Five Dynasties · Courtier

Liu Jinchao 劉進超

First attested AD 936; died AD 947

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Jinchao was a Courtier.

Life and dates

Death

AD 947 契丹破晉之歲
Cause Died in Khitan captivity
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 74
Died in Khitan hands · At among the invaders 虜中
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 42

Attested activity

AD 936 to AD 947 仕晉
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 41
AD 946 to AD 947 契丹犯闕
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 42
AD 947 契丹破晉之歲
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 74

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Virtuous Consort Dong (德妃董氏)
husband 嫁 · Ended
Marriage
married 嫁 · Marriage · Widowed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 41-42; Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 74

Key source chapters

Career and standing

inner-court post 內職
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 74
inner-court post under Jin 晉內職
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 41

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Died during invasion of
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 42

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 121Volume 121 Book of Later Zhou 23: Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage

妃歸逾年，嫁為里人劉進超之妻，進超為內職，及契丹破晉之歲，陷蕃歿焉，妃嫠居洛陽。 A year after her return she married a townsman named Liu Jinchao, who held an inner-court post; when the Khitans overran Jin he died in captivity, and she was left a widow in Luoyang.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 19Volume 19: Taizu of Later Zhou's Family · 2 passages

瑀以嫁里人劉進超，進超亦仕晉為內職。 Yu married her to a local man, Liu Jinchao, who also held an inner-court post under Jin.

契丹犯闕，進超歿於虜中，妃嫠居洛陽。 When the Khitans stormed the capital Jinchao died in their hands, and she lived as a widow in Luoyang.