Five Dynasties · Royal Family Member and General

Li Jiji 李繼岌

Lǐ Jìjí

First attested AD 925; died AD 926

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Jiji was a Royal Family Member and General.

Life and dates

Death

AD 926 莊宗崩後
died 死
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 18

Attested activity

AD 925 to AD 926 伐蜀至莊宗崩
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 64, passages 9, 18

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Zhuangzong (莊宗)
son 子
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 64, passages 9, 12

Career and standing

Prince of Wei 魏王
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 9

Events and relationships

Marched against Shu
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 9
Withdrew eastward
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 16

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 64Volume 64: Hereditary House of Later Shu · 5 passages

魏王繼岌代蜀，郭崇韜為招討使，崇韜臨訣，白曰：「即臣等平蜀，陛下擇帥以守西川，無如孟知祥者。」 When Prince of Wei Jiji marched against Shu, Guo Chongtao served as Pacification Commissioner. On taking leave he said to the throne: "Once we pacify Shu, Your Majesty should choose a governor to hold the western circuit—and none is better suited than Meng Zhixiang."

酒酣，語及平昔，以為笑樂，嘆曰：「繼岌前日乳臭兒爾，乃能為吾平定兩川，吾徒老矣，孺子可喜，然益令人悲爾！ As the drinking deepened they reminisced about old times with laughter and pleasure. Zhuangzong sighed and said: "Jiji was only a milk-faced boy the other day, yet he could pacify both river circuits for me. We have grown old; the lad is heartening—and yet all the more heartbreaking!

魏王繼岌引軍東歸，先鋒康延孝反，攻破漢州。 Prince of Wei Jiji withdrew eastward with his army; the vanguard commander Kang Yanxiao mutinied and seized Han Prefecture.

而莊宗崩，魏王繼岌死，明宗入立。 Zhuangzong then died, Prince of Wei Jiji died as well, and Mingzong ascended the throne.

初，魏王之班師也，知祥率成都富人及王氏故臣家，得錢六百萬緡以犒軍，其餘者猶二百萬。 When the Prince of Wei first withdrew his army, Zhixiang levied six million strings of cash from Chengdu's wealthy and from families of former Wang ministers to reward the troops; two million strings still remained.