Five Dynasties · General

Tian Jingxian 田景鹹

Attested AD 955 - AD 959

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

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

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Tian Jingxian 田景鹹 Tian Jingxian
Alternate Tian Jingxian 田景鹹 Tian Jingxian
Personal name Tian Jingxian 田景咸 Tián Jǐngxián

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Western Year: AD 959 · Source Date: Text: Chronology stated or entailed by s0070
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:073:s0070
  • Source Date: Text: 顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:115:s0110

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Event: Later Zhou northern campaign of 959 · Kind: historical-event · Action: Later Zhou northern campaign of 959
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:073:s0070

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73Volume 73: Appendix on the Four Barbarians 2: Khitan 2 · 1 passage