Li Hanzhi (李罕之) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Hanzhi as an administrator, general, military officer, and warlord. This record brings together 12 passages from 8 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Hanzhi	李罕之	Lǐ Hǎnzhī
Personal	Li Hanzhi	李罕之
Personal	Li Hanzhi	李罕之	Li Hanzhi
Personal name	Li Hanzhi	李罕之	Li Hanzhi
Given		罕之	Hanzhi

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:012:s0052, jiuwudaishi:062:s0049, xinwudaishi:023:s0003
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:020:s0115, jiuwudaishi:065:s0003, xinwudaishi:044:s0036

Roles

Administrator
General
Military Officer
Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: before Yang Shihou entered Jin service · Western Interval: Start: AD 883 · End: AD 905
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:023:s0003
Source Date: Text: 光化二年 · Western Year: AD 899
Explicit · xinwudaishi:044:s0044
Source Date: Text: 光啟中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 885 · End: AD 888
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:020:s0115, jiuwudaishi:065:s0003
Source Date: Text: 光啟四年 · Western Year: AD 888
Explicit · xinwudaishi:044:s0036
Source Date: Text: 天復元年 · Western Year: AD 901
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:012:s0052, jiuwudaishi:012:s0055
Source Date: Text: 文德元年 · Western Year: AD 888
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:016:s0023
Source Date: Text: 李罕之來歸 · Western Interval: Start: AD 886 · End: AD 888
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0027
Source Date: Text: 龍紀元年 · Western Year: AD 889
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:062:s0049

Career and standing

Label: prefect of Zezhou / 澤州刺史 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0027

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: attacked-Xingzhou
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0049
Kind: military · Role: ally · Action: defected-to · Other Person Id: Li Keyong (李克用)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0027
Kind: political · Role: defector · Action: surrendered to Jin and presented one hundred soldiers to the Prince of Jin · Other Person Id: Early Prince of Jin (晉王)
Explicit · xinwudaishi:023:s0003

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12Volume 12 Book of Later Liang 12: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 1 passage

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其後，李罕之請以上黨來歸，為晉軍所圍。 Later Li Hanzhi offered to surrender Shangdang but was besieged by Jin forces.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 16Volume 16 Book of Later Liang 16: Biographies 6: Ge Congzhou, Xie Yanzhang, He Zhen, Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou, Zhang Guibian · 2 passages

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李罕之引並人圍張全義於河陽，從周與丁會、張存敬、牛存節率兵赴援，大破並軍，殺蕃漢二萬人，解河陽之圍，以功表授檢校工部尚書。 He relieved Heyang from Li Hanzhi's Jin siege, killed twenty thousand, and became honorary Minister of Works.

五月，並人討李罕之於潞州，太祖以丁會代罕之，令從周馳入上黨。 Month 5 he galloped into Shangdang as Jin attacked Lu.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 20Volume 20 Book of Later Liang 20: Biographies 10: Xie Tong, Si Maye, Liu Han, Wang Jinrao, Gao Shao, Ma Sixun, Zhang Cunjin, Kou Yanqing · 1 passage

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光啟中，李罕之會晉軍圍張宗奭於盟津，太祖遣丁會、葛從周、存敬同往馳救。 In Guangqi, Li Hanzhi and the Jin besieged Zhang Zongshi at Mengjin; the Founder sent Ding Hui, Ge Congzhou, and Cunjin to relieve him.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Book of Later Tang 26: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 1 passage

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及李罕之來歸，武皇授以澤州刺史，與克修合勢進攻河陽，連歲出師，以苦懷、孟。 When Li Hanzhi defected to Li Keyong, he was made prefect of Zezhou and joined Ke Xiu in a combined offensive against Heyang. Campaigning year after year, they wore down the Huai and Meng factions.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 62Volume 62 Book of Later Tang 38: Biographies 14: Meng Fangli, Zhang Wenli, Dong Zhang · 1 passage

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龍紀元年，克用使李罕之、李存孝擊邢，攻磁、洺，方立戰琉璃陂，大敗，禽其二將，被斧鑕，徇邢壘，呼曰：「孟公速降，有能斬其首者，假三州節度使。」 In 889 Keyong sent Li Hanzhi and Li Cunxiao against Xingzhou and into Ci and Ming; Fangli met them at Liuli Dam, was crushed, and lost both generals; the captives were shackled and displayed before the walls of Xing with the cry, "Lord Meng, surrender at once! Whoever brings me his head shall govern the three prefectures."

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 65Volume 65 Book of Later Tang 41: Biographies 17: Li Jianji, Shi Junli, Gao Xinggui, Zhang Tingyu, Wang Sitong, Suo Zitong · 1 passage

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建及少事李罕之為紀綱，光啟中，罕之謁武皇於晉陽，因選部下驍勇者百人以獻，建及在籍中。 As a young man Jianji served Li Hanzhi as a camp officer. During the Guangqi reign Hanzhi called on the Martial Emperor at Jinyang and presented a hundred picked warriors from his command; Jianji was among them.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 23Volume 23 Later Liang Biographies 3: Yang Shihou, Wang Jingren, He Gui, Wang Tan, Ma Sixun, Wang Qianyu, Xie Yanzhang · 1 passage

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少事河陽李罕之，罕之降晉，選其麾下勁卒百人獻於晉王，師厚在籍中。 As a youth he served Li Hanzhi of Heyang. When Hanzhi went over to Jin, he picked a hundred of his best men and sent them to the Prince of Jin; Shihou was one of them.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 44Volume 44 Miscellaneous Biographies 24: Liu Zhijun, Ding Hui, He Delun, Yan Bao, Kang Yanxiao · 4 passages

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光啟四年，東都張全義襲破河陽，逐李罕之，罕之召晉兵圍河陽，全義告急。 Guangqi 4: Zhang Quanyi of the eastern capital stormed Heyang and drove out Li Hanzhi. Hanzhi called Jin to besiege the city; Quanyi cried for help.

會等行至河陰，謀曰：「罕之料吾不敢渡九鼎，以吾兵少而來遠，且不虞吾之速至也。 At Heyin Hui and the others plotted: “Hanzhi thinks we will not cross the Jiuding—few men, a long march, and he will not expect us so soon.

乃渡九鼎，直趨河陽，戰於沇水，罕之大敗，河陽圍解。 They crossed, raced on Heyang, fought at the Yan River, broke Hanzhi completely, and lifted the siege.

光化二年，李罕之叛晉，以潞州降梁。 Guanghua 2: Li Hanzhi turned on Jin and gave Luzhou to Liang.