Li Maoxun (李茂勛) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Maoxun was an Uyghur General and Military Governor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 871 to AD 873 咸通末
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 160, 165-169
AD 842 to AD 843 張仲武破回鶻
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 162

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Li Keju (李可舉)
father 父
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 162

Origins and identity

Uyghur Abusi clan 回鶻阿布思之族
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 161-162

Career and standing

Right Vice Director 右僕射
Appointed on retirement
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 169
military governor 帥
Installed as
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 168
commandery prince 郡王
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 164
seals and credentials 符節
Bestowed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 168
commandery prince 郡王
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 164
Requested
Retirement · Cause Illness
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 169

Places and affiliations

At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Seized
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 167-168

Learning and skills

Skill mounted archery 騎射 · Level skilled
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 163

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · With Li Keju (李可舉)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 169

Events and relationships

Ambushed and killed
Military · Plotter · With Chen Gongyan (陳貢言)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 166
Defeated
Military · Commander · With Zhang Gongsu (張公素)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 167
Seized position
Political · Usurper · With Zhang Gongsu (張公素)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 160
Sent on frontier campaigns
Military · Frontier commander
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 164
Surrendered
Military · Surrendering leader · With Zhang Zhongwu (張仲武)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 162

Assessments and attributes

Assessment valued-highly · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Zhang Zhongwu (張仲武)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 163
steady and resolute by nature
Character
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 163

Source notes

granted a Chinese surname and personal name
賜姓名
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 164

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 180Volume 176 Biographies 126: Li Zongmin, Yang Sifu, Yang Yuqing, Ma Zhi, Li Rangyi, Weipi, Zhou Chi, Cui Guicong, Zhengsu, Lu Shang · 6 passages

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無幾，李茂勛奪其位，公素歸闕，貶復州司戶參軍。 Before long Li Maoxun seized his position. Gongsu returned to the capital and was demoted to registrar of Fu Prefecture.

張仲武破回鶻，可舉父茂勛與本部侯王降焉。 When Zhang Zhongwu defeated the Uyghurs, Keju's father Maoxun surrendered along with the princes and nobles of their tribe.

茂勛善騎射，性沈毅，仲武器之。 Maoxun was skilled at mounted archery and steady by nature, and Zhongwu valued him highly.

茂勛密謀劫而殺之，聲雲貢言舉兵。 Maoxun secretly plotted to ambush and kill him, spreading the rumor that Gongyan was raising troops in rebellion.

張公素以兵逆擊不利，公素走，茂勛入城，軍民方知其非貢言也。 Zhang Gongsu marched out to oppose him but was defeated. Gongsu fled, Maoxun entered the city, and only then did the army and people realize the rebellion had not been Gongyan's doing.

無幾，以疾告老，授右僕射致仕，表可舉自節度副使、幽州左司馬加右散騎常侍，為節度留後。 Before long Maoxun retired citing illness, was appointed Right Vice Director, and recommended that Keju be promoted from vice military governor and Left Assistant Governor of Youzhou to Right Regular Attendant and acting military governor.