Li Shidao (李師道) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Shidao as a military officer, rebel, and warlord. This record brings together 9 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Shidao	李師道	Li Shidao
Personal name	Li Shidao	李師道	Li Shidao
Personal	Li Shidao	李師道

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiutangshu:181:s0005, xintangshu:175:s0192
Sex: male
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0065

Roles

Military Officer
Rebel
Warlord

Life and dates

Death

Manner: beheaded · Agent Person Id: Liu Wu (劉悟)
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0007
Cause: beheaded · Killer Person Id: Liu Wu (劉悟)
Explicit · jiutangshu:185:s0009

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元和十三年 · Regnal Year: 13 · Western Year: AD 818
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0065
Source Date: Text: 元和中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 806 · End: AD 820
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0005
Source Date: Text: 元和末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 806 · End: AD 820
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:175:s0192
Source Date: Text: 李師道 · Western Year: AD 806
Explicit · jiutangshu:185:s0007

Family

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Parent of Son of Li Shidao (李師道子)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological

Places and affiliations

Label: Tang / 唐 · Relation: served
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0005

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0065

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 181Volume 177 Biographies 127: Cui Shenyou, Cui Gong, Lu Jun, Pei Xiu, Yang Shou, Wei Baoheng, Lu Yan, Xiao Houzi, Liu Zhan, Liu Zhuan, Cao Que, Bi Xian, Du Shenquan, Liu Ye, Dou Luzhan · 3 passages

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元和中，田弘正討李師道，令憲誠以先鋒四千人濟河，累下其城柵。 During the Yuanhe reign, when Tian Hongzheng marched against Li Shidao, he sent Xiancheng ahead with four thousand vanguard troops to cross the Yellow River and take one fortified camp after another.

師道窮蹙，劉悟斬首投魏軍。 With Shidao driven to desperation, Liu Wu cut off his head and presented it to the Wei forces.

弘正奉詔討鄆州，破李師道，時進滔爲衙內都知兵馬使，以功授兼侍御史。 When Hongzheng marched on Yanzhou by imperial order and broke Li Shidao, Jintao was chief controller of horse and foot in the headquarters guard and was made concurrent Attending Censor for his service.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 185Volume 181 Biographies 131: Shi Xiancheng, Zi Xiaozhang, He Jintao, Han Yunzhong, Li Yanzhen, Luo Hongxin · 3 passages

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元和中，田弘正討李師道，令憲誠以先鋒四千人濟河，累下其城柵。 During the Yuanhe era, when Tian Hongzheng marched against Li Shidao, he sent Xiancheng with four thousand vanguard troops across the river; they took one enemy stockade after another.

師道窮蹙，劉悟斬首投魏軍。 Shidao was cornered; Liu Wu cut off his head and turned it over to the Wei forces.

弘正奉詔討鄆州，破李師道，時進滔為衙內都知兵馬使，以功授兼侍御史。 When Hongzheng campaigned against Yan at the court's order and defeated Li Shidao, Jintao was commissioner of military affairs within the yamen and was made concurrent Attending Censor for his service.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 2 passages

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李師道謀撓王師，數侵徐救蔡。 Li Shidao tried to disrupt the imperial campaign and repeatedly raided Xuzhou to relieve Cai.