Overview
Li Jing was a ruler of Southern Tang.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 959 是月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 198, 203
- AD 946 保大四年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passages 170, 198
- AD 956 世宗征淮Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 85
- AD 956 to AD 958 世宗征淮南Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 159
- AD 956 丙午Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 84
- AD 956 丙申Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 49
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- AD 958 九月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 157
- AD 958 五月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 126, 130
- AD 958 五月己酉Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 123-124
- AD 941 佐初年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 140
- AD 957 先是（顯德四年淮南之役前）Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 117, passage 14
- AD 956 周世宗征淮Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 32, passages 84-85; New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 183
- AD 955 to AD 958 周師南征，李景陳兵於淮Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 50, passage 97
- AD 956 周師征淮Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 75
- AD 958 夏四月癸丑Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 87
- AD 958 天清節Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 162
- AD 947 契丹滅晉Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 74
- AD 956 己亥Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 54
- AD 956 to AD 958 帝之南征也Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 199-200
- AD 957 明年正月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 32, passage 95
- AD 956 显德三年二月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 71
- AD 958 显德五年三月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 116
- AD 958 景已割江北Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 203
- AD 958 辛丑Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 155
- AD 956 辛亥Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 86
- AD 959 顯德六年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 66
- AD 959 顯德六年十月辛丑Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 78
- AD 957 顯德四年十一月丙申Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 117, passage 152
- AD 957 顯德四年十二月丙子Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 117, passage 175
- AD 957 顯德四年十二月丙寅Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 117, passages 171-172
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Li Hongji (李宏冀)heir 世子Sources vary in certainty · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 125, 157; Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 78
- Parent of Heir of Li Jing (李景世子)heir 世子Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 64
- Sibling of Da (達)younger brother 弟 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 117, passage 14
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 118 Volume 118 Book of Later Zhou 20: Shizong Annals 5 17 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 68 Volume 68: Hereditary House of Min 11 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33 Volume 33 Biographies of Martyrs to Service 13: Zhang Yuande, Xia Luqi, Yao Hong, Wang Sitong, Zhang Jingda, Di Jinzong, Shen Bin, Wang Qing, Shi Yanchao, Sun Cheng 8 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 32 Volume 32 Biographies of Martyrs to Virtue 12: Wang Yanzhang 7 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 67 Volume 67: Hereditary House of Wuyue 6 passages
Career and standing
- PlannedSeeking vassalage · Polity Later Zhou 後周Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 64
Places and affiliations
- Later Zhou 周Relation RuledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passages 66, 137
- Southern Tang 南唐Relation RuledDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 85
- Southern Tang 江南Relation RuledStrongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 183, 196
- Polity Jiangnan 江南 · Relation Ruled
- Polity Southern Tang 南唐 · Relation Ruled
- Polity Southern Tang 南唐／淮 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 117, passage 14
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- Polity Southern Tang 唐 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 71
- Polity Southern Tang 江南 · Relation Ruled
- Polity Wu 吳 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 199
Works and attributed material
- AD 958 九月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 157
- AD 958 辛丑Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 155
- Letter · Author · With Li Chongjin (李重進) · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Li Jing (李景)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 192, 197
- Letter · Addressee · With Emperor Shizong (世宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 126-129
- Memorial · Author · With Shizong (世宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 147
- Memorial · Author · With Chen Jue (陳覺)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 49, 64
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- Memorial · Author · With Liu Chengyu (劉承遇)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 54
Events and relationships
- AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 74-75
- Army revivedAD 956 周世宗征淮 · Military · SovereignDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 190
- Captured JianzhouDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passages 169, 199
- Ceded Jiangbei and returned envoyDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 203
- Evacuated and burned YangzhouMilitary · Sovereign · At Yangzhou 揚州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 117, passage 175
- Had Shang Chongyi present birthday toast on his behalfDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 162
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- Killed ministersDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 198, 202-203
- KilledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 200
- Memorialized wishing to abdicate in favor of heir HongjiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 157
- Offered four prefecturesDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 54
- Ordered to courtDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 203
- Planned abdication to heirDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 64
- Posthumously enfeoffedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 203
- Received giftsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 82
- Refused to cede landAD 956 周世宗征淮 · Diplomatic · SovereignDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 189
- Sent army rewardsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 84
- Sent banquet funds and entertainersDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 86
- Sent brother to relieve ShouzhouDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 117, passage 14
- Sent envoy with tributeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 49
- Sent peace envoyDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 183
- Sent submission envoysAD 956 周世宗征淮 · Diplomatic · SovereignDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 184
- Sent tribute envoysAD 958 夏四月癸丑 · Diplomatic · PrincipalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 87
- Sent wax sealed letter urging rebellionDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 192
- Submitted memorial begging to surrender; not grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 155
- Relation Kin of · Person Prince Qi Jingda (齊王景達) · Kinship Term Prince Qi 齊王Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 32, passage 93
- Relation Sovereign of · Person Li Zhenggu (李徵古)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 198
- Relation Sovereign of · Person Song Qiqiu (宋齊丘)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 198
- Relation Sovereign of · Person Chen Jue (陳覺)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 198
Assessments and attributes
- AD 956 to AD 958 帝之南征也Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 199
- Assessment outstanding regional ruler who won the people's hearts · Mode named-speaker Speaker Shizong (世宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 68
- AD 958 五月己酉Item imperial robes, jade belts, silks, gold and silver vessels, horses, and sheep 禦衣、玉帶、錦綺羅縠帛、金器、銀器、御馬、鞍轡、散馬、羊 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 124
- Item this year's calendar scroll 今年曆日一軸 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 130
Source notes
- Jiangnan Record dates the capture to Baoda 3; the historian rejects this in favor of Baoda 4 / Kaiyun 3Field fall-of-Min · Witness 江南錄Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passages 200-201, 206
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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