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段会宗

汉朝 · 西域都护

段会宗 (汉朝·西域都护) was a notable historical figure from 汉朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 段会宗: 段会宗,天水上邽人.

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段会宗,天水上邽人。
汉书卷七十 傅常郑甘陈段传第四十:
  段会宗字子孙,天水上邽人也。竟宁中,以杜陵令五府举为西域都护、骑都尉、光禄大夫。西域敬其威信。三岁,更尽还,拜为沛郡太守。以单于当朝,徙为雁门太守。数年,坐法免。西域诸国上书愿得会宗,阳朔中复为都护。
  会宗为人好大节,矜功名,与谷永相友善。谷永闵其老复远出,予书戒曰:“足下以柔远之令德,复典都护之重职,甚休甚休!若子之材,可优游都城而取卿相,何必勒功昆山之仄,总领百蛮,怀柔殊俗?子之所长,愚无以喻。虽然,朋友以言赠行,敢不略意。方今汉德隆盛,远人宾服,傅、郑、甘、陈之功没齿不可复见,愿吾子因循旧贯,毋求奇功,终更亟还,亦足以复雁门之踦,万里之外以身为本。愿详思愚言。”
  会宗既出,诸国遣子弟郊迎。小昆弥安日前为会宗所立,德之,欲往谒,诸翕侯止不听,遂至龟兹谒。城郭甚亲附。康居太子保苏匿率众万余人欲降,会宗奏状,汉遣卫司马逢迎。会宗发戊己校尉兵随司马受降。司马畏其众,欲令降者皆自缚,保苏匿怨望,举众亡去。会宗更尽还,以擅发戊己校尉之兵乏兴,有诏赎论。拜为金城太守,以病免。
  岁余,小昆弥为国民所杀,诸翕侯大乱。征会宗为左曹中郎将、光禄大夫,使安辑乌孙,立小昆弥兄末振将,定其国而还。
  明年,末振将杀大昆弥,会病死,汉恨诛不加。元延中,复遣会宗发戊己校尉诸国兵,即诛末振将太子番丘。会宗恐大兵入乌孙,惊番丘,亡逃不可得,即留所发兵垫娄地,选精兵三十弩,径至昆弥所在,召番丘,责以:“末振将骨肉相杀,杀汉公主子孙,未伏诛而死,使者受诏诛番丘。”即手剑击杀番丘。官属以下惊恐,驰归。小昆弥乌犁靡者,末振将兄子也,勒兵数千骑围会宗,会宗为言来诛之意:“今围守杀我,如取汉牛一毛耳。宛王郅支头县槁街,乌孙所知也。”昆弥以下服,曰:“末振将负汉,诛其子可也,独不可告我,令饮食之邪?”会宗曰:“豫告昆弥,逃匿之,为大罪。即饮食以付我,伤骨肉恩,故不先告。”昆弥以下号泣罢去。会宗还奏事,公卿议会宗权得便宜,以轻兵深入乌孙,即诛番丘。宣明国威,宜加重赏。天子赐会宗爵关内侯,黄金百斤。
  是时,小昆弥季父卑爰疐拥众欲害昆弥,汉复遣会宗使安辑,与都护孙建并力。明年,会宗病死乌孙中,年七十五矣,城郭诸国为发丧立祠焉。

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