Five Dynasties · General and Royal Family Member

Li Sigu 李嗣肱

Died AD 923

Passages
6
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Sigu as a general and royal family member. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Li Sigu 李嗣肱 Li Sigu
Personal name Li Sigu 李嗣肱 Li Sigu
Given Sigu 嗣肱 Sigu

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

  • Place: Xinzhou / 新州 · Age: Years: 45 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二十年春 · Western Year: AD 923

Age

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 二十年春 · Regnal Year: 20 · Western Year: AD 923
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0057
  • Source Date: Text: 天祐七年 · Regnal Year: 7 · Western Year: AD 910
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0043
  • Source Date: Text: 十九年 · Western Year: AD 922
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0055
  • Source Date: Text: 十二年 · Western Year: AD 915
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0054
  • Source Date: Text: 十年 · Western Year: AD 913
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0047
  • Source Date: Text: 夾城之役 · Western Year: AD 910
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0040

Family

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  • Sibling of Li Sibi (李嗣弼)
    Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: full
  • Child of Li Kexiu (李克修)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Birth Order: 2 · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Career and standing

  • Label: acting left vice director of the Imperial Secretariat / 檢校左僕射 · Action: appointed
  • Label: chief controller of horse and foot / 馬步都虞候 · Action: appointed
  • Label: commander of all forces north of Yanmen / 雁門以北都知兵馬使 · Action: appointed
  • Label: inspector of the Three Cities / 三城巡檢 · Action: appointed
  • Label: prefect of Weizhou / 蔚州刺史 · Action: appointed
  • Label: regimental commissioner of the Northern Mountains / 山北都團練使 · Action: appointed
  • Label: prefect of Ze and Dai / 澤、代二州刺史 · Action: promoted
  • Label: prefect of Yingzhou / 應州刺史 · Action: transferred · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 十二年 · Western Year: AD 915
  • Label: training commissioner / 教練使 · Action: transferred

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Book of Later Tang 26: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 6 passages