An Chongjin (重進) | 24 Histories

Overview

An Chongjin was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

AD 925 to AD 933 蜀破以後
Cause Flogged to death after an offense · Mode named-source-report Source Work Yutang Xianhua 玉堂閑話
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 118

Attested activity

AD 908 to AD 926 事莊宗至奔淮南
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 110
AD 918 to AD 925 在蜀為龍武小將
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passages 115-116

Family

Sibling of An Zhongba (安重霸)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings · paternal line
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 109

Career and standing

adjutant 裨將
Appointed · At Shu 蜀
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 115
Dragon Martial junior officer 龍武小將
Held · At Changdao 長道
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 116
Killed a man while trying a sword and fled to Huainan
Homicide and flight
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 110
Killed again at Changdao and fled to Luoyang
Homicide and flight
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 116

Events and relationships

Relation Served · Person Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 110

Assessments and attributes

Even more brutal than Zhongba.
Character
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 109

Source notes

Yutang Xianhua says after Shu fell he returned east, Mingzong made him commander of combined prefectural horse and foot, and he was later flogged to death for an offense.
Field death · Source Work Yutang Xianhua 玉堂閑話
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 118
Yutang Xianhua says he was a violent junior guardsman under Zhuangzong as heir, fled south to the Liang founder, was posted to the Huai garrison, later shot a granary officer, and was made adjutant by the Huai commander.
Field early career · Source Work Yutang Xianhua 玉堂閑話 · Mode named-source-report Source Work Yutang Xianhua 玉堂閑話
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passages 112-114

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 61Volume 61 Book of Later Tang 37: Biographies 13: An Jinquan, An Yuanxin, An Zhongba, Liu Xun, Zhang Jingxun, Liu Yancong, Yuan Jianfeng, Xifang Ye, Zhang Zunhui, Sun Zhang · 4 passages

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弟重進，尤凶惡。 His younger brother Chongjin was even more brutal.

〈（《玉堂閑話》：安重進，性凶險，莊宗潛龍時為小校，常佩劍列於翊衛。 (The 《Yutang Xianhua》: An Chongjin was violent by nature. While Zhuangzong was still heir apparent he served as a junior officer in the imperial guard, sword at his side.)

重霸在蜀，聞之蜀主，取之於吳，用為裨將。 When Zhongba was in Shu he told the Shu emperor, who obtained Chongjin from Wu and made him an adjutant.

〈（《玉堂閑話》云：蜀破，重進東歸，明宗補為諸州馬步軍都指揮使，後有過，鞭背卒。）〉 (The 《Yutang Xianhua》: After Shu fell Chongjin returned east; Mingzong made him commander of the combined horse and foot forces of the prefectures. He later offended and was flogged to death.)〉