Jia Sidao

Jia Sidao
賈似道
Grand Chancellor of the Song Dynasty
In office
May 27, 1260 – March 27, 1275
MonarchsEmperor Lizong
Emperor Duzong
Emperor Gong
Preceded byDing Daquan
Succeeded byWen Tianxiang & Chen Yizhong
Personal details
BornAugust 25, 1213
Taizhou, Southern Song
DiedOctober 1275(1275-10-00) (aged 62)
Zhangzhou, Southern Song
RelationsConsort Jia (sister)
Parents
  • Jia She (father)
  • Lady Hu (mother)
OccupationPolitician
NicknameShixian (師憲)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Jia.
Inscription by Jia Sidao and his friends on Lianhua Peak, Near the Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou. The inscription's content says: On the day of full moon of the tenth month of the Year Dingmao of Xianchun (Autumn 1267), Jia Sidao came to the Lingyin temple for his annual prayer service. Accompanied by Wu Zicong, Shu Yuanzhe, Qiu Fuheng, Yu Xin, Liao Yinzhong, Zhang Ru, Huang Gongshao, and Wang Ting. His son Desheng and grandson Fanshi escorted him. Monk Fazhao, Dening, Shiju and Miaoning also attended this event.

Jia Sidao (August 25, 1213 – October 1275), courtesy name Shixian, was a Chinese government official who served as chancellor of the Southern Song dynasty of China. He was the younger brother of a concubine of Emperor Lizong, who had the special favor of Emperor Duzong. Jia Sidao took part in a land nationalization program in the 1260s and was involved during the Mongol conquest, especially during the Battle of Xiangyang and the siege of Ezhou. He was assassinated by a Song dynasty court-designated sheriff charged with his custody in 1275.