Five Dynasties · Official and Scholar

Zheng Shouyi 鄭受益

Died AD 943

Passages
7
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Zheng Shouyi as an official and scholar. This record brings together 7 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Zheng Shouyi 鄭受益 Zheng Shouyi
Courtesy Qianguang 謙光 Qianguang
Given Shouyi 受益 Shouyi
Personal name Zheng Shouyi 鄭受益 Zheng Shouyi

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Official
  • Scholar

Life and dates

Death

  • Manner: ordered to take own life at home · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年冬 · Western Year: AD 943

Attested activity

Family

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  • Descendant of Zheng Yuqing (鄭餘慶)
    Kinship Term: great-grandson / 曾孫 · Generation Distance: 3 · Line: paternal
  • Child of Zheng Chuhui (鄭處誨)
    Kinship Term: begot / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Career and standing

  • Status: bribery-investigation · Action: convicted · Label: embezzlement of a million / 贓直百萬

Works and attributed material

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 96Volume 96 Book of Later Jin 22: Biographies 11: Kong Chongbi, Chen Baoji, Wang Yu, Zhang Jizuo, Zhen Ruan, Hu Rao, Liu Suiqing, Fang Gao, Meng Chenghui, Liu Jixun, Zheng Shouyi, Cheng Xun, Li Yu, Zheng Xuansu, Ma Zhongji, Chen Xuan · 7 passages