Five Dynasties · Royal Family Member and Military Officer

Li Chongji 李重吉

Died AD 934

Passages
9
Chapters
3
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Chongji as a military officer and royal family member. This record brings together 9 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Li Chongji 李重吉 Li Chongji
Personal name Chongji 重吉 Chongji
Given Chongji 重吉 Chongji
Personal name Li Chongji 李重吉 Li Chongji

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Military Officer
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

  • Manner: killed · Place: Songzhou / 宋州 · Authority Person Id: Li Conghou (李從厚) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 愍帝遣人殺重吉于宋州 · Western Year: AD 934
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:016:s0020
  • Manner: killed by Emperor Min via Chu Kuangzuo / 為閔帝所害 · Place: Songzhou / 宋州 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 清泰元年 · Western Year: AD 934

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 愍帝即位 · Western Year: AD 933
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:016:s0018
  • Source Date: Text: 愍帝遣人殺重吉于宋州 · Western Year: AD 934
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:016:s0020
  • Source Date: Text: 明宗討趙在禮 · Western Year: AD 926
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:007:s0025
  • Source Date: Text: 清泰元年 · Western Year: AD 934

Family

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  • Sibling of Li Chongmei (李重美)
    Kinship Term: brother / 子 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: brother
  • Child of Last Emperor (末帝)
    Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Object Birth Order: 1
  • Sibling of Youcheng (幼澄)
    Kinship Term: sister / 女 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: sister
  • Child of Li Congke (李從珂)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: commander of the Crane-Controlled Guard / 控鶴指揮使 · Action: held
  • Label: director of Crane-Control Directorate / 控鶴都指揮使 · Action: held
  • Label: regimental commissioner of Bozhou / 亳州團練使 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 愍帝即位 · Western Year: AD 933
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:016:s0018
  • Label: training commissioner of Bozhou / 亳州團練使 · Action: transferred
  • Label: posthumous Grand Marshal / 贈太尉 · Action: received · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 清泰元年 · Western Year: AD 934

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 51Volume 51 Book of Later Tang 27: Biographies 3: Imperial Family · 4 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 16Volume 16: Family of the Tang Deposed Emperor · 4 passages