Overview
Ma Cong was a Military Officer.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 892 to AD 897 孫儒敗後至乾寧四年前後Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passages 23-24
Family
- Sibling of Ma Yin (馬殷)younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
elder brother 兄Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passages 24-25
Career and standing
- commander of the Black Cloud Corps 黑雲都指揮使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 24
- deputy military commissioner 節度副使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 33
Works and attributed material
- I am Ma Yin's younger brotherDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 25
Events and relationships
- Relation Served under · Person Yang Xingmi (楊行密)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passages 24-25
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment grave, never boastful; won Yang Xingmi's trust · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passages 25, 30
References in the histories
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