Overview
Cai Xingyu was a general.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 946 二月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passages 99-100
- AD 943 to AD 944 十二月乙巳朔Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 53
Career and standing
- general of the Left Leading Army Guard 左領軍衛將軍HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 53
- General of the Left Martial Guard 左武衛將軍HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 99
- EnteredCaptivityDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 100
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 99
- Polity Later Jin 晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 53
Events and relationships
- Ambushed and capturedMilitary · Relief commander · At Wenyang 汶陽 · Outcome Seized and woundedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passages 99-100
- Sent to garrisonAD 943 to AD 944 十二月乙巳朔 · Military · Commander · At Yunzhou 鄆州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 53
Assessments and attributes
- gravely wounded by blades and arrows, unable to ride, carried seated in a basket to the enemy command tentWoundDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 100
References in the histories
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