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1770 Ssü-ma (T.  ). A.D. 822-844- Younger brother of the Emperor Ch'êng Ti, and fourth sovereign of the E. Chin dynasty. He was placed on the throne, owing to the tender age of his nephews, in 842. His reign was occupied with burdensome preparattoos against Shih Ghi-lung, but only one unimportant skirmish was fought. Canonised as.

1771 Ssū̆-ma Yü (T. ). A.D. 820-872. A younger son of the Emperor Yüan T'i, and eighth sovereign of the E. Chin dynasty. He was placed on the throne in 871 by Huan Wen, who thought he would resign in his favour if called upon. He died before the plans of Huan Wên were mature, leaving the latter Prime Minister. Canonised as.

1772 Su Chang (T. ). 2nd cent. A.D. A native of P'ing-ling in Shensi, who distinguished himself as a youth by his literary abilities and rose under the Emperor An Ti to be a Privy Councillor. Under the Emperor Shun Ti he became Governor of Ping-chou in Chihli, but fell into disfavour and was cashiered. He then returned home and led a retired life, refusing a further appointment which was offered to him. On one occasion he went as Censor to hold an enquiry into the peculation of an old friend who was Governor of Ch'ing-ho in Chihli. The latter gave him a grand feast; and the two enjoyed themselves very much, until the Governor said, "All men have one God, while I alone have two!" — hinting that the Censor would be merciful. But Su Chang replied, "This feast is a private affair; tomorrow's' business is a public duty." And the enquiry ended in the punishment of the Governor.

1773 Su Chê (T. ). A.D. 1089-1112. Younger brother of Su Shih. Graduated as chin shih in 1057, and entered upon an official career. He incurred the resentment of Wang An-shih, whose "innovations" he opposed, and nearly got into serious trouble, escaping however with dismissal to a minor