Overview
Shi Jingsi was a general.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 884 中和四年六月Killed in battle holding the rear · Cause Bloody fighting during the Shangyuan escape · At Bian bridge / Shangyuan 汴橋 / 上源驛Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 60
Attested activity
- AD 884 中和四年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 56
- AD 884 中和四年六月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 58, 60
- AD 882 to AD 883 武皇授節雁門Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 53-54
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Shi Jiantang (史建瑭)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 53
Career and standing
- commissioner of the nine prefectures 九府都督AD 882 to AD 883 武皇授節雁門 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 54
- staff general 裨將AD 883 to AD 884 及鎮太原 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 55
- guard officer 牙校HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 53
Places and affiliations
- Polity Hedong 河東 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 54
- At Yanmen 雁門Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 53
Learning and skills
- Skill archery 操弓 · Level no arrow missedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 58
Events and relationships
- As vanguard relieved Chen and Xu, defeated Huang Chao on the Bian shore, and pursued rebels to Xu and YanAD 884 中和四年 · Military · Vanguard · With Huang Chao (黃巢) · At Chen, Xu, Bian shore, Xu and Yan 陳、許、汴上、徐、兗Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 56
- Escorted the Martial Emperor into Bianzhou and lodged at Shangyuan; when Bian troops attacked he fought drunk with a bow and killed hundredsAD 884 中和四年六月 · Military · Escort · With Martial Emperor (武皇) · At Bianzhou / Shangyuan post station 汴州 / 上源驛Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 58
- Followed through the passes and helped secure the capitalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 54
- Held the rear and died in bloody fighting covering the escapeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 60
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment often led cavalry into the thickest fighting; his courage outshone every army; every camp honored him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 56-57
References in the histories
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