Sui and Tang · Warlord and Military Commissioner

Li Maozhen 李茂貞

Attested AD 874 - AD 895

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Li Maozhen was a warlord and Military Commissioner.

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal name Song Wentong 宋文通 Song Wentong
Courtesy name Zhengchen 正臣 Zhengchen

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 132Volume 132: Biographies of Descendents 1: Li Maozhen, Gao Wanxing, Han Xun, Li Renfu · 15 passages
朱玫之亂,唐僖宗再幸興元,文通扈蹕山南,論功第一,遷檢校太保、同平章事、洋蓬壁等州節度使,賜姓,名茂貞,僖宗親為制字曰正臣。 In Zhu Mei's revolt, when Emperor Xizong again fled to Xingyuan, Wentong escorted the court into the southern mountains and was judged foremost in merit; he was promoted to acting Grand Guardian and Tongping Zhangshi, made military commissioner of Yang, Peng, Bi and other prefectures, granted the surname Li and the name Maozhen, and given characters composed by Xizong himself reading "Loyal Minister."
乾寧二年五月,茂貞與王行瑜、韓建稱兵入覲,京師震恐,天子禦樓待之,抗表請殺宰相韋昭度、李谿以謝天下,移王珙於河中。 In the fifth month of the second year of Qianning, Maozhen, Wang Xingyu, and Han Jian marched on the capital for an audience; terror gripped the city as the emperor mounted the tower to receive them; they submitted defiant memorials demanding the execution of chief ministers Wei Zhaodu and Li Xi to appease the realm and the transfer of Wang Gong to Hezhong.