Overview
Jing Xiang was an official and Strategist.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 923 莊宗入汴HangingDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 59
Attested activity
- AD 912 to AD 923 友珪立…自經而卒Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 45, 59
- AD 923 莊宗入汴Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 54, 59
Career and standing
- Vice Director of the Secretariat and co-equal with the Secretariat 中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 45
- ClaimedFeigned illnessDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 46
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 45, 58
Works and attributed material
- Called himself old Zhu-family slave; asked to die firstDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 50-52
- Remonstrated about Jin strength and palace favoritesDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 225-229
Events and relationships
- Hanged himself rather than face new rulerSuicide · SubjectDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 57-59
- 朱氏老奴Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 50
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment late-emperor's chief plotter; feared by Yougui · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 45
References in the histories
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