Overview
An Congjin was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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- Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
- At Xiangzhou 襄州 · Relation Based at
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 80Volume 80 Book of Later Jin 6: Gaozu Annals 6 · 6 passages
丁丑，襄州安從進舉兵叛，以西京留守高行周為南面行營都部署，率兵討之，以前同州節度使宋彥筠為副，以宣徽南院使張從恩監護焉。
On dingchou, An Congjin of Xiangzhou rebelled and took up arms. Western Capital defender Gao Xingzhou was made southern field commander to lead troops against him, with former Tongzhou commissioner Song Yanyun as deputy and Southern Palace Bureau attendant Zhang Cong'en as overseer.
南面軍前奏，十一月二十七日，武德使焦繼勛、先鋒都指揮使郭金海等於唐州南遇安從進賊軍一萬餘人，大破之，
The southern front reported that on the twenty-seventh of the eleventh month, Martial Virtue commissioner Jiao Jixun, vanguard commander Guo Jinhai, and others met more than ten thousand men of rebel An Congjin's force south of Tangzhou and inflicted a crushing defeat,
〈（《宋史·陳思讓傳》：思讓為先鋒右廂都監，從武德焦繼勛領兵進討，遇從進之師於唐州花山下，急擊，大破之。）〉
(《History of Song》, 《Biography of Chen Sirang》: Sirang served as right-wing vanguard supervisor; marching with Jiao Jixun of Martial Virtue against the rebels, he met Congjin's army below Flower Mountain at Tangzhou, attacked at once, and won a great victory.)〉
生擒衙內都指揮使安宏義，獲山南東道之印，其安從進單騎奔逸。
They took An Hongyi, commander of the inner headquarters, alive, captured the seal of the Shannan East Circuit, and An Congjin himself fled alone on horseback.
癸巳，武德使焦繼勛奏，安從進遣弟從貴領兵千人，取接均州刺史蔡行遇，尋領所部兵掩殺賊軍七百餘人，生擒安從貴，截其雙腕，卻放入城。
On guisi, Martial Virtue commissioner Jiao Jixun reported that An Congjin had sent his brother Conggui with a thousand men to join Junzhou prefect Cai Xingyu; Jiao then ambushed the rebels, killing more than seven hundred, capturing Conggui alive, severing both his wrists, and sending him back into the city.
癸卯，削奪安從進、安重榮在身官爵。
On guimao, An Congjin and An Chongrong were stripped of their offices and titles.