Sun Mian

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1. 1037 知某州軍州事
2. 1038 太常寺博士
3. 1038 知某州軍州事
4. 1043 兵馬都部署（總管）
5. 1043 天章閣待制
6. 1043 尚書省禮部司郎中
7. 1043 知某州軍州事
8. 1043 經略安撫使
9. 1044 知某州軍州事
10. 1044 知某州軍州事
11. 1045 知某州軍州事
12. 1048 三館
13. 1048 知某州軍州事
14. 1048 經略安撫使
15. 1050 知某州軍州事
16. 1051 知某州軍州事
17. 1052 尚書省吏部郎中
18. 1052 知某州軍州事
19. 1053 同知樞密院事 皇祐
20. 1053 知某州軍州事
21. 1053 門下省給事中
22. 1055 知某州軍州事
23. 1059 知某州軍州事
24. 1062 光祿寺卿
25. 1062 知某州軍州事
26. 1064 知某州軍州事
27. 1065 權戶部侍郎
28. 1113 知某州軍州事

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1. [1] Name and courtesy name Sun Mian is identified with the courtesy name Yuangui in the personal-name records and biographical entries.
   • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The personal record gives the name Sun Mian and identifies Yuangui as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The profile and biographical text identify Sun Mian as a man styled Yuangui.
   • WikidataSun Mian (Q10945582)The name records give Sun Mian as the English label and Yuangui as an alias and courtesy name.
2. [2] Dynasty and official career Sun Mian belonged to the Northern Song period and held both central and local offices.
   • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The profile identifies the dynasty as Northern Song, while the offices and biography show his service as a deputy privy councillor, prefect, and prefectural governor.
   • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The main record places him in the Song dynasty, and the office entries include Deputy Privy Councillor and prefectural service.
3. [3] Life dates Sun Mian was born in 996 and died in 1066.
   • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The profile and three biographical entries give his life dates as 996–1066.
4. [4] Native place His native place is given as Kuaiji in Yuezhou, Fenghua, or, in the address classification, an earlier residence at Kuaiji.
   • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The profile and biographical entries give his native place as Kuaiji in Yuezhou, present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang.
   • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The address entries classify Fenghua as his basic native place and place of migration, while classifying Kuaiji as an earlier residence.
5. [5] Family and marriage His recorded great-grandfather, grandfather, father, two alternative maternal names, and wife are all identified in the kinship entries.
   • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The kinship entries name Sun E, Sun Zhi, Sun Pi, the alternative mothers Zhang and Zhou, and Bian with birth and death years 1017 and 1081.
6. [6] Children and in-laws The kinship entries name his younger brother, two differently described sons, three sons-in-law, and a granddaughter's husband.
   • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The kinship entries list Sun Dong, Sun Zhiwen, Sun Zhimin as an only son, the three sons-in-law Hu Zongyao, Su Bing, and Zhuang Gongyue, and the granddaughter's husband Li Que.
7. [7] Examination and first appointment Sun Mian passed the jinshi examination in 1019 and began his career as an assistant judicial examiner in Zhaozhou.
   • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The three entries confirm the Tianxi third-year examination success and the initial appointment as assistant judicial examiner in Zhaozhou.
8. [8] Early Renzong career During the Renzong reign, Sun Mian held the offices of Secretary Supervisor and Investigating Censor in Waiting.
   • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The career account and title list place him in these two offices during the Renzong period.
9. [9] Demotion and memorial At the end of Jingyou 1, he was demoted over his request for leniency for Li Anshi, then demoted again after submitting a memorial on current affairs.
   • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The career account gives the Jingyou date, the request concerning Li Anshi, the Hengshan demotion, the memorial, and the second demotion to Yongzhou wine supervisor.
10. [10] Transfer and transport office He moved through Tanzhou, Chuzhou, the Left Admonisher post, and the Shaanxi transport commission.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The career account lists the transfer to Tanzhou, the two Chuzhou appointments, Left Admonisher, and Shaanxi Transport Commissioner.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The office entries also show Tanzhou, Chuzhou, Left Admonisher, and the transport commissioner post.
