An Congjin (安從進) | 24 Histories

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An Congjin was a rebel.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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AD 941 安從進叛襄州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 142

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33Volume 33 Biographies of Martyrs to Service 13: Zhang Yuande, Xia Luqi, Yao Hong, Wang Sitong, Zhang Jingda, Di Jinzong, Shen Bin, Wang Qing, Shi Yanchao, Sun Cheng · 1 passage

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安從進叛襄州，從高行周攻之，逾年不能下，清謂行周曰：「從進閉孤城以自守，其勢豈得久邪？」 When An Congjin rebelled at Xiangzhou, Gao Xingzhou besieged him a year without success; Qing said, “He holds one city—how long can that last?"