Cai Jingli (蔡景歷) | 24 Histories

Overview

Cai Jingli was an official and Writer.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Maoshi	茂世	Maoshi
Posthumous name	Loyal-Reverent	忠敬

Life and dates

Death

AD 573 是歲
Died in office
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 110
Directly stated · Book of Chen 29, passage 163

Age

Years 60 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 110

Attested activity

AD 559 death of the Founder
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 13, passage 124
AD 548 to AD 552 侯景亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 16, passage 32
AD 562 天嘉三年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 84
AD 560 to AD 566 天康前
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passage 93
AD 573 太建五年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passages 94-95
AD 552 時年十六
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 14, passages 8, 10

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AD 559 永定三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 123
AD 558 永定二年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 75
AD 555 紹泰元年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 73
AD 559 高祖崩
Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 32
AD 552 to AD 557 高祖為南徐州刺史
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 29, passages 154, 160

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Cai Dian (蔡點)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 27
Child of Cai Datong (蔡大同)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 28
Parent of Cai Zheng (蔡徵)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Chen 29, passage 154
Spouse of Wife of Cai Jingli (蔡景歷妻)
wife 妻
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 16, passages 75, 85
Spouse of Lady Liu (劉氏)
Marriage
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 29, passage 158
Spouse of Mother of Cai Zheng
Marriage
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 29, passage 157

Key source chapters

Career and standing

minister of revenue 度支尚書
Acting
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 108
Regular Attendant for Direct Communication 通直散騎侍郎
AD 552 to AD 555 承聖中 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 69
administrator of Xunyang 尋陽太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 91
adviser to Prince of Poyang 鎮東鄱陽王諮議參軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 86
General Who Overcomes the Enemy 武勝將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 87
magistrate of Haiyang 海陽令
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 31

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record-office aide in northern expedition HQ 征北府中記室參軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 67
censor-in-chief 御史中丞
Concurrent
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 108
governor of Kuaiji 會稽郡守
Concurrent
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 90
Grand Boat Minister 太舟卿
Concurrent
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 86
palace attendant; central pacifying-army general 侍中、中撫軍將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 29, passage 154
secretariat communicating affairs attendant 中書通事舍人
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 74
left guard commander of the crown prince 太子左衛率
AD 562 天嘉三年 · Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 84
Attendant Gentleman of the Yellow Gate 給事黃門侍郎
AD 555 紹泰元年 · Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 73
chief administrator to Prince of Yuzhang 宣惠豫章王長史
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 90
Director of the Secretariat 祕書監
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 74
General of Far Illumination and interior magistrate of Yuzhang 宣遠將軍、豫章內史
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 96
Viscount of Xinfeng 新豐縣子
Enfeoffed · Households 400
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 81
granted sacrifice in Founder's temple 配享高祖廟庭
AD 587 禎明元年 · Granted
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 113
palace attendant and general who pacifies the center 侍中、中撫將軍
AD 588 二年 · Posthumous
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 114
central commander of the palace army 中領軍
AD 581 十三年 · Posthumous
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 112
minister of ceremonies 太常卿
Posthumous
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 111
marquis 侯
Advanced
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 84
Refused
Declined posting · Negated false
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 91
arrested for trial 被收付治
Arrested
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 88
demoted to Secretariat Gentleman 降為中書侍郎
AD 558 永定二年 · Demoted · Authority Shen Jiong (沈炯)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 75
dismissed from office 免官
AD 565 六年 · Dismissed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 85
pardoned 獲宥
Pardoned
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 89
removed from office and stripped of fief 免官削爵
Stripped · Authority Zong Yuanrao (宗元饒)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passages 103, 105

Places and affiliations

At Jiyang 濟陽
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 10
At Kaocheng in Jiyang 濟陽考城
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 26
At Jingkou 京口 · Relation Sojourned in
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 33
At Kuaiji 會稽 · Relation Exiled to
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 106

Learning and skills

cursive and clerical script 草隸
Level excelled
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 30

Works and attributed material

collected writings in thirty juan 文集三十卷
Relation Author
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 116
Letter · Author · With Chen Baxian (陳霸先)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passages 35-65
Proclamation · Author · With Chen Baxian (陳霸先)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 71
Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passages 133, 182-184

Events and relationships

Advised against overextension
Political · Remonstrator · With Chen Xu (陳頊)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 95
Concealed death and summoned heir
Political · Decision maker · With Emperor Wen of Chen (文帝)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passages 76-78
Plotted rescue
Political · Conspirator · With Xiao Gang (蕭綱)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 32
Urged execution
Political · Advisor · With Hou Andu (侯安都)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 83
Event concealed the Founder’s death and killed Xun Xiao · Historical event · Participant
Directly stated · Book of Chen 13, passages 124-125
Relation Army aide to · Person Wu Mingche (吳明徹)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 87

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Relation Ally of · Person Zhang Yao'er (章要兒)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 32
Relation Ally of · Person Xiao Huili (蕭會理)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 32
Relation Tutor aide to · Person Chen Chang (陳昌)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 68

Assessments and attributes

Assessment early adherent who helped found the state · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 218
Assessment excelled at narrative; swift; praised by his age · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 115
Item one set of pipes and drums 鼓吹一部 · Relation Bestowed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 114
Item tomb stele 墓碑 · Relation Erected at tomb
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 114
Item wax secret coffin 蠟祕器 · Relation Prepared
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 78