Overview
Jing Jin was a Court Actor and Official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Eighth Brother | 八哥 | Bage |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 923 AD 923-925Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 63
- AD 926 伶官景進…四年正月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passages 199, 206
- AD 923 to AD 926 凝出入唐朝Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 166
- AD 923 to AD 926 同光Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passages 60, 64, 70
- AD 923 to AD 926 同光中京城初定Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 74, passage 75
- AD 924 同光二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 132
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- AD 926 同光四年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 134
- AD 926 同光四年二月甲午Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 34-39
- AD 926 是日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 156
- AD 925 景進Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 57, passages 74-75
- AD 923 莊宗入汴Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 73, passages 85, 87
- AD 926 郭崇韜見殺Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 76
Key source chapters
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 37 Volume 37 Biographies 17: 10 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 34 Volume 34 Book of Later Tang 10: Zhuangzong Annals 8 5 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73 Volume 73 Book of Later Tang 49: Biographies 25: Mao Zhang, Nie Yu, Wen Tao, Duan Ning, Kong Qian, Li Ye 3 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45 Volume 45 Miscellaneous Biographies 25: Zhang Quanyi, Zhu Youqian, Yuan Xiangxian, Zhu Hanbin, Duan Ning, Liu Qi, Zhou Zhiyu, Lu Siduo 3 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 63 Volume 63 Book of Later Tang 39: Biographies 15: Zhang Quanyi, Zhu Youqian 2 passages
Career and standing
- actor-official 伶官Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 199
- actor 伶人
- musician/actor 樂人Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 34-35
- acting Right Regular Cavalry Attendant 檢校右散騎常侍AD 926 同光四年二月甲午 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 34
- Guardian Censor-in-Chief 守御史大夫AD 926 同光四年二月甲午 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 34
- Investigating Left Regular Cavalry Attendant and Censor Grandee 檢校左散騎常侍兼御史大夫HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 77
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- Silver Glory Light Grand Master 銀青光祿大夫HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 77
- Silver-Glitter Grand Master of Splendid Culture 銀青光祿大夫AD 926 同光四年二月甲午 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 34
- Upper Pillar of State 上柱國HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 77
- EnjoyedExtraordinary imperial favorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 35
Places and affiliations
- AD 926 同光四年Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 134
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 34, 156
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 199
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (後唐莊宗)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passages 72, 75
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhuangzong (莊宗)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passages 76-79
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Zhuangzong (莊宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passages 199, 206
Events and relationships
- Advised Zhuangzong to have Wang Yan's clan killedAD 926 同光四年 · Political · Counselor · With Zhuangzong (唐莊宗) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Ouyang's History 歐陽史Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 134
- Contributed army aid moneyAD 926 是日 · Political · DonorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 156
- Denounced cunyiDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 72
- Denounced youqianDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 75
- Gathered ye beautiesPolitical · Agent · At Ye 鄴Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passages 67-69
- Reported street gossip and procured womenCourt · FavoriteDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 35
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- Slandered Jilin as disloyalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 199
- Soldiers and scholars sought advancement through himCourt · PatronDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 38
- Supervised Weizhou taxes recruitment horse purchasesAdministrative · Supervisor · At Weizhou 魏州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 36
- Relation Denouncer of · Person Zhu Youqian (朱友謙)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passages 199, 206
- Relation Patron of · Person Kong Qian (孔謙)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 37
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment aimed only to entrap and bewitch · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 39
- Assessment foremost among those who ruined government · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 60
- Assessment held power as actor-official causing ministers' fear · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 132
Source notes
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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