Sun Jiagan

Sun Jiagan (Chinese: 孫嘉淦; Hanyu Pinyin: Sūn Jiāgàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Sun Chia-kan, 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.

Sun Jiagan

Sun Jiagan (Chinese: 孫嘉淦; Hanyu Pinyin: Sūn Jiāgàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Sun Chia-kan, 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.