Sui and Tang · Warlord and General

Li Quanzhong 李全忠

Attested AD 885 - AD 887

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Quanzhong was a warlord and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 885 to AD 887 李全忠之攻易、定
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 135, passage 4

Events and relationships

Attacked
Military · Commander · At Yi and Ding 易、定
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 135, passage 4

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 135Volume 135: Biographies of Usurpers 2: Liu Shouguang, Liu Zhi, Liu Chong · 1 passage

李全忠之攻易、定也，別將于晏圍易州，累月不能拔，仁恭穴地道以陷之，軍中號曰「劉窟頭」，稍遷裨校。 When Li Quanzhong attacked Yi and Ding, the subordinate general Yu Yan besieged Yizhou for months without success. Rengong undermined the walls by tunnel and was nicknamed "Liu Tunnel-Head" in the army; he was eventually promoted to assistant commander.