Li Jitao (李繼韜) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Jitao as a general, military officer, official, and rebel. This record brings together 16 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Jitao	李繼韜	Li Jitao
Given	Jitao	繼韜	Jitao
Personal	Jitao	繼韜	Jitao
Given	Jitao	繼韜	Jìtāo
Personal name	Li Jitao	李繼韜	Li Jitao
Personal name	Li Jitao	李繼韜	Lǐ Jìtāo
Personal	Li Jiyao	李繼韜
Personal name	Li Jiyao	李繼韜	Li Jiyao

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0107, xinwudaishi:011:s0004, xinwudaishi:032:s0068
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:074:s0090, xinwudaishi:003:s0075

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official
Rebel
Warlord

Life and dates

Death

Cause: executed after Zhuangzong destroyed Liang
Explicit · xinwudaishi:011:s0012
Manner: executed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:074:s0091

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 龍德三年春三月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: spring · Lunar Month: 3 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:010:s0145, jiuwudaishi:010:s0148
Source Date: Text: 同光二年前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 923 · End: AD 924
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:074:s0090
Source Date: Text: 梁龍德末 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:062:s0107
Source Date: Text: 潞州留後 · Western Year: AD 921
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:011:s0004
Source Date: Text: 莊宗時 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:032:s0068
Source Date: Text: 龙德三年春三月 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:003:s0075

Family

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Sibling of Li Jichou (李繼儔)
Kinship Term: brother · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger
Child of Li Sizhao (李嗣昭)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Kinship Role: young sons · Count: 2 · Status: sent as hostages
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0147

Career and standing

Label: Luzhou acting military commissioner / 潞州節度留後 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0145
Label: regent of Luzhou / 潞州留後 · Action: held
Explicit · xinwudaishi:011:s0004
Status: rebel · Action: entered
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0068

Places and affiliations

Label: Jin / 晉 · Relation: defected-from
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0145
Label: Later Liang / 梁 · Relation: submitted-to
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0145, jiuwudaishi:010:s0147

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: defector · Action: broke-with-Jin-and-submitted-to-Liang · Place: Luzhou / 潞州 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 龙德三年春三月 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit · xinwudaishi:003:s0075
Kind: political · Role: rebel · Action: defected-to-Liang
Explicit · xinwudaishi:011:s0012
Kind: military · Role: defector · Action: surrendered-to-Liang
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0107
Kind: military · Role: rebel · Action: surrendered-Ze-Lu-to-Liang
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0068
Kind: political · Role: defector · Actions: offered Luzhou to Later Liang, imprisoned Li Jichou, sent envoys to submit, sent two young sons as hostages · Other Person Id: Li Jichou (李繼儔)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0145, jiuwudaishi:010:s0146, jiuwudaishi:010:s0147

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0068

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Book of Later Liang 10: Later Emperors Annals 3 · 4 passages

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龍德三年春三月，晉潞州節度留後李繼韜遣使以城歸順。 In the third month of Longde 3 Li Jiyao of Luzhou offered the city to Liang.

先是，繼韜父嗣昭為潞州節度使，戰歿於鎮州城下，晉王欲以嗣昭長子繼儔襲父位。 His father Li Sizhao had held Luzhou and died at Zhenzhou; the Prince of Jin meant to give the post to eldest son Jichou.

繼韜在潞州，即執繼儔囚之，遣使來送款，仍以二幼子為質。 Jiyao imprisoned Jichou, submitted to Liang, and sent two sons as hostages.

澤州刺史裴約不從繼韜之謀，帝命董璋為澤州刺史，令將兵攻之。 Ze prefect Pei Yue refused the plot; Dong Zhang was sent to take Ze by force.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 62Volume 62 Book of Later Tang 38: Biographies 14: Meng Fangli, Zhang Wenli, Dong Zhang · 2 passages

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梁龍德末，潞州李繼韜送款於梁。 Near the end of the Longde reign Li Jitao of Luzhou surrendered to the Liang.

時潞將裴約方領兵戍澤州，不徇繼韜之命，據城以自固。 The Lu general Pei Yue was then garrisoning Zezhou, refused Jitao's orders, and held the city on his own account.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 74Volume 74 Book of Later Tang 50: Biographies 126: Kang Yanxiao, Zhu Shouyin, Yang Li, Dou Tingwan, Zhang Qianzhao, Yang Yanwen · 2 passages

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初事李嗣昭及李繼韜，皆畜養甚厚。 He had first served Li Sizhao and then Li Jiyao, both of whom treated him with exceptional generosity.

繼韜被誅，憤憤失誌。 When Jiyao was executed, Yang Li was bitter and lost heart.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3Volume 3 Later Liang Annals 3: Later Emperors · 1 passage

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三年春三月，潞州李繼韜叛于晉，來附。 In the third month of spring in the third year, Li Jitao of Luzhou broke with Jin and submitted to Liang.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 11Volume 11 Later Zhou Annals 2: Taizu · 4 passages

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潞州留後李繼韜募勇敢士為軍卒，威年十八，以勇力應募。 Li Jitao, regent of Luzhou, was raising bold men for the ranks; at eighteen Wei enlisted on the strength of his daring.

為人負氣，好使酒，繼韜特奇之。 Proud-spirited and quick to drink, he caught Jitao’s eye as someone out of the ordinary.

為吏所執，繼韜惜其勇，陰縱之使亡，已而復召置麾下。 The authorities arrested him, but Jitao valued his daring and quietly set him loose; before long he called him back into his service.

繼韜叛晉附於梁，後莊宗滅梁，繼韜誅死，其麾下兵悉隸從馬直，威以通書算補為軍吏。 When Jitao turned on Jin for Liang, Zhuangzong later crushed Liang and put Jitao to death. The remnant force entered the Imperial Horse Guard, and Wei, skilled in letters and accounts, was posted as a clerk.