Sui and Tang · Warlord

Li Shidao 李師道

Attested AD 815 - AD 817

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Shidao was a warlord.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 815 to AD 817 王師討蔡方急
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 234

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 234

Events and relationships

Plotted to obstruct campaign against Cai
AD 815 to AD 817 王師討蔡方急 · Military · Plotter
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 234

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 146Volume 146 Biographies 71: Two Li's · 1 passage

王師討蔡方急，李師道謀撓沮之，鄘以兵二萬分壁鄆境，貲餉不仰有司。 As imperial forces pressed the campaign against Cai, Li Shidao plotted to interfere; Yong stationed twenty thousand troops along the Yun border and supplied them from his own resources without relying on the central government.