Overview
Li Chengxun was an official and Envoy.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 912 to AD 913 王師討守光At Yan 燕 · Died during the campaign against Liu ShouguangDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 197
Attested activity
- AD 884 to AD 885 中和末Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 188
- AD 911 劉守光之僭號Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 190, 197
Career and standing
- vice prefect of Taiyuan 太原少尹AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 189
- guard officer 牙將HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 188
- EnteredAD 911 劉守光之僭號 · CaptivityDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 194
Places and affiliations
- Polity Hedong / Jin 河東 / 晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 188, 193
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Liu Shouguang (劉守光)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 193, 195-196
Events and relationships
- Sent by Zhuangzong to Youzhou to ask the cause of Liu Shouguang's rebellion; refused court ceremony; imprisoned; refused to submit; died in Yan when the imperial army attackedAD 911 劉守光之僭號 · Diplomatic · Envoy · With Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗), Liu Shouguang (劉守光) · At Youzhou / Yan 幽州 / 燕Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 190-191, 194, 197
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment skilled as an envoy, famed throughout the army · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 188
References in the histories
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