Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Military Officer

Cheng Mai 成買

Chéng Mǎi

Attested AD 477 - AD 478

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Cheng Mai was a general and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 477 to AD 478 鐵騎五千
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 71

Career and standing

Rear General 後將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 71

Places and affiliations

Polity Liu Song 宋 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 71

Events and relationships

Sent with iron cavalry to block escape
AD 477 to AD 478 鐵騎五千 · Military · Commander · With Shen Youzhi (沈攸之)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 71

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 71

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 24Volume 24 Biographies 5: Liu Shilong, Zhang Gui · 1 passage

驍騎將軍周盤龍、後將軍成買、輔國將軍王敕勤、屯騎校尉王洪範等，鐵騎五千，步道繼進，先據陸路，斷其走伏。 Zhou Panlong, General of Valiant Cavalry; Cheng Mai, Rear General; Wang Chiqin, General Who Assists the State; Wang Hongfan, Commandant of Valiant Cavalry; and others—with five thousand iron horsemen and infantry columns behind, to seize the roads first and block his escape and ambushes.