Li Keyong (李克用) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Keyong was a warlord.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 895 比之呂布
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 187

Assessments and attributes

Assessment knew men when he compared Hanzhi to Lü Bu · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 187

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 15Volume 15 Book of Later Liang 15: Biographies 5: Han Jian, Li Hanzhi, Feng Xingxi, Sun Dezhao, Zhao Keyu, Zhang Shensi · 1 passage

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罕之負驍雄之氣，蓄向背之謀，武皇比之呂布，斯知人矣。 Hanzhi possessed a fierce, heroic spirit but harbored schemes of changing allegiance. The Martial Emperor compared him to Lü Bu; in this he truly knew the man.