Sun Jiagan Explained

Sun Jiagan
Office:Assistant Grand Secretary
Term Start:1752
Term End:1753
Office1:Minister of Personnel
Term Start1:29 October 1752
Term End1:30 December 1753
Alongside1:Daldangga
Predecessor1:Liang Shizheng
Successor1:Huang Tinggui
Term Start2:25 May
Term End2:29 November 1738
Alongside2:Xinggui
Predecessor2:Liu Yuyi
Successor2:Gan Rulai
Office3:Minister of Works
Term Start3:21 August 1750
Term End3:29 October 1752
Alongside3:Hadaha
Predecessor3:Liu Tongxun
Successor3:Wang Youdun
Office4:Governor of Fujian
Term Start4:5 March
Term End4:17 May 1743 (acting)
Predecessor4:Liu Yuyi
Successor4:Zhou Xuejian
Office5:Viceroy of Huguang
Term Start5:26 September 1741
Term End5:27 January 1743
Predecessor5:Nasutu
Successor5:Arsai
Office6:Minister of Justice
Term Start6:6 December 1736
Term End6:25 May 1738
Alongside6:Funai (until 1737), Nasutu (1737), Yengišan (since 1737)
Predecessor6:Xu Ben
Successor6:Zhao Guolin
Office7:Viceroy of Zhili
Term Start7:29 November 1738
Term End7:26 September 1741
Predecessor7:Li Wei
Successor7:Gao Bin
Education:Jinshi degree in the Imperial Examination (1713)
Birth Date:1683
Death Date:1753
Blank1:Courtesy name
Data1:Xigong (錫公)
Blank2:Art name
Data2:Yizhai (懿齋), Jingxuan (靜軒)
Blank3:Posthumous name
Data3:Wending (文定)

Sun Jiagan ([1] 1683–1753) 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, and later to Libu Shangshu in 1738.[2]

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,[2] yet was recalled to be head of the Imperial Clan Court in 1744.[2], but resumed office and served as Gongbu Shangshu in 1750.

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  1. Book: 乾隆、和珅與劉墉. 249. 9570492376 . 李景屏, 康國昌. 2000. 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. http://yizitong.com/time/event.php?rand_id=421dfa9e250a194f2ed35db0d3315869&event_id=4074&o=%E5%8E%BF%E4%BB%A4 Histories: Sun Jiagan dies