Overview
Li Maozhen was a warlord and Ruler.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 903 三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 46-48
- AD 898 to AD 901 光化中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 42
- AD 897 四年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 41
- AD 901 天復元年十一月六日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 43-44
- AD 896 明年五月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 36, 38-40
- AD 895 是月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 32, 34-35
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- AD 907 梁祖建號Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 53-54
- AD 923 莊宗平梁Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 61
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Jijun (繼筠)his son 其子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 42
- Child of Mother of Li Maozhen (茂貞母)mother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 59
- Parent of Li Yanqi (李彥琦)ranked him with his sons 齒於諸子 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 50
- Spouse of Wife of Li Maozhen (茂貞妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 54
- Kinship Role sons · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 50
Career and standing
- Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書令AD 898 to AD 901 光化中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 42
- military commissioner of Dongchuan 東川節度使AD 896 明年五月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 36
- Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書令AD 903 三年 · RemovedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 48
- Prince of Qi 岐王AD 898 to AD 901 光化中 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 42
- ReceivedPardonedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 32
- Submitted confessionAwaiting punishmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 32
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qi 岐 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 32, 54
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 36, 54
- AD 896 明年五月At Dongchuan 東川 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 36
- At Fengxiang 鳳翔 · Relation Based atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 44, 50
Learning and skills
- Skill military affairs 軍旅之事 · Level unforgettingDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 55
Works and attributed material
- congratulatory letter to Zhuangzong 賀書Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 61
- Letter · Author · Addressed to Zhuangzong (莊宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 61
- Forged edict · Co author · With Han Quanhui (韓全誨) · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 44
- Memorial · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 32
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 57
Events and relationships
- Disarmed and slept at home ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 56
- Executed Han Quanhui and twenty othersDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 47
- ExecutedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 32
- ExecutedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 32
- Forged edict to levy troopsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 44
- Joined forces at Taiyuan to restore TangDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 53
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- Opened Qi princely mansion without full usurpationAD 907 梁祖建號 · Political · Would be usurperDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 54
- Routed imperial armyAD 896 明年五月 · Military · Commander · At Xingping 興平Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 39
- Sacked Chang anAD 896 明年五月 · Military · Commander · At Chang'an 長安Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 40
- Sent congratulatory letterDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 61
- Sued for peace with BianAD 903 三年 · Diplomatic · PetitionerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 47
- Relation Patron of · Person Li Yanqi (李彥琦)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 50
- Relation Claimed uncle of · Person Zhuangzong (莊宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 61
- Relation Superior of · Person Fu Zhao (符昭)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 56
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment especially devoted to his mother; mourning nearly consumed him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 59
- Assessment extremely lenient by nature · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 56
- Assessment full of stratagems; never forgot military matters once seen or heard · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 55
- Assessment no discipline in commanding troops; far from the martial renown of Zhou Yafu and Feng Yi · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 60
- Assessment resentful and arrogant as before · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 35
- rat-like face/appearancePhysical description · 鼠形Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 55
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- Item royal scabbard-sounding and imperial fan 鳴鞘掌扇 · Relation UsedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 54
Source notes
- did not realize his usurping ambition; territory perilously crampedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 54
- still observed Zhaozong's reign calendar while imitating royal institutionsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 54
- won loyalty of officers and men by reconciling brawling soldiers over noodlesDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 57-58
References in the histories
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