Ming · Eunuch

Yao Jinzhong 姚進忠

Attested AD 1620 - AD 1621

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yao Jinzhong was an eunuch.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1620 to AD 1621 移宮珠寶案
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 256, passage 55

Career and standing

eunuch attendant of Lady Li 內侍
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 55
stealing jewels from the Palace of Heavenly Purity 盜乾清宮珠寶
Charged · Charged with theft
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 55

Events and relationships

To die alongside others
Legal · Accused
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 58
Relation Attendant of · Person Lady Li (李選侍)
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 55

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 55

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 256Volume 256 Biographies 144: Cui Jingrong, Huang Kezuan, Bi Ziyan, Li Zhanggeng, Liu Zhifeng · 2 passages

李選侍將移宮，其內侍王永福、姚進忠等八人坐盜乾清宮珠寶下吏。 As Lady Li was about to move out of the palace, eight of her eunuchs—Wang Yongfu, Yao Jinzhong, and others—were charged with stealing jewels from the Palace of Heavenly Purity and handed over to the judicial authorities.

克纘言：「姜升、鄭穩山、劉尚理不持一物，劉遜拾地上珠，還之選侍，而與永福、進忠同戮，輕重失倫。 Kezuan said, "Jiang Sheng, Zheng Wenshan, and Liu Shangli took nothing at all; Liu Xun picked up a pearl from the floor and returned it to Lady Li, yet they are to die alongside Yongfu and Jinzhong—the gradation of punishment is out of balance.