Di Jingke (翟景珂) | 24 Histories

Overview

Di Jingke was a Local Leader.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Death

AD 915 to AD 916 固守逾年
Fell in battle · At Yongding Post 永定驛
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 24
AD 923 梁、晉相距於河上
Killed in battle · At Yongding Post 永定驛
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 4

Attested activity

AD 915 to AD 916 固守逾年，後為北軍所攻
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 24
AD 915 梁貞明初
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 24

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zhai Guangye (翟光鄴)
father 父 · paternal line
father 父
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 23; New History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 3

Key source chapters

Events and relationships

Held post
AD 923 梁、晉相距於河上 · Military · Defender · At Yongding Post 永定驛
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 4
Held Yongding Post
AD 915 梁貞明初 · Military · Defender · At Yongding Post 永定驛
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 24

Assessments and attributes

Assessment bold and daring · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 23; New History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 3

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 23

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 129Volume 129 Book of Later Zhou 31: Biographies 9: Chang Si, Di Guangye, Cao Ying, Li Yanyun, Li Hui, Li Jianchong, Wang Zhongyi, Sun Hanyin, Xu Qian, Zhao Feng, Qi Cangzhen, Wang Huan, Zhang Yanchao, Zhang Ying, Liu Renshan · 2 passages

Open chapter

父景珂，倜儻有膽氣。 His father Jing Ke was bold and daring by nature.

梁貞明初，唐莊宗始駐軍於河上，景珂率聚邑人守永定驛，固守逾年，後為北軍所攻，景珂戰歿，眾潰。 In the first year of Liang Zhenming, Zhuangzong of Tang first encamped his army on the Yellow River; Jing Ke led the people of his district to hold Yongding Post, held firm for more than a year, was later attacked by the northern army, fell in battle, and his force broke.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 49Volume 49 Miscellaneous Biographies 29: Di Guangye, Feng Hui, Huang Fuhui, Tang Jingsi, Wang Jin, Chang Si, Sun Fangjian · 2 passages

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其父景珂，倜儻有膽氣。 His father Jing Ke was a man of dash and nerve.

梁、晉相距於河上，景珂率聚邑人守永定驛，晉人攻之，逾年不能下，景珂卒戰死。 Liang and Jin faced off on the river. Jing Ke rallied the townsmen to hold Yongding Post. Jin besieged it a year and could not break it; Jing Ke fell in the last fight.