11. [11] Provincial appointments His provincial service extended across the listed prefectures, including additional posts at Mingzhou, Weizhou, Shanzhou, and Haozhou.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The biographical entries and title list jointly name Chuzhou, Chuzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Qinzhou, Hangzhou, Bingzhou, Shouzhou, Mingzhou, Weizhou, Shanzhou, and Haozhou.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The office entries list the prefectural offices and locations, including Qingzhou, Chuzhou, Qinzhou, Hangzhou, Shouzhou, Tanzhou, Mingzhou, Weizhou, Shanzhou, Haozhou, and Chuzhou.
12. [12] Qingzhou discrepancy The number of Qingzhou appointments is given in two different ways: two and three.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)One biographical entry says he twice governed Qingzhou, while another says three times.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The office entries show multiple Qingzhou postings without resolving the two-versus-three discrepancy.
13. [13] Additional titles His titles also included the Liangzhe circuit surveillance commission, the remonstrance office, the Hedong transport commission, and concurrent pacification commissions.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The title list names the Liangzhe surveillance commission, the remonstrance office, the Hedong transport commission, and concurrent pacification appointments in the five prefectures.
14. [14] Frontier affairs and criticism At Qingzhou, Sun Mian was familiar with frontier affairs, had military ability, and attacked Chancellor Lü Yijian in a memorial.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The biography describes his knowledge of frontier affairs and military ability and says that he forcefully attacked Chancellor Lü Yijian in a memorial.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The association entry identifies Lü Yijian as the object of Sun Mian's opposition or attack.
15. [15] Nong Zhigao campaign and Privy Council During Huangyou, Sun Mian held several pacification commissions, received the Deputy Privy Councillor appointment after suppressing Nong Zhigao, and served as Associate Commissioner of the Privy Council in 1053–1054.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The biographies state that he held the Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangnan East and West pacification commissions and was appointed Deputy Privy Councillor for suppressing Nong Zhigao.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The office entries list Deputy Privy Councillor and Associate Commissioner of the Privy Council, with the latter dated from Huangyou year five to year six.
16. [16] Dismissal and final appointments Sun Mian was dismissed for licentious and illegal conduct, then returned to office under Yingzong before dying on the way to Yanzhou.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The three biographies describe his dismissal and his restoration under Yingzong as prefect of Hezhong and Qingzhou before the transfer to Yanzhou and death en route.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The office entries also list Hezhong, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou as places of appointment.
17. [17] Age at death The age at death is given as 71 in one account and 72 in another.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The biographical note gives an age of 71 and explicitly reports another account's age of 72.
18. [18] Posthumous title Sun Mian was posthumously titled Weimin.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)All three biographical entries give Weimin as his posthumous title.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The alternate-name entry identifies Weimin as a posthumous title.
    • WikidataSun Mian (Q10945582)The name and claim records also list Weimin.
19. [19] Recommendations Sun Mian recommended Hou Ke, put Liu Ji forward for military service, and recommended Wu Yan as a state-school professor during Kangding.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The recommendation entries name Hou Ke, Liu Ji, and Wu Yan; their notes explain the search for military leaders, Liu Ji's recommendation, and Wu Yan's appointment to teach at the state school during Kangding.
20. [20] Disciples and correspondence Wang Lue is listed both as Sun Mian's disciple and as his student; Sun Mian corresponded with Wang Anshi and received letters from Fu Bi, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Li Gou, and Fan Zhongyan.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The association entries list Wang Lue as both a disciple and a student, identify Wang Anshi's reply to Sun Mian, and list letters received from Fu Bi, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Li Gou, and Fan Zhongyan.
21. [21] Stele inscription A stele inscription for Sun Mian bears the title Sun Weimin gong Mian shendao bei.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The biographical text names Bi Zhongyou's Sun Weimin gong Mian shendao bei.
22. [22] Buildings and inscriptions Buildings associated with Sun Mian received inscriptions, accounts, or names from Su Shi, Su Shunqin, and Yu Jing.
    • CBDBSun Mian (8118)The association entries connect Su Shi, Su Shunqin, and Yu Jing with inscriptions, accounts, or naming of buildings related to Sun Mian.
23. [23] Collected works and poems Sun Mian had a collected works in ten scrolls, and four poems are recorded.
    • Souyun孫沔 (24421)The relevant entries state that he had a ten-scroll collection and that four poems are recorded.