Yu Jing (於兢) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Yu Jing as an official and statesman. This record brings together 5 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yu Jing	於兢	Yu Jing
Personal	Yu Jing	于兢	Yu Jing
Personal name	Yu Jing	于兢	Yu Jing

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:005:s0144, jiuwudaishi:007:s0079, jiuwudaishi:007:s0107, xinwudaishi:003:s0022
Sex: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0176

Roles

Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾化二年 · Western Year: AD 912
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:007:s0079
Source Date: Text: 乾化四年夏四月 · Western Year: AD 914
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:003:s0022
Source Date: Text: 开平二年夏四月 · Western Year: AD 908
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:002:s0176
Source Date: Text: 開平四年九月 · Western Year: AD 910
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:005:s0144

Career and standing

Label: Zhongshu shilang / co-equal grand councilor / 中書侍郎同中書門下平章事 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0176
Label: military adjutant of Laizhou / 莱州司马 · Action: demoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾化四年夏四月丁丑 · Western Year: AD 914
Explicit · xinwudaishi:003:s0022
Label: Jianchang Palace affairs / 建昌宮事 · Action: entrusted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾化二年五月 · Western Year: AD 912
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:007:s0079
Label: Chancellor / 宰臣 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:007:s0079
Label: chief minister / 宰臣 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:005:s0144
Label: vice minister of Personnel / 吏部侍郎 · Action: held
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0176
Status: demoted · Action: entered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾化四年夏四月丁丑 · Western Year: AD 914
Explicit · xinwudaishi:003:s0022

Events and relationships

Kind: ritual · Role: officiant · Action: sacrificed-at-Round-Altar · Place: Western Capital Round Altar / 西都圓丘 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 開平四年九月 · Western Year: AD 910
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:005:s0144

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Book of Later Liang 5: Taizu Annals 5 · 1 passage

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九月丁亥朔，命宰臣於兢赴西都，祀昊天上帝於圓丘。 On dinghai, the first of the ninth month, he sent chief minister Yu Jing to the Western Capital to offer at the Round Altar to the Supreme Lord.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Book of Later Liang 7: Taizu Annals 7 · 2 passages

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壬午，駐蹕于汜水，宰臣、河南尹、六學士並于內殿起居，敕以建昌宮事委宰臣於兢領之。 On renwu he was at Sishui; chancellors, the Henan intendant, and the Six Academicians attended in the inner hall; Jianchang Palace business was placed in Chancellor Yu Jing's hands.

辛卯，詔曰：「亢陽滋甚，農事已傷，宜令宰臣於兢赴中嶽，杜曉赴西嶽，精切祈禱。 On xinmao an edict read: "Drought grows severe and farming is already harmed—let Chancellor Yu Jing go to the Central Peak and Du Xiao to the Western Peak for earnest prayer.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 2Volume 2 Later Liang Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 1 passage

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吏部侍郎于兢為中書侍郎，翰林學士承旨禮部侍郎張策為刑部侍郎：同中書門下平章事。 Yu Jing, vice minister of Personnel, became vice director of the Secretariat (Zhongshu shilang), and Zhang Ce, Hanlin academician-in-attendance and vice minister of Rites, became vice minister of Justice; both held the rank of co-equal grand councilor of the Secretariat and Chancellery.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3Volume 3 Later Liang Annals 3: Later Emperors · 1 passage

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四年夏四月丁丑，贬于兢为莱州司马。 In the fourth month of summer in the fourth year, on the day dingchou, Yu Jing was demoted to military adjutant of Laizhou.