Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Chang Zhongai 常眾愛

Cháng Zhòngài

Attested AD 558 - AD 559

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Chang Zhongai was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 558 宮亭湖之敗
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passage 83
AD 559 永定三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 26; Book of Chen 15, passage 32

Key source chapters

Book of Chen, Chapter 12 Volume 12: Hu Ying; Xu Du; Du Leng; Shen Ke 1 passage
Book of Chen, Chapter 15 Volume 15: Imperial Family 1 passage
Book of Chen, Chapter 18 Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai 1 passage

Events and relationships

Defeated
Military · Opposing general · With Hou Andu (侯安都)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 32
Relation Subordinate of · Person Wang Lin (王琳)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 32

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 12

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 12Volume 12: Hu Ying; Xu Du; Du Leng; Shen Ke · 1 passage

永定三年，隨侯安都征王琳，於宮亭破賊帥常眾愛等。 In Yongding year 3, he followed Hou Andu against Wang Lin and defeated the rebel commanders Chang Zhongai and others at Gongting.

Book of Chen, Chapter 15Volume 15: Imperial Family · 1 passage

三年，隨侯安都破王琳將常眾愛於宮亭湖。 In the third year he followed Hou Andu in defeating Wang Lin's general Chang Zhong'ai at Gongting Lake.

Book of Chen, Chapter 18Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai · 1 passage

未至，而侯安都敗琳將常眾愛於宮亭湖，由是山才獲反，除貞威將軍、新安太守。 Before they arrived, Hou Andu defeated Lin's general Chang Zhong'ai at Gongting Lake, and Shancai was able to return. He was made general of manifest prestige and administrator of Xin'an.