Cheng Xia | |
|---|---|
| 程遐 | |
| Prefect of Changle (長樂太守) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Liu Cong |
| General Who Calms the Northern Frontier (寧朔將軍) | |
| In office 316–? | |
| Monarch | Liu Cong |
| Chief Clerk of the Right (右長史) | |
| In office 322–330 | |
| Monarch | Shi Le |
| Supervisor of the Right (右僕射) | |
| In office 330–333 | |
| Monarch | Shi Le/Shi Hong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 333 |
| Relations | Empress Dowager Cheng (sister) Shi Hong (nephew) |
Cheng Xia (died 333) was a Chinese minister of Later Zhao during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. His sister, Consort Cheng, was a wife of Shi Le and also the mother to the Crown Prince Shi Hong. As Shi Le's brother-in-law, he was thus given an important role in the Later Zhao administration. He was also strong opposition to Shi Le's powerful nephew, Shi Hu, who he feared would usurp the throne once Shi Le passes. His attempts at diminishing Shi Hu's influence captured his scorn, and after he launched a coup in 333 following Shi Le's death, Shi Hu had Cheng Xia and his ally Xu Guang executed.