Li Guochang 李国昌

Other names

Family

• Ancestor of Zhuangzong (庄宗)
  his ancestors 其先 · paternal line
  ancestor 其先 · paternal line
  Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passages 2, 10
• Child of Zhuye Zhiyi (朱邪执宜)
  son 子
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 10
• Parent of Li Keyong (李克用)
  son 子
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 166

Origins and identity

• Shatuo 沙陀
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passages 10-11

Career and standing

• commander of the Shatuo and three tribal armies on campaign from Taiyuan 太原行营招讨沙陀三部落军使
  AD 869 咸通十年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 11
• Grand Protector of the Chanyu 单于大都护
  AD 869 咸通十年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 12
• military governor of the Zhenwu Army 振武军节度使
  AD 869 咸通十年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 12
• defender of the Datong army 大同军防御使
  AD 872 十三年 · Transferred
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 165
• prefect of Yunzhou 云州刺史
  AD 872 十三年 · Transferred
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 165
• granted the name Li Guochang and enrolled among the imperial kin 赐姓名曰李国昌，以之属籍
  AD 869 咸通十年 · Bestowed
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 12

Places and affiliations

• Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passages 11-12
• Organization imperial clan rolls 属籍 · Relation Enrolled in
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 12

Events and relationships

• Helped defeat Pang Xun
  AD 869 咸通十年 · Military · Commander · With Pang Xun (庞勋) · At Xuzhou 徐州
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passages 11-12
• Refused transfer pleading illness
  AD 872 十三年 · Political · Appointee
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 165

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment increasingly arrogant and unrestrained, relying on battlefield merit · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 164

Source notes

• From Zhuye Chixin 朱邪赤心 · To Li Guochang 李国昌 · Reason surname and personal name granted by Tang; enrolled on imperial clan rolls
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 12