Overview
Cheng Lingxi was a general and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Chen
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Xuandi | 玄滌 | Xuándí |
| Posthumous name | Zhongzhuang | 忠壯 | Zhōngzhuàng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 568 光大二年Died in office · At Yingzhou 郢州 · Age Value: 55 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 83
Age
- 55Reckoning Sui · At Event deathDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 83
Attested activity
- AD 548 to AD 552 侯景之亂Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 46
- AD 568 光大二年Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 83
- AD 568 光大二年正月己亥Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 69
- AD 567 光大元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 20, passage 116
- AD 564 天嘉五年Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 70
- AD 563 天嘉四年Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 69
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- AD 555 紹泰元年Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 59
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Cheng Wenji (程文季)son 子Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passages 3, 86
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- cloud-banner general 雲麾將軍AD 566 廢帝即位 · AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 72
- pacifying-west general 安西將軍AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 78
- administrator of Xin'an 新安太守AD 552 to AD 554 元帝授 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 50
- central protector of the army 中護軍AD 564 天嘉五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 70
- inspector of South Yuzhou 南豫州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 66
- inspector of Yingzhou 郢州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 71
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- Inspector of Yingzhou 郢州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 20, passage 116
- garrisoning-west general 鎮西將軍Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 84
- opener of an office equal to the three dukes 開府儀同三司Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 84
- General Who Pacifies the West 安西將軍AD 568 光大二年正月己亥 · PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 69
- Marquis of Suian 遂安縣侯AD 555 to AD 556 平徐嗣徽 · Enfeoffed · Households 1500Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 60
- Marquis of Baqiu 巴丘縣侯Enfeoffed · Households 500Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 50
- Duke of Chong'an 重安縣公Re enfeoffed · Households 2000Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 78
- share offerings in the Founder's temple 配享高祖廟庭AD 572 太建四年 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 85
Places and affiliations
- Chen 陳Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 69
- Polity Chen · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passages 58-59
- Polity Liang · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passages 42, 50
- At Haining in Xin'an 新安海寧Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 42
Learning and skills
- Skill agriculture 耕稼 · Level expertDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 80
- Skill walking endurance 步行 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 43
- Skill riding 騎 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 43
- Skill swimming 游 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 43
Events and relationships
- Accepted surrender ofDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 76
- Besieged byDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 75
- CapturedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 77
- Resisted Hou JingAD 548 to AD 552 侯景之亂 · Military · Commander · At Yi and She 黟、歙Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 46
- Relation Alliance with · Person Xiao Yin (蕭隱)Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 47
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment harsh toward subordinates yet shared hardship; troops attached to him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passages 79, 136
- stern and harsh; enforced military law for small offensesCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 79
Source notes
- His concubines had no idle hands; all were set to spin and weave伎妾無游手,嵭督之紡績Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 81
References in the histories
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