Li Chongjin (李重進)

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Chongjin as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 11 passages from 7 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Chongjin	李重進	Li Chongjin
Given name	Chongjin	重進	Chongjin
Personal	Chongjin	重进
Given	Chongjin	重進	Chóngjìn
Surname	Li	李	Li
Personal name	Li Chongjin	李重進	Li Chongjin
Personal	Li Chongjin	李重进
Personal name	Li Chongjin	李重進	Lǐ Chóngjìn

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:130:s0046, xinwudaishi:032:s0092
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · xinwudaishi:012:s0067
Value: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:070:s0043

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 周世宗征淮 · Western Year: AD 956
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0092
Source Date: Text: 太祖初即位 · Western Year: AD 951
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:050:s0026
Source Date: Text: 太祖登極後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 951 · End: AD 953
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:130:s0046
Source Date: Text: 显德三年正月 · Western Year: AD 956
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:012:s0067
Source Date: Text: 顯德元年三月 · Western Year: AD 954
Explicit · xinwudaishi:070:s0043
Source Date: Text: 顯德六年 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:119:s0050, jiuwudaishi:120:s0015

Career and standing

Label: Huainan military commissioner / 淮南節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 顯德六年七月 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:120:s0015
Label: overall commander of Lu and Shou / 廬壽都招討使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0092
Label: Director of the Palace Guards / 侍衛親軍都指揮使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:119:s0050

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-rebels · Place: Baijing / 百井
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:119:s0068
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Place: Zhengyang / 正阳 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 显德三年正月 · Western Year: AD 956
Explicit · xinwudaishi:012:s0067
Kind: military · Role: left-wing-commander · Place: Gaoping
Explicit · xinwudaishi:070:s0043

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0092

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 119Volume 119 Book of Later Zhou 21: Shizong Annals 6 · 3 passages

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侍衛親軍都指揮使李重進及諸將相繼至行在，瀛州刺史高彥暉以本城歸順。 Li Chongjin, director of the palace guards, and the other generals reached the temporary court in turn, and Gao Yanhui, prefect of Ying, submitted his city.

庚戌，遣侍衛都指揮使李重進率兵出土門，入河東界。 On gengxu, Li Chongjin, director of the palace guards, was dispatched through Tumen Pass into the Hedong frontier.

己巳，侍衛都指揮使李重進奏，破河東賊軍於百井，斬首二千級。 On jisi, Li Chongjin reported a victory over the Hedong rebels at Baijing with two thousand enemy heads taken.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals · 1 passage

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壬戌，以鄆州節度使、充侍衛馬步軍都指揮使、檢校太傅、兼侍中李重進為淮南節度使、檢校太尉、兼侍中，依前侍衛馬步軍都指揮使； On renxu Li Chongjin of Yanzhou, director of the Palace Horse and Foot Guards, became Huainan commissioner with acting Grand Marshal and Palace Attendant, keeping his guard command;

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 130Volume 130 Book of Later Zhou 32: Biographies 10: Wang Jun, Murong Yanchao, Yan Honglu, Cui Zhoudu · 1 passage

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太祖登極之初，務存謙抑，潛龍將佐未甚進用，其後鄭仁誨、李重進、向訓等稍遷要職，峻心忌之，至是求退，蓋偵太祖之意也。 Early in Guo Wei's reign he had kept his former companions in check and advanced them slowly. Later Zheng Renhui, Li Chongjin, Xiang Xun, and others were gradually promoted to high office. Jun resented it. His request to retire was largely a probe of the emperor's mind.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12Volume 12 Later Zhou Annals 3: Shizong, Emperor Gong · 2 passages

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辛亥，侍卫亲军都指挥使李重进及唐人战于正阳，败之。 On xinhai Li Chongjin, commander of the palace personal guard, met Southern Tang forces at Zhengyang and routed them.

甲寅，重进为淮南道行营都招讨使。 On jiayin Li Chongjin was appointed overall commander of the Huainan campaign.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies of Martyrs to Virtue 12: Wang Yanzhang · 2 passages

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世宗東趨濠梁，以李重進為廬、壽都招討使。 Shizong marched east to Hao Bridge and made Li Chongjin overall commander of Lu and Shou.

而重進與張永德兩軍相疑不協，仁贍屢請出戰，景達不許，由是憤惋成疾。 Chongjin and Zhang Yongde distrusted each other and would not cooperate. Renzhan begged again and again to sally; Jingda refused—and resentment curdled into sickness.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Miscellaneous Biographies 30: Wang Jun, Wang Yin, Liu Ci, Wang Huan, Zhe Congruan · 1 passage

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鄭仁誨、李重進、向訓等，皆太祖故時偏裨，太祖初即位，謙抑未欲進用，而峻心忌之。 Zheng Renhui, Li Chongjin, and Xiang Xun had been Taizu’s old officers. At first he held them back, and Jun resented them.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70Volume 70: Hereditary House of Eastern Han · 1 passage

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顯德元年三月親征，甲午，戰於高平，李重進、白重贊將左，樊愛能、何徽將右，向訓、史彥超居中軍，張永德以禁兵衛蹕。 Third month, Xiande 1: he marched in person. On jiawu day the armies met at Gaoping—Li Chongjin and Bai Chongzan on the left, Fan Aineng and He Hui on the right, Xiang Xun and Shi Yanchao in the center, Zhang Yongde shielding the imperial train with the palace guard.