Overview
Cunxu was a ruler and General.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 912 天祐九年八月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 23
- AD 912 天祐九年正月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 22
- AD 911 天祐八年七月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 20
- AD 911 天祐八年正月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 19
- AD 914 天祐十一年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 25-26
- AD 914 天祐十一年七月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 27
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- AD 916 天祐十三年三月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 38-39
- AD 916 天祐十三年八月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 41-42
- AD 916 天祐十三年四月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 40
- AD 916 天祐十三年正月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 35-37
- AD 915 天祐十二年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 28-29
- AD 915 天祐十二年七月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 32-33
- AD 915 天祐十二年八月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 34
- AD 915 天祐十二年六月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 30-31
- AD 913 天祐十年十月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 24
Career and standing
- military governor of Weibo 魏博節度使AD 915 天祐十二年六月 · Concurrently heldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 30
- Director of the Secretariat 尚書令AD 914 天祐十一年 · Urged to assumeDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 26
- killed Liu Shouguang at Taiyuan 殺燕王劉守光于太原Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 25
- executed Zhang Yan at Yongji 誅其亂首張彥Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 29
Places and affiliations
- Polity Jin 晉 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 19, 36
- AD 915 天祐十二年Organization Vanguard Silver Spear Army 帳前銀槍軍 · Relation FormedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 29
Events and relationships
- Defeated at Zhanggong BridgeAD 914 天祐十一年七月 · Military · Commander · At Zhanggong Bridge 張公橋Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 27
- Feigned westward return then defeated Liu YanDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 35-37
- Met Wang Rong at Chengtian ArmyDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 20
- Reconnoitered and broke Liu Yan ambushDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 33
- Sent Zhou Dewei against YanDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 22
- Stormed YouzhouDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 24
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- Took Weizhou Cizhou Mingzhou XingzhouAD 916 天祐十三年三月 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 38-41
- Withdrew from Liang in alarmDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 19
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 19
References in the histories
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