Chapter 44 Governors and Provincial Governors of Various Provinces
Chapter 44 Governors and Provincial Governors of Various Provinces (I)
I saw many book friends say that there are too many Simas and they can’t tell them apart.
Some people are still confused about the official positions at that time, so I will post a separate chapter to give a brief introduction.
Going by state one by one, the time period is the end of the second year of Tai'an (303) during the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin, which is currently in the book.
(1) Jizhou: Sima Ying, King of Chengdu.
In the first month of the ninth year of Yuankang (299) during the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Yong, the governor of Jizhou and Prince of Hejian, was transferred to Guanzhong, and Sima Ying, Prince of Chengdu, was appointed General Pingbei and commander-in-chief of Yecheng, and was soon promoted to General Zhenbei.
The governor was Yang Huai.
In the first year of the Yongkang reign (300), Sima Ying remained in office, but Li Yi took over as governor.
In the first year of Yongning (301), Sima Ying led an army to suppress the rebellion and was appointed as the general. The governor was still Li Yi.
In the first year of Tai'an (302), there was no change and everything was calm.
In the second year of Tai'an (303), Sima Ying's official position remained the same, but the governor was replaced by General Wen Xian.
By this point, Sima Ying had been in office for five years.
(2) Youzhou: Wang Jun.
In the first year of the Yongkang reign (300), Liu Hong was appointed as the Secretary of State, and Wang Jun, General Ningshuo and Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Youzhou, took office.
It is unknown who the governor was, but it is possible that Wang Jun held the position concurrently.
In the first year of Yongning (301), there was no change. In April, Wang Jun was promoted to General of Anbei.
In the first year of Tai'an (302), Wang Jun was appointed as the governor.
The governor was Shi Zhan or Shi Kan, different historical records have different records, I tend to think it was Shi Kan - everyone knows the problems with the history books of this period, there are numerous errors and many contradictions.
In the second year of Tai'an (303), Wang Jun was appointed as the governor. Shi Kan "returned to the position of Right Sima of the General (Sima Ying)", and He Yan took over as the governor.
At this point, Wang Jun had been in office for four years.
(3) Yongzhou: Sima Yong, King of Hejian.
In the first month of the ninth year of the Yuankang reign (299), Sima Yong left Yecheng and moved his capital to Chang'an.
There is no record of who was the governor, so it is possible that Sima Yong held both posts.
In the first year of Yongkang (300), there was no change.
In the first year of Yongning (301), there was no change. In April, Sima Yong was promoted to Grand Commandant.
In the first year of Tai'an (302), there was no change.
In the second year of Tai'an (303), Sima Yong's official position remained the same. Liu Shen was appointed governor.
By this point, Sima Yong had been in office for five years.
(4) Yuzhou: Sima Jiong, King of Qi, and Sima Hu, King of Fanyang.
In the first year of the Yongkang reign (300), Wang Jun "returned to the post of governor of Qingzhou" and "soon changed to Youzhou". In August, Sima Jiong was appointed General Pingdong and Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Yuzhou and stationed in Xuchang.
The governor was He Xu.
In March of the first year of Yongning (301), Sima Jue raised an army to suppress the rebellion. Sima Hu was appointed General of Annan and Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Yuzhou and stationed in Xuchang.
The governor He Xu also followed Sima Jiong and "entered the army as commander."
It is unknown who became the governor after he left, but it is possible that Sima Hu took on the position concurrently.
In the first year of Tai'an (302), there was no change.
In the second year of Tai'an (303), Sima Hu was promoted to General of the Southern Expedition. By this time, Sima Hu had been in office for nearly three years.
The governor of this year was General Weiyuan Liu Qiao.
(5) Jingzhou: Sima Lue, King of Gaomi/Sima Xin, King of Xinye/Liu Hong
In the ninth year of the Yuankang reign (299), Sima Lue, General of Annan and Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Miannan, took office.
The governor was Liu Biao.
In the first year of the Yongkang reign (300), Sima Lue was transferred to Qingzhou, and Sun Qi, the General of Pingnan and Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Jingzhou, took office.
In the first month of the first year of Yongning (301), Sun Qi was summoned to be the commander of the cavalry, but he was killed before he could go, and his three clans were exterminated.
Also in the first month, Meng Guan was appointed General Pingnan and in charge of military affairs north of Mianyang. He was later killed and his three clans were exterminated.
At this point, the two governors of Jingzhou (the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Wancheng) were both killed on charges of being members of Sima Lun's gang.
Sima Xin was appointed General of the Southern Army in the first month, and in the second month he was promoted to General Zhennan and Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Jingzhou.
Yang Yi was appointed General Pingnan and Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs in Northern Jiang (garrisoned in Wancheng).
The governor of Jingzhou that year was Song Dai (some historical records record it as Zong Dai. Was it copied wrong? Speechless).
In the first year of Tai'an (302), Sima Xin, Yang Yi and Song Dai retained their original official positions.
In May of the second year of Tai'an (303), most of the hereditary soldiers in Jingzhou were sent to Shu to quell the rebellion, and Sima Xin and Yang Yi were both killed by the rebel leader Zhang Chang.
In May, Song Dai died. He should have died of old age, but it is not known whether he died in Jingzhou or in Shuzhong, because he went to Shuzhong to quell the rebellion.
In June, Liu Hong was appointed General of the Southern Expedition, Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Jingzhou, and Governor of Jingzhou.
Sima Shi, King of Pengcheng, was appointed General of the Southern Army and governor of Wancheng.
In Jingzhou, one person takes over after another, and no one can stay in power for long.
(6) Yangzhou: Prince of Qiao Sima Sui/Liu Zhun.
Before the first year of Yongning (301), Sima Yun, the Prince of Puyang, had been the governor of Yangzhou for a long time. In this year, Sima Sui, the Prince of Qiao, took over as the General of Andong and the governor of all military affairs in Yangzhou.
In the first month of this year, Xi Long was appointed governor of Yangzhou. However, because he was a member of the party of Sima Lun, the Prince of Zhao, he was attacked and killed, and both father and son died.
Chen Hui took over as governor.
In the first month of the first year of Tai'an (302), Sima Sui died. Liu Zhun was appointed General Zhengdong and Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Yangzhou.
In the second year of Tai'an (303), Liu Zhun and Chen Hui retained their official positions.
At this point, Liu Zhun had been the governor for two years.
(7) Xuzhou: Sima Mao, King of Dongping.
In August of the first year of Yongning (301), Sima Mao was appointed General Pingdong and Commander-in-Chief of the Xuzhou Military Forces and stationed in Xia Pi.
There is no record of who was the governor, and it is possible that Sima Mao held the position concurrently.
In the first year of Tai'an (302), Sima Mao was appointed as the governor and Zhou Fu as the champion general was appointed as the governor.
In the second year of Tai'an (303), the governor Sima Meng was promoted to General Wei, and Zhou Fu remained the governor.
I have finished writing about the seven states and eight governorates. I am tired now. I will continue writing about (II) later.
I have to complain that the history books of this era are hard to describe in a few words.
Blanks are fine, but contradictions and omissions are the biggest problems. Some counties are not even complete, can you believe it? Haha.
Although both are wars, I feel that more historical materials are preserved in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms than in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. I feel helpless.
(End of this chapter)