Sui and Tang · General

Li Jing 李靖

Attested AD 629 - AD 630

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Jing was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 629 to AD 630 經略突厥
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 270

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 270

Events and relationships

Strategized against the Turks with Gongjin as deputy
AD 629 to AD 630 經略突厥 · Military · Commander · With Zhang Gongjin (張公謹)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 270

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 72Volume 68 Biographies 18: Weichi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Duan Zhixuan, Zheng Gongjin · 1 passage

後遣李靖經略突厥，以公謹為副，公謹因言突厥可取之狀曰：「頡利縱慾肆情，窮凶極暴，誅害良善，暱近小人，此主昏於上，其可取一也。 As Li Jing's deputy against the Turks, he argued they could be taken, saying: "Jieli is tyrannical and muddled at the top—that is reason one.