Five Dynasties · Warlord and Aristocrat

Li Maozhen 李茂貞

c. AD 856 - AD 924

Passages: 11
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Maozhen was a warlord and Aristocrat.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Loyal and Respectful	忠敬

Life and dates

Death

AD 924 同光二年夏四月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 65

Age

69
AD 924 同光二年夏四月 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 65

Attested activity

AD 924 同光二年夏四月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 65
AD 901 to AD 904 天復中
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 71
AD 923 to AD 926 後唐同光中
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 220
AD 923 莊宗入洛
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 62

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Li Congyan (李從嚴)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 62, 67-68
Parent of Li Congchang (李從昶)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 218
Parent of Li Congzhao (李從照)
son 子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 106, 218

Kinship Role sons · Count 6 · Mode named-source-report Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補
Uncertain · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 96

Career and standing

former offices confirmed 仍舊官
AD 923 莊宗入洛 · Confirmed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 62
edicts not using personal name 所賜詔敕不名
AD 923 莊宗入洛 · Granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 62
posthumous title Loyal and Respectful 謚曰忠敬
Granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 66
special courteous treatment for prestige and age 特加優禮
Granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 63
Prince of Qin 秦王
AD 923 莊宗入洛 · Advanced
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 62

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 62, 72

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 62

Events and relationships

Grave illness court sent physicians
Medical · Patient
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 64
Sent Congyan to court
AD 923 唐莊宗平梁 · Political · Actor · With Li Congyan (李從嚴)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 72
Sent son to court
AD 923 莊宗入洛 · Political · Actor · With Li Congyan (李從嚴)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 62
Submitted memorial declaring allegiance
AD 923 莊宗入洛 · Political · Actor · At Luoyang 洛
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 62

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 62

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 132Volume 132: Biographies of Descendents 1: Li Maozhen, Gao Wanxing, Han Xun, Li Renfu · 11 passages

及聞莊宗入洛，懼不自安，方上表稱臣，尋遣其子繼嚴來朝，詔茂貞仍舊官，進封秦王，所賜詔敕不名。 When he heard Zhuangzong had entered Luoyang he grew fearful, submitted a memorial declaring allegiance, and soon sent his son Jiyan to court; Maozhen was confirmed in his former offices, advanced to Prince of Qin, and addressed in edicts without use of his personal name.

又以茂貞宿望耆老，特加優禮。 Because of Maozhen's long-standing prestige and advanced age, he was accorded special honors.

謚曰忠敬。 His posthumous title was Loyal and Respectful.

從嚴，茂貞之長子也。 Congyan was Maozhen's eldest son.

天復中，自秦王府行軍司馬、檢校太傅出為涇州兩使留後。 During Tianfu he left his posts as campaigning marshal of the Qin princely mansion and acting Grand Mentor to become acting commissioner of Jingzhou.

茂貞尋承制加開府儀同三司、檢校太尉、兼待中，四鎮北庭行軍、彰義軍節度使。 Maozhen soon, by delegated imperial authority, conferred on him the titles of opening an office with ceremonial equal to the Three Excellencies, acting Grand Commandant, concurrent Palace Attendant, commander of the Four Garrisons Northern Court campaign army, and military commissioner of the Zhangyi Army.

及唐莊宗平梁，茂貞令從嚴入覲，制加從嚴兼中書令。 When Tang Emperor Zhuangzong conquered Liang, Maozhen sent Congyan to court, and an ordinance made him concurrent Director of the Secretariat.

俄而茂貞薨，遣奏權知鳳翔軍府事，詔起復，授鳳翔節度、管內觀察處置等使。 Soon after Maozhen died he memorialized to take provisional charge of Fengxiang headquarters; the court ordered him to resume office from mourning and appointed him military commissioner of Fengxiang with full circuit authority.

〈（《五代史補》：李嚴，岐王之子，昆仲間第六，官至中書令，世謂之「六令公」。 (From the 《Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties》: Li Yan, son of the Prince of Qi, was sixth among his brothers, rose to Director of the Secretariat, and was known as "the Sixth Commandery Duke."

從昶，茂貞之第二子也。 Congchang was Maozhen's second son.

後唐同光中，茂貞疾，從昶年十五，遣代兄從嚴為涇州兩使留後，朝廷尋加節制。 During Later Tang Tongguang, when Maozhen fell ill, the fifteen-year-old Congchang was sent to replace his elder brother Congyan as acting commissioner of Jingzhou, and the court soon invested him with full control.