Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Rebel

Chang Zhenqi 常珍奇

Cháng Zhēnqí

Attested AD 467

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chang Zhenqi was a general and Rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 467 泰始三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 86, passages 76-77

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Chang Chaoyue (常超越)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 129

Career and standing

Bearer of credentials; Commander of Si and Northern Yu; General Who Pacifies the North; Governor of Si 使持節、都督司北豫二州、平北將軍、司州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 130
Marquis of Runan and Xincai 汝南、新蔡縣侯
Enfeoffed · Households 1000
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 130
Entered
Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 77

Events and relationships

Defeated and fled to Shouyang
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 133
Drew in to besiege
Military · Commander · With Zhang Jingyuan (張景遠)
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 78
Killed barbarian leaders
Military · Commander · With Yuwu Ba (閼於拔) · At Qiao 譙 · Count 3000
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 129
Submitted to barbarians
Military · Defector · At Runan 汝南
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 77

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 86Volume 86 Biographies 46: Yin Xiaozu, Liu Mian · 4 passages

先是，常珍奇據汝南，與琰為逆，琰降，因據戍降虜，事在琰傳。 Earlier Chang Zhenqi had held Runan in rebellion together with Yin Yan. When Yan surrendered, Zhenqi therefore held the garrison and submitted to the barbarians; the account appears in Yan's biography.

勔與常珍奇書，勸令反虜，珍奇乃與子超越、羽林監式寶，於譙殺虜子都公費拔等凡三千餘人。 Mian wrote to Chang Zhenqi urging him to turn against the barbarians. Zhenqi then, with his son Chaoyue and Yulin supervisor Shibao, at Qiao killed the barbarian Zidu Duke Fei Ba and others—more than three thousand in all.

勔馳驛以聞，太宗大喜，以珍奇為使持節、都督司、北豫二州諸軍事、平北將軍、司州刺史，汝南、新蔡縣侯，食邑千戶； Mian sent word by post relay to report it. Emperor Ming was greatly pleased and made Zhenqi bearer of the credentials staff, commander of military affairs in Si and Northern Yu provinces, general who pacifies the north, and governor of Si Province, marquis of Runan and Xincai with a fief of one thousand households;

珍奇為虜所攻，引軍南出，虜追擊破之，珍奇走依山，得至壽陽，超越、式寶為人所殺。 Zhenqi was attacked by the barbarians, led his army south, and the barbarians pursued and defeated him. Zhenqi fled into the hills and reached Shouyang. Chaoyue and Shibao were killed.