Five Dynasties · General

Li Siyuan 李嗣源

Attested AD 917 - AD 921

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Siyuan was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 921 天祐十八年三月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 61
AD 917 天祐十四年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 44

Career and standing

military governor of Anguo 安國軍節度使
AD 921 天祐十八年三月 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 61

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 44, 61

Events and relationships

Drove Khitan from Youzhou
AD 917 天祐十四年 · Military · Commander · At Youzhou 幽州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 44
Urged Cunxu to take the throne
AD 921 天祐十八年三月 · Political · Petitioner · With Cunxu (存勖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 61

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 44

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Later Tang Annals 2: Zhuangzong 2 · 2 passages

十四年，契丹寇新州，遂寇幽州，李嗣源擊走之。 In the fourteenth year the Khitan struck Xinzhou and pushed on to Youzhou; Li Siyuan beat them back.

三月，河中節度使朱友謙、昭義軍節度使李嗣昭、橫海軍節度使李存審、義武軍節度使王處直、安國軍節度使李嗣源、鎮州兵馬留後張文禮、領天平軍節度使閻寶，大同軍節度使李存璋、振武軍節度使李存進、匡國軍節度使朱令德，請王即皇帝位，王三辭，友謙等三請，王曰：「予當思之。」 In the third month Zhu Youqian of Hezhong, Li Sizhao of Zhaoyi, Li Cunshen of Henghai, Wang Chuzhi of Yiwu, Li Siyuan of Anguo, Zhang Wenli acting at Zhenzhou, Yan Bao holding Tianping, Li Cunzhang of Datong, Li Cunjin of Zhenwu, and Zhu Lingde of Kuangguo begged the king to take the throne. He refused thrice; they pressed thrice; he said, “I will think on it.”