Cheng Zhijie 程知節 | |
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| Born | 589 |
| Died | 26 February 665 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Liquan County, Shaanxi |
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| Occupation | General |
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| Father | Cheng Lou |
Cheng Zhijie (589 – 26 February 665[1]), courtesy name Yizhen,[2] better known by his original name Cheng Yaojin, was a Chinese general who served under the emperors Gaozu, Taizong and Gaozong in the early Tang dynasty. His portrait was on display in Lingyan Pavilion along with those of another 23 officials who rendered meritorious service to the Tang Empire during the reign of Emperor Taizong.
- ^ According to Cheng Zhijie's epitaph by an anonymous author, Cheng died aged 77 (by East Asian reckoning) on the 7th day of the 2nd month of the 2nd year of the Linde era of Tang Gaozong's reign. This corresponds to 26 Feb 665 in the Julian calendar. (以麟德二年二月七日遘疾，薨于怀德里第，春秋七十有七。) Da Tang Piaoqi Da Jiangjun Yizhou Da Dudu Shangzhuguo Lu Guogong Cheng Shijun Muzhiming Bingxu (大唐骠骑大将军益州大都督上柱国卢国公程使君墓志铭并序)
- ^ (公諱知節，字義貞， ...) Cheng Yaojin's tombstone.