• 好金石
• [財政官員]
• [宰執]

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ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Overview The overview gives Kou Zhun’s name, disputed birth year, death year, Northern Song identity, courtesy name, native place, enfeoffment, posthumous name, and alternate designation.
   • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The main, alternate-name, address, and office fields provide Kou Zhun’s identity, dates, courtesy name, native place, Laiguo enfeoffment, and Zhongmin posthumous name.
   • Souyun寇準 (24783)The profile and biographies give his Northern Song setting, courtesy name, native place, Laigong and Laiguogong designations, Zhongmin posthumous name, and the differing birth years 961 and 962.
   • WikidataKou Zhun (Q3274619)The item supplies the English name, identifies him as a Song Dynasty chancellor, gives Pingzhong and Zhongmin, and supplies 961 and 1023 dates.
2. [2] Early career After the jinshi examination, Kou Zhun held county, prefectural, Privy Council, personnel, and financial appointments.
   • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The examination and office fields list the jinshi degree and duzhi tuiguan office.
   • Souyun寇準 (24783)The biographies list the 980 examination, early county appointments, Yunzhou, Privy Council, personnel, duzhi, and yantie offices.
3. [3] Taizong-era service Kou Zhun was an outspoken remonstrator and held several senior offices during the Chunhua and Zhidao periods.
   • Souyun寇準 (24783)The biographies describe his remonstrance, Taizong’s comparison with Wei Zheng, and the sequence of appointments and removals from Chunhua to Zhidao.
4. [4] Rise under Zhenzong After Zhenzong’s accession, Kou Zhun moved through the Works, Kaifeng, War, and financial offices before becoming chancellor in 1004.
   • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The office data lists the 1003 Three Agencies commission and the 1004 Vice Grand Councillor appointment.
   • Souyun寇準 (24783)The biographies give his early Zhenzong appointments and his chancellorship in 1004.
5. [5] Chanyuan Covenant When the Khitan invaded Song, Kou Zhun urged Zhenzong to campaign in person, leading to the Chanyuan Covenant.
   • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The association note describes support for Kou Zhun’s advance to Chanyuan.
   • Souyun寇準 (24783)The biographies describe the Khitan invasion, the call for an imperial campaign, the journey to Chanzhou, and the Chanyuan Covenant.
6. [6] Later office and demotion After Wang Qinruo’s slander, Kou Zhun lost the chancellorship, later returned as Privy Council Commissioner, and left office again.
   • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The association and office data support Wang Qinruo’s slander and Kou Zhun’s 1014–1015 Privy Council commission.
   • Souyun寇準 (24783)The biographies describe the Jingde dismissal, later offices, and the 1014 return followed by dismissal.
7. [7] Tianxi crisis and exile Kou Zhun returned to power in 1019, was brought down after the crown-prince regency plan, and was successively demoted to Daozhou and Leizhou.
   • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The office and association data support the 1019 return, Laiguo enfeoffment, Leizhou demotion, and Ding Wei’s role.
   • Souyun寇準 (24783)The biographies give the Tianxi regency plan, Ding Wei’s attack, the Daozhou demotion, and the 1022 Leizhou demotion.
8. [8] Death and posthumous honors Kou Zhun died at Leizhou in 1023, with conflicting ages of sixty-two and sixty-three, and received later posthumous honors.
   • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The main and association data support the 1023 death at the Leizhou place of exile, while the office data lists the later honors.
   • Souyun寇準 (24783)The biographies give the Leizhou death, the ages sixty-two and sixty-three, and the honors eleven years later.
   • WikidataKou Zhun (Q3274619)The date claim gives a death date in 1023.
9. [9] Family The family data gives variant names for Kou Zhun’s father and father-in-law, variant relationships for Kou Sui, and several affinal and later descendants.
   • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The kinship fields list the two father names, two father-in-law names, Kou Sui’s two relationships, three sons-in-law, and the great-granddaughter identified as You Shimeng’s mother.
10. [10] Epigraphy and friendships Kou Zhun was interested in epigraphy and maintained friendships with Zhang Yong and Wen Zhongshu; Zhang Yong openly corrected him.
    • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The status and association fields list his interest in epigraphy, Zhang Yong and Wen Zhongshu as friends, and Zhang Yong’s frank corrections.
11. [11] Recommendations Kou Zhun recommended ten named individuals: Zhao He, Li Shiheng, Liu Ping, Di Fei, Yan Su, Zheng Xifu, Wang Kai, Wang Shenrui, Qian Xi, and Chen Chong.
    • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The association fields identify all ten people as recommended by Kou Zhun.
12. [12] Works and poetry Kou Zhun’s works include three named collections, five surviving ci poems, and fifteen poems compiled outside the collection.
    • CBDBKou Zhun (898)The works fields list Kou Laigong ji and Kou Zhongmin ji.
    • Souyun寇準 (24783)The literary entries give the collection titles, juan counts, extant status, five ci poems, and fifteen poems compiled as a fourth juan.