Chang Zhenqi (常珍奇)

Overview

The translated histories identify Chang Zhenqi as an aristocrat, general, and rebel. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Chang Zhenqi	常珍奇	Cháng Zhēnqí
Personal name	Chang Zhenqi	常珍奇	Cháng Zhēnqí
Given	Zhenqi	珍奇	Zhēnqí

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · songshu:086:s0077

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 泰始三年 · Western Year: AD 467
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:086:s0077, songshu:086:s0076

Family

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Parent of Chang Chaoyue (常超越)
Parentage: biological · Kinship Term: son / 子 · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Career and standing

Label: Bearer of credentials; Commander of Si and Northern Yu; General Who Pacifies the North; Governor of Si / 使持節、都督司北豫二州、平北將軍、司州刺史 · Action: appointed
Explicit · songshu:086:s0130
Title: Marquis of Runan and Xincai / 汝南、新蔡縣侯 · Action: enfeoffed · Households: 1000
Explicit · songshu:086:s0130
Status: rebel · Action: entered
Explicit · songshu:086:s0077

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-and-fled-to-Shouyang
Explicit · songshu:086:s0133
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: drew-in-to-besiege · Other Person Id: Zhang Jingyuan (張景遠)
Explicit · songshu:086:s0078
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: killed-barbarian-leaders · Other Person Id: Yuwu Ba (閼於拔) · Place: Qiao / 譙 · Count: 3000
Explicit · songshu:086:s0129
Kind: military · Role: defector · Action: submitted-to-barbarians · Place: Runan / 汝南
Explicit · songshu:086:s0077

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 86Volume 86 Biographies 46: Yin Xiaozu, Liu Mian · 4 passages

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先是，常珍奇據汝南，與琰為逆，琰降，因據戍降虜，事在琰傳。 Earlier Chang Zhenqi had held Runan in rebellion together with Yin Yan. When Yan surrendered, Zhenqi therefore held the garrison and submitted to the barbarians; the account appears in Yan's biography.

勔與常珍奇書，勸令反虜，珍奇乃與子超越、羽林監式寶，於譙殺虜子都公費拔等凡三千餘人。 Mian wrote to Chang Zhenqi urging him to turn against the barbarians. Zhenqi then, with his son Chaoyue and Yulin supervisor Shibao, at Qiao killed the barbarian Zidu Duke Fei Ba and others—more than three thousand in all.

勔馳驛以聞，太宗大喜，以珍奇為使持節、都督司、北豫二州諸軍事、平北將軍、司州刺史，汝南、新蔡縣侯，食邑千戶； Mian sent word by post relay to report it. Emperor Ming was greatly pleased and made Zhenqi bearer of the credentials staff, commander of military affairs in Si and Northern Yu provinces, general who pacifies the north, and governor of Si Province, marquis of Runan and Xincai with a fief of one thousand households;

珍奇為虜所攻，引軍南出，虜追擊破之，珍奇走依山，得至壽陽，超越、式寶為人所殺。 Zhenqi was attacked by the barbarians, led his army south, and the barbarians pursued and defeated him. Zhenqi fled into the hills and reached Shouyang. Chaoyue and Shibao were killed.