26 Facts About Jia Chong

Jia Chong, courtesy name Gonglu, was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Three Kingdoms period and early Jin dynasty of China.

Jia Chong 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, after the establishment of the Jin dynasty.

Jia Chong's father, Jia Kui, was a military general in Wei and was considered an epitome of faithfulness to the state.

Jia Chong did not have a son until late in his life; when Jia Chong was born, he was very pleased.

Jia Chong inherited his father's marquis title after the latter's death.

Jia Chong later served under the regent Sima Shi, and then under Sima Shi's younger brother and successor, Sima Zhao.

When forces led by Sima Zhao's brother Sima Zhou quickly collapsed against Cao Mao's forces, it was Jia Chong who was willing to stand against the emperor and who further ordered his subordinate, Cheng Ji, to take any measure to defeat the emperor and his loyalists.

Sima Zhao considered the matter for more than 10 days, eventually resolving to kill Cheng Ji but sparing Jia Chong, not wanting to execute someone who had been so loyal to him.

Jia Chong played a key role in Sima Zhao's suppression of Zhong Hui's rebellion in 264.

For years, Jia Chong had a political rivalry with Ren Kai and Yu Chun ; this rivalry intensified after Sima You married Jia Bao.

Jia Chong did not want to fight the rebels at all; he sought advice from Xun Xu on how to avoid being sent into battle.

In 272, Jia Chong retaliated against Ren Kai and Yu Chun and succeeded in forcing them out of politics.

Jia Chong opposed the emperor's idea and argued that Wu was too difficult to conquer.

When Jia Chong declined, Emperor Wu told him to coordinate anyway, or else the emperor himself would personally coordinate.

In early 280, despite some military successes against Wu, Jia Chong continued to press for the invasion to be stopped after Jin forces had conquered the western half of Wu.

Jia Chong felt so ashamed that he offered to resign.

When Jia Chong became critically ill in 282, Emperor Wu bestowed upon him a special honour by ordering the crown prince Sima Zhong to pay a special visit to Jia.

Jia Chong had a younger brother, Jia Hun, who held the title "Marquis of Yongping".

Jia Chong's first wife, Li Wan, was a daughter of Li Feng, who was executed by Sima Shi in 254 for allegedly conspiring with the Wei emperor Cao Fang to unseat Sima Shi from power.

Jia Chong then married Guo Huai, a niece of the Wei general Guo Huai.

One day, when Jia Limin was still a toddler, Jia Chong returned home and caressed his son, who was being carried by his wet nurse.

Jia Chong had no son left to succeed him when he died.

Jia Bao, one of Jia Chong's daughters born to his first wife, married Emperor Wu's younger brother, Sima You, the Prince of Qi.

However, Jia Chong declined to express support for Sima You.

However, Jia Chong never accepted Li Wan again despite pleas from his two daughters born to Li Wan.

Jia Chong is first introduced as a playable character in the eighth installment of Koei's Dynasty Warriors video game series.