Yuan · Official

Cheng Xu 程徐

Attested AD 1368

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Cheng Xu was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1368 京城既破
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passages 362-363

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Daughter of Lady Jin (程徐之女)
daughter 女
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 363
Parent of Son of Lady Jin (程徐之二歲子)
son 子
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 201, passage 364
Spouse of Lady Jin (金氏)
wife 妻 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 362

Career and standing

Detailed Reviser 詳定使
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 362

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 362
At Siming 四明
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 362

Events and relationships

Went out to defend the city
Military · Defender
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 363

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 362

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 201Volume 201 Biographies 88: Exemplary Women 2 · 2 passages

金氏，詳定使四明程徐妻也。 Lady Jin was the wife of Cheng Xu of Siming, who held the rank of Detailed Reviser.

京城既破，謂其女曰：「汝父出捍城，我三品命婦，汝儒家女又進士妻，不可受辱。」 When the capital fell, she said to her daughter, "Your father has gone out to defend the city. I am a titled lady of the third rank, and you are both a Confucian family's daughter and a jinshi's wife. We cannot endure disgrace."