Five Dynasties · General

Li Cunshen 李存審

Attested AD 920 - AD 921

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Cunshen was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 920 天祐十七年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 57
AD 921 天祐十八年三月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 61

Career and standing

military governor of Henghai 橫海軍節度使
AD 921 天祐十八年三月 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 61

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 57, 61

Events and relationships

Defeated Liang at Tongzhou
AD 920 天祐十七年 · Military · Commander · At Tongzhou 同州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 57

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 57

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Later Tang Annals 2: Zhuangzong 2 · 2 passages

十七年，朱友謙襲同州，梁遣劉鄩擊友謙，李存審敗梁軍於同州。 In the seventeenth year Zhu Youqian struck Tongzhou. Liang sent Liu Yan against him; Li Cunshen crushed Liang at Tongzhou.

三月，河中節度使朱友謙、昭義軍節度使李嗣昭、橫海軍節度使李存審、義武軍節度使王處直、安國軍節度使李嗣源、鎮州兵馬留後張文禮、領天平軍節度使閻寶，大同軍節度使李存璋、振武軍節度使李存進、匡國軍節度使朱令德，請王即皇帝位，王三辭，友謙等三請，王曰：「予當思之。」 In the third month Zhu Youqian of Hezhong, Li Sizhao of Zhaoyi, Li Cunshen of Henghai, Wang Chuzhi of Yiwu, Li Siyuan of Anguo, Zhang Wenli acting at Zhenzhou, Yan Bao holding Tianping, Li Cunzhang of Datong, Li Cunjin of Zhenwu, and Zhu Lingde of Kuangguo begged the king to take the throne. He refused thrice; they pressed thrice; he said, “I will think on it.”