Overview
Li Cunxin was a general.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 902 天復二年十月Illness · At Jinyang 晉陽Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 26
Age
- 41AD 902 天復二年十月 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 26
Attested activity
- AD 891 大順二年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 10
- AD 902 天復二年十月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 26
- AD 896 乾寧三年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 13
- AD 896 乾寧三年九月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 19
- AD 896 乾寧三年五月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 18
- AD 898 to AD 901 光化已後Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 25
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- AD 880 to AD 884 初為獻祖親信，從武皇入關平賊Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 4
- AD 890 to AD 891 大順中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 5
- AD 891 既誅Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 11
- AD 897 明年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 20
- AD 897 明年八月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 21
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Zhang Junzheng (張君政)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 1
Origins and identity
- Uighur 回鶻Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 1
Career and standing
- trusted intimate of the Ancestor of Offerings 獻祖親信Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 4
- commander of barbarian and Han horse and foot 蕃漢馬步都校AD 891 大順二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 10
- right commander 右校AD 898 to AD 901 光化已後 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 25
- commander of cavalry and infantry 馬步都校AD 890 to AD 891 大順中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 5
- military office 軍職AD 880 to AD 884 始補軍職 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 4
- commander of barbarian and Han forces 蕃漢都校AD 891 既誅 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 11
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- acting Right Vice Director 檢校右僕射AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 12
- prefect of Chen 郴州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 12
- acting Minister of Works 檢校司空PromotedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 12
- ClaimedAD 898 to AD 901 光化已後 · Pleaded illnessDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 25
Places and affiliations
- Hedong 河東Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passages 4, 10
- At Heluo River in Yunzhong 雲中之合羅川Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 2
- AD 902 天復二年十月At Jinyang 晉陽 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 26
- AD 896 乾寧三年At Ming Prefecture 洺州 · Relation Retreated toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 16
- AD 896 乾寧三年At Shen County 莘縣 · Relation Encamped atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 13
- AD 896 乾寧三年九月At Zongcheng 宗城 · Relation Fought atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 19
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- AD 896 乾寧三年五月At Huan River 洹水 · Relation Encamped atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 18
- AD 890 to AD 891 大順中At Pingyang 平陽 · Relation Campaigned atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 5
- AD 897 明年八月At Anse 安塞 · Relation Fought atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 21
Learning and skills
- Skill languages of the frontier peoples 四夷語 · Level fluentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 3
- Skill six foreign scripts 六蕃書 · Level literateDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 3
- Skill warfare and deployment 善戰識兵勢 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 3
Events and relationships
- Accepted surrenderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 12
- Accepted surrenderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 12
- AttackedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 5
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 12
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 12
- Defeated atAD 897 明年八月 · Military · Officer · At Anse 安塞Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 21
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- DefeatedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 18
- Encamped to joinDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 13
- Encroached then retreatedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passages 15-16
- ReprimandedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passages 22-24
- RoutedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 19
- Relation Rival of · Person Li Cunxiao (李存孝)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passages 6, 9
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Martial Emperor (武皇)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passages 4, 10
- Relation Client of · Person Ancestor of Offerings (獻祖)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 4
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment failed to keep troops in check · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 15
- clever, shrewd, and skilled at reckoningCharacterDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 3
Source notes
- AD 880 to AD 884 賜姓名From Zhang 張 · To Li Cunxin 李存信Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 53, passages 1, 4
References in the histories
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