Overview
The translated histories identify Cheng Xun as an aristocrat, military officer, official, and royal family member. This record brings together 7 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Cheng Xun | 承訓 | Chengxùn |
| Personal name | Cheng Xun | 承訓 | Chengxùn |
| Personal | Chengxun | 承訓 | Chéngxùn |
| Personal name | Chengxun | 承訓 | Chéngxùn |
| Courtesy name | Dehui | 德輝 | Déhuī |
| Title | Prince of Wei | 魏王 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0075, xinwudaishi:018:s0023
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Military Officer
- Official
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾祐元年正月 · Western Year: AD 948Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0163
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天福十二年十二月十一日 · Western Year: AD 947 · Place: his yamen / 府署Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0079
- Manner: died-youngExplicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0026
Age
- Age: 26 · Reckoning: suiExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0079
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 乾祐元年 · Western Year: AD 948Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0023, xinwudaishi:018:s0026
- Source Date: Text: 乾祐元年正月；承訓薨 · Western Year: AD 948Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0162, xinwudaishi:010:s0163
- Source Date: Text: 國初 · Western Year: AD 947Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:105:s0077
- Source Date: Text: 天福十二年十二月十一日 · Western Year: AD 947Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0079
Family
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- Sibling of Emperor Yin (隱帝)Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Birth Order: 1 · Object Birth Order: 2
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Shared Parentage: full - Child of Later Han Gaozu (漢高祖)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 1 - Child of Gaozu of Han (漢高祖)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 1
- Child of Empress Li (李氏)Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
- Sibling of Chengxun (承勳)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Shared Parentage: full
Career and standing
- Label: honorary Grand Marshal / 檢校太尉 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0078
- Label: Kaifeng prefect / 開封尹 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0078
- Label: Left Guard Grand General / 左衛上將軍 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0077
- Label: vice grand councilor / 同平章事 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0078
- Label: honorary Minister of Works / 檢校司空 · Action: heldExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0077
- Title: Prince of Wei / 魏王 · Action: heldExplicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0162
- Title: Prince of Wei / 魏王 · Action: posthumously-enfeoffedExplicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0026
- Title: Prince of Wei / 魏王 · Action: posthumously-grantedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0081
Places and affiliations
- Label: Later Han / 漢 · Relation: servedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0077
- Label: Later Jin / 晉 · Relation: servedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0077
- Place: Taiyuan / 太原 · Relation: buried-atExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0082
Events and relationships
- Kind: administrative · Role: inspector · Action: inspected-inner-palace · Place: Northern Capital / 北京Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0078
Assessments and attributes
- Kind: character · Statement: mild, warm-hearted, and handsome in bearingExplicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0076
References in the histories
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