Sun Jiagan

Sun Jiagan
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office
29 October 1752 – 30 December 1753
Minister of Personnel
In office
29 October 1752 – 30 December 1753
Preceded byLiang Shizheng
Succeeded byHuang Tinggui
In office
25 May 1738 – 29 November 1738
Preceded byLiu Yuyi
Succeeded byGan Rulai
Minister of Works
In office
21 August 1750 – 29 October 1752
Preceded byLiu Tongxun
Succeeded byWang Youdun
Governor of Fujian
In office
5 March 1743 – 17 May 1743
Preceded byLiu Yuyi
Succeeded byZhou Xuejian
Viceroy of Huguang
In office
26 September 1741 – 27 January 1743
Preceded byNasutu
Succeeded byArsai
Minister of Justice
In office
6 December 1736 – 25 May 1738
Preceded byXu Ben
Succeeded byZhao Guolin
Viceroy of Zhili
In office
29 November 1738 – 26 September 1741
Preceded byLi Wei
Succeeded byGao Bin
Personal details
Born(1683-03-14)14 March 1683
Died29 December 1753(1753-12-29) (aged 70)
EducationJinshi degree in the Imperial Examination (1713)
Xigong (錫公)
Yizhai (懿齋), Jingxuan (靜軒)
Wending (文定)

Sun Jiagan (Chinese: 孫嘉淦; Hanyu Pinyin: Sūn Jiāgàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Sun Chia-kan, 14 March 1683 – 29 December 1753) was a Chinese politician of the Qing dynasty.

Born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, Sun was son of a family that was so poor that he had to work hard all day collecting firewood, and could only study at night.

In 1713, he graduated as a jinshi in the imperial examination during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor and rose to the position of Libu Shilang for his frankness and uprightness.

During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, Sun rose to the position of Xingbu Shangshu by 1730[citation needed], and later to Libu Shangshu in 1738. He was degraded for disrespect in taking up the Qianlong Emperor's pencil to write with. However, the emperor restored him to office.[citation needed]

After holding various posts, in 1741 Sun became Viceroy of Huguang, where he introduced the system of subsidized chiefs, in order to keep the aborigines under control.

In 1743, he was relieved from his position due to shielding his men, yet was recalled to be head of the Imperial Clan Court in 1744.In 1745 he retired[citation needed], but resumed office and served as Gongbu Shangshu in 1750.

Notes

  1. ↑ Li Bu (in Chinese), a ministry (Bu) for selecting civil servants (Li) in feudal China; Shi Lang (in Chinese) is an equivalent of Vice Minister.
  2. ↑ Xingbu Shangshu (in Chinese), equivalent to today's Justice Minister.
  3. ↑ An equivalent of Interior Minister.

References

  1. ↑ 李景屏, 康國昌 (2000). 乾隆、和珅與劉墉. p. 249. ISBN 9570492376. 案發生於乾隆十六年〔一七五一年)的偽奏稿案,就是對遏制言路的高壓政策的一種反抗。孫[嘉]淦係康熙五十一一年〈一七一三年)進士,曾任侍郎、尚書、督撫等職,為官清廉剛正。
  2. 1 2 3 4 Histories: Sun Jiagan dies (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.