Overview
Jiang Yin was an official and Assassin.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 915 貞明元年春Self immolation with clan · At Xuzhou 徐州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 56
- AD 913 殷舉族自燔死Self immolationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 156
- AD 915 贞明元年Self immolationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 91
Attested activity
- AD 915 貞明元年春Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 56
- AD 914 九月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passages 53-55
- AD 914 乾化四年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 23
- AD 914 乾化四年冬Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 113-114
- AD 912 友珪弒太祖自立Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 153
- AD 905 哀帝方卜郊Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 149
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- AD 904 唐遷洛陽Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 147-148
- AD 913 末帝即位Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 154
- AD 901 梁太祖取河中Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 146
- AD 913 殷舉族自燔死Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 156
- AD 914 to AD 915 蔣殷反徐州Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 131
- AD 915 贞明元年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passages 24, 91
- AD 905 遣殷弒太后於積善宮Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 151
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Wang Chongying (王重盈)adoptive son 養子 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 145
- 舉族自燔Kinship Role clan · Quantity entire clanDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 56
- Kinship Role household · Quantity entire clanDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 156
Key source chapters
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43 Volume 43 Miscellaneous Biographies 23: Shi Shucong, Li Yanwei, Li Zhen, Pei Di, Wei Zhen, Kong Xun, Sun Dezhao, Wang Jingrao, Jiang Yin 10 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 23 Volume 23 Book of Later Liang 23: Biographies 13: Liu Xun, He Gui, Kang Huaiying, Wang Jingren 4 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22 Volume 22 Book of Later Liang 22: Biographies 12: Yang Shihou, Niu Cunjie, Wang Tan 2 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3 Volume 3 Later Liang Annals 3: Later Emperors 2 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22 Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu 1 passage
Career and standing
- military commissioner of Wuning 武寧軍節度使AD 912 友珪弒太祖自立 · AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 153
- commissioner of the Northern Court of Xuanhui 宣徽北院使AD 904 唐遷洛陽 · AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 147
- guard officer 牙將AD 901 梁太祖取河中 · AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 146
- Xuzhou military commissioner 徐州節度使AD 914 九月 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 53
- military governor of Wuning 武宁军节度使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 23
- Refused replacementAD 913 末帝即位 · Retirement refusedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 154
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- Head taken from fire and presentedAD 915 貞明元年春 · Posthumous decapitationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 56
- stripped of office and titles 削官爵Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 156
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Rebelled againstDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 114
- AD 914 九月At Xuzhou 徐州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 53
- AD 904 唐遷洛陽At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 147
- AD 905 遣殷弒太后於積善宮At Jishan Palace 積善宮 · Relation Sent toDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 151
Works and attributed material
- Accusation · Speaker · Paraphrased · Addressed to Zhu Wen (朱溫) · Mode allegation Speaker Jiang Yin (蔣殷)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 149, 151
Events and relationships
- Accused Jiang Xuanhui of plotting Tang restorationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 149
- Accused Xuanhui of an affair with the empress dowagerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 151
- Head presentedAD 915 貞明元年春 · Legal · DeceasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 56
- Held city in rebellionAD 914 九月 · Rebellion · Leader · At Xuzhou 徐州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 53
- Held Xuzhou in defianceAD 914 乾化四年冬 · Military · Rebel leader · At Xuzhou 徐州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 114
- Murdered Empress Dowager He at JishanDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 151
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- Rebelled and was brokenAD 914 to AD 915 蔣殷反徐州，遣存節攻破之 · Military · Rebel · At Xuzhou 徐州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 131
- RebelledAD 914 乾化四年 · Military · RebelDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 23
- Refused replacement and burned his householdAD 913 殷舉族自燔死 · Political · RebelDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 154, 156
- Refused to yieldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 54
- Sought aidDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 55
- Relation Friend of · Person Yougui (友珪)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 153
- Relation Client of · Person Zhu Wen (朱溫)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 146
- Relation Refused to yield to · Person Youzhang (友璋)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 154
- Relation Rival of · Person Jiang Xuanhui (蔣玄暉)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 149
Source notes
- Historicity historical
- AD 913 殷舉族自燔死To Jiang 蔣 · Reason Last Emperor restored his original surnameDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 155-156
- To Wang 王氏 · Reason assumed the Wang surname as Wang Chongying's adoptive sonDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 145
References in the histories
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