Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Chang Zhong'ai 常眾愛

Chang Zhongai

First attested AD 558; died AD 559

Passages: 5
Chapters: 4
Histories: 1

Overview

Chang Zhong'ai was a general.

Life and dates

Death

AD 559 六月庚寅
Beheaded by Lushan people · At Lushan 廬山
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 188

Attested activity

AD 559 三年五月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 187
AD 559 三年六月戊子
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 188
AD 559 六月庚寅
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 188
AD 558 宮亭湖之敗
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passage 83
AD 559 永定三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 26; Book of Chen 15, passage 32

Key source chapters

Events and relationships

Defeated at Zuoli and fled
AD 559 六月戊子 · Military · Commander · At Zuoli 左里 · With Hou Andu (侯安都)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 188
Defeated
Military · Opposing general · With Hou Andu (侯安都)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 32
Head sent to the capital
AD 559 六月庚寅 · Military · Casualty · At Lushan 廬山
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 188
Sent to aid Yu Xiaoqing
Military · Commander · With Yu Xiaoxiang (余孝頃)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 187
Relation Subordinate of · Person Wang Lin (王琳)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 187; Book of Chen 15, passage 32

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 12

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 2Volume 2: Emperor Wu 2 · 2 passages

王琳遣其將常眾愛、曹慶率兵援余孝勱。 Wang Lin sent his generals Chang Zhong'ai and Cao Qing with troops to support Yu Xiaoqing.

六月戊子，儀同侯安都敗眾愛等於左里，獲琳從弟襲、主帥羊暕等三十餘人，眾愛遁走，庚寅，廬山民斬之，傳首京師。 In the sixth month, on wuzi day, Hou Andu, bearer of staff equal to the three dukes, routed Zhong'ai at Zuoli and took Wang Lin's cousin Xi, the commander Yang Xian, and more than thirty others. Zhong'ai fled; on gengyin day the people of Lushan killed him and sent his head to the capital.

Book of Chen, Chapter 12Volume 12: Hu Ying; Xu Du; Du Leng; Shen Ke · 1 passage

永定三年，隨侯安都征王琳，於宮亭破賊帥常眾愛等。 In Yongding year 3, he followed Hou Andu against Wang Lin and defeated the rebel commanders Chang Zhongai and others at Gongting.

Book of Chen, Chapter 15Volume 15: Imperial Family · 1 passage

三年，隨侯安都破王琳將常眾愛於宮亭湖。 In the third year he followed Hou Andu in defeating Wang Lin's general Chang Zhong'ai at Gongting Lake.

Book of Chen, Chapter 18Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai · 1 passage

未至，而侯安都敗琳將常眾愛於宮亭湖，由是山才獲反，除貞威將軍、新安太守。 Before they arrived, Hou Andu defeated Lin's general Chang Zhong'ai at Gongting Lake, and Shancai was able to return. He was made general of manifest prestige and administrator of Xin'an.