Five Dynasties · Rebel

An Chongrong 安重榮

Attested AD 941 - AD 942

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

An Chongrong was a rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 941 to AD 942 安重榮反
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 8, 10-11

Events and relationships

Formed crescent array
AD 941 to AD 942 安重榮反 · Military · Rebel leader · At Zongcheng 宗城
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 8
Routed and fled
AD 941 to AD 942 安重榮反 · Military · Rebel leader · At Zhenzhou 鎮州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 10
Relation Commander of · Person Zhao Yanzhi (趙彥之)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 10

Assessments and attributes

AD 942 以功拜重威成德軍節度使
Item private fortune 重榮之貲 · Relation Possessed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 13

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 8

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze · 3 passages

安重榮反，重威逆戰於宗城，重榮為偃月陣，重威擊之不動。 When An Chongrong rebelled, Zhongwei met him in battle at Zongcheng. Chongrong formed a crescent array, and Zhongwei's attacks failed to break it.

乃分兵為三，重威先以左右隊擊其兩翼，戰酣，重胤以精兵擊其中軍，重榮將趙彥之來奔，重榮遂大敗，走還鎮州，閉壁不敢出。 They divided their force into three. Zhongwei first sent the left and right wings against Chongrong's flanks. When the fighting was at its height, Chongyin struck the center with elite troops. Chongrong's general Zhao Yanzhi defected, and Chongrong was routed. He fled back to Zhenzhou, shut the gates, and did not dare come out.

破鎮州，悉取府庫之積及重榮之貲，皆沒之家，高祖知而不問。 After capturing Zhenzhou, he seized all the wealth in the treasury and Chongrong's private fortune and kept it for his own household. Gaozu knew of this but did not call him to account.