Overview
Li Siben was a general and Adopted Son.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 916 天祐十三年Killed in battle · At Weizhou 蔚州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 82
Attested activity
- AD 916 天祐十三年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 81-82
- AD 895 從破王行瑜Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 77
- AD 907 從莊宗破潞州夾城Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 79
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Taizu (太祖)adopted as son 養為子 · Adoptive parentage · paternal lineDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 75
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Han / Yanmen hereditary commandant family 雁門銅冶鎮將Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 73-74
Career and standing
- commander of the Adopted Sons Army 義兒軍使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 76
- commander of the Weiyuan Army 威遠軍使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 77
- defender of Yunzhou 雲州防禦使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 80
- military commissioner of Zhenwu 振武節度使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 80
- prefect of Dai 代州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 80
- Trustworthy Khan 威信可汗HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 80
Places and affiliations
- Polity Jin 晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 75
- At Yanmen 雁門Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 73
Events and relationships
- Died fighting KhitanAD 916 天祐十三年 · Military · Fallen commander · At Weizhou 蔚州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 82
Source notes
- From Zhang 張氏 · To Li Siben 嗣本Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 73, 75
References in the histories
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