Jia Chong

Jia Chong
賈充
Supervisor of the Masters of Writing
(錄尚書事)
In office
?–?
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
Grand Commandant (太尉)
In office
16 September 276[1] – 19 May 282
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
General of Chariots and Cavalry (車騎將軍)
In office
9 February 266[2] – c.August 272
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
Prefect of the Masters of Writing (尚書令)
In office
?–?
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
Minister of Works (司空)
In office
c.August 272[3] – 16 September 276
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
Personal details
Born217
Xiangfen County, Shanxi
Died19 May 282 (aged 65)
Spouses
Relations
  • Jia Hun (brother)
Children
Parents
OccupationPolitician
Courtesy nameGonglü (公閭)
Posthumous nameDuke Wu (武公)
PeerageDuke of Lu (魯公)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Jia.

Jia Chong (217 – 19 May 282[4]), courtesy name Gonglü, was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Three Kingdoms period and early Jin dynasty of China. He started his career as an advisor to Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, the regents of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms era, and subsequently served as an official in the court of Sima Zhao's son, Sima Yan (Emperor Wu), after the establishment of the Jin dynasty.

  1. ^ ([咸宁二年]八月...己亥，...司空贾充为太尉...) Jin Shu, vol.03
  2. ^ ([泰始元年十二月]丁卯，....卫将军贾充为车骑将军、鲁公....) Jin Shu, vol.03
  3. ^ ([泰始八年八年]秋七月，以车骑将军贾充为司空。). Jin Shu, vol.03. The month corresponds to 11 Aug to 9 Sep 272 in the Julian calendar.
  4. ^ According to Sima Yan's biography in Book of Jin, Jia Chong died on the gengwu day of the 4th month of the 3rd year of the Taikang era of his reign. This corresponds to 19 May 282 on the Julian calendar. [(太康三年夏四月)庚午，太尉、鲁公贾充薨。] Jin Shu, vol.03