Five Dynasties · Rebel

Li Jida 繼達

Died AD 923

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Jida was a rebel.

Life and dates

Death

AD 923 莊宗將即位／平河南
Suicide by cutting throat
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 136

Attested activity

AD 923 莊宗將即位／平河南
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 128, 133, 136

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Li Jichou (繼儔)
eldest brother 大兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 131
Child of Lady Yang (楊氏)
mother 母
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 128
Sibling of Li Jitao (繼韜)
second elder brother 仲兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 131
Child of Li Sizhao (嗣昭)
son 子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 128

Kinship Role household dependents · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 135

Career and standing

garrison inspector 軍城巡檢
AD 923 莊宗將即位／平河南 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 128

Events and relationships

Denounced Jichou and had him beheaded at the halberd gate
AD 923 莊宗將即位／平河南 · Political · Assassin · With Li Jichou (繼儔)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 131, 133
Killed his entire household, fled toward the Khitan, then cut his own throat
AD 923 莊宗將即位／平河南 · Personal · Killer
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 135-136

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Book of Later Tang 28: Biographies 4: Li Sizhao, Pei Yue, Li Siben, Li Si'en · 4 passages

乃遣使往潞州斬繼遠，函首赴闕，命繼儔權知軍州事，繼達充軍城巡檢。 He then sent envoys to Luzhou to behead Jiyuan and deliver the head to court. Jichou was left in charge of military and civil affairs, and Jida was made garrison inspector.

繼達怒謂人曰：「吾仲兄被罪，父子誅死，大兄不仁，略無動懷，而便烝淫妻妾，詰責貨財，慚恥見人，生不如死！」 Jida said angrily to others, "Our second brother was condemned and father and sons were killed. Our eldest brother shows no grief at all. Instead he seizes his wives and concubines and haggles over property. I am too ashamed to face anyone. Death would be better than this!"

繼達服縗麻，引數百騎坐於戟門，呼曰：「為我反乎！」 Jida put on mourning dress, led several hundred horsemen to the halberd gate, and shouted, "Will you rebel for me!"

繼達登城樓，知事不濟，啟子城東門，至其第，盡殺其孥，得百餘騎，出潞城門，將奔契丹。 Jida mounted the tower, saw that the affair was lost, opened the inner city's east gate, went to his house and killed his entire household, gathered a little over one hundred horsemen, left through the Lu city gate, and fled toward the Khitan.