Five Dynasties · Liao general

Cui Tingxun 崔廷勛

Cuī Tíngxūn

Attested AD 947 - AD 963

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Cui Tingxun was a Liao general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 963 應曆13年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 170
AD 947 明年正月癸巳
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passage 96
AD 948 會同十一年正月朔
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 25

Key source chapters

Career and standing

general 將
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 25
army commander 統軍使
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 170

Events and relationships

Guarded detainees
Military · Guard commander · With Shi Chonggui (石重貴)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 25

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 85Volume 85 Book of Later Jin 11: Emperor Shao 4 · 1 passage

癸巳，遷帝於封禪寺，遣蕃大將崔廷勛將兵守之。 On guisi the emperor was moved to Fengchan Temple under guard of the Khitan general Cui Tingxun and his troops.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 86Volume 86 Book of Later Jin 12: Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage

又，《帝紀》云：會同十一年正月朔，出帝、太后迎遼帝於封丘門外，帝辭不見，館於封禪寺，遣其將崔廷勛以兵守之。 The Imperial Annals also records that on the new moon of the first month in the eleventh year of Tonghui, the Deposed Emperor and the empress dowager welcomed the Liao emperor outside the Fengqiu Gate; the emperor declined to see them, lodged them at the Fengchan Temple, and dispatched his general Cui Tingxun with troops to guard them.

History of Liao, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Muzong 1 · 1 passage

丙寅，宋欲城益津關，命南京留守高勛、統軍使崔廷勛以兵擾之。 On bingyin day, as Song sought to fortify Yijin Pass, he ordered Nanjing garrison commander Gao Xun and army commander Cui Tingxun to harass them with troops.