Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (c. 900s AD)
The Zheng clan of Xingyang (simplified Chinese: 荥阳郑氏; traditional Chinese: 滎陽鄭氏) was a prominent Chinese clan, chiefly based around Xingyang county (modern day Kaifeng, Henan). Tracing their origins to the rulers of the State of Zheng,[1] they became highly prominent in government during the Northern and Southern dynasties, where they became one of the "Four Clans" in Northern Wei, and also during the Tang dynasty.[2]
The ZhengclanofXingyang (simplified Chinese: 荥阳郑氏; traditional Chinese: 滎陽鄭氏) was a prominent Chinese clan, chiefly based around Xingyang county (modern...
'four surnames' – four powerful clans, alongside the Lu clanof Fanyang, the Cui clanof Qinghe and the ZhengclanofXingyang. Wang Chang (d. 259), Cao Wei...
Empress Yuanjing, of the Yu clan (元敬皇后 虞氏; 277–312), personal name Mengmu (孟母) Empress Dowager Jianwenxuan, of the ZhengclanofXingyang (簡文宣皇太后 滎陽鄭氏; d...
Zheng Yanchang was born. His family was part of the Zhengclan known as the "Northern Ancestor" branch and traced its line from the ruling house of the...
Qinghe, and the ZhengclanofXingyang. These were described as "lineages of the First Class". Southern ancestry (南祖) Elder sub-branch of the southern ancestry...
Zheng Tan (鄭覃) (died 842), formally the Duke of Yingyang (滎陽公), was a Chinese historian and politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor...
Zheng Yuqing (鄭餘慶) (746 – January 2, 821), courtesy name Juye (居業), formally Duke Zhen of Yingyang (滎陽貞公), was a Chinese politician during the Tang dynasty...
reign of Emperor Xuānzong. It is not known when Zheng Lang was born. He came from a prominent family, as both his father Zheng Xunyu and brother Zheng Tan...
the reigns of Emperor Dezong and Emperor Shunzong. Zheng Xunyu was born in 738, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong. His family was from Zheng Prefecture...
Zheng Congdang (鄭從讜) (died 887?), courtesy name Zhengqiu (正求), was an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor twice during the reign...
daughter Married Wen Ting (溫挺/温挺), the second son of Wen Yanbo Married Zheng Jingxuan ofXingyang (滎陽 鄭敬玄/荥阳 郑敬玄), and had issue (one son) Chinese emperors...
of Zhaojun 赵郡李氏, the Cui clanof Boling, the Cui clanof Qinghe, the Lu clanof Fanyang, the Zheng family ofXingyang w:zh:荥阳郑氏, the Wang family of Taiyuan...
prominent Zhengclan based in Xingyang (滎陽, in modern Zhengzhou, Henan), but his traceable ancestry only went as far back as his great-grandfather Zheng Shaolin...
the Lu family of Fanyang 范陽盧氏, the Zheng family ofXingyang 荥阳郑氏, the Wang family of Taiyuan 太原王氏, and the Li family of Longxi 隴西李氏 were the seven noble...
family of Zhaojun (趙郡李氏), the Cui clanof Boling, the Cui clanof Qinghe, the Lu clanof Fanyang, the Zheng family ofXingyang (滎陽鄭氏), the Wang family of Taiyuan...
present-day Xingyang, Zhengzhou, Henan) and Suoting (亭; near present-day Xingyang, Henan). He emerged victorious, and drove Xiang Yu's forces east ofXingyang.[citation...
well, but all but the Lu chronicle have been lost. In 717, Duke Zhuang ofZheng went to the capital for an audience with King Huan. During the encounter...
recognised Hán Xin as the new King of Hán. In 204 BC, after Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu at the Battle ofXingyang, Hán Xin was captured by Xiang Yu...
Liu Bang to escape from the city ofXingyang. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, Sun Ce is nicknamed...
Yongcheng (永城郡主), fifth daughter Married Cheng He (程和) in 1405 Princess Xingyang (滎陽郡主), sixth daughter Married Zhang Yi (張義) in 1406 Princess Xinxiang...
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