Five Dynasties · General and Official

Li Siyuan 李嗣源

Attested AD 923

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Siyuan was a general and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 923 同光元年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 29, passage 170

Career and standing

Taiping army military commissioner 天平軍節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 29, passage 186

Events and relationships

Captured
Military · Commander · At Yanzhou 鄆州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 29, passages 184-185

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Book of Later Tang 5: Zhuangzong Annals 3 · 6 passages

閏月丁丑，以李嗣源為檢校侍中，依前橫海軍節度使、內外蕃漢副總管； On dingchou in the intercalary month Li Siyuan became acting palace attendant, remaining Bohai commissioner and inner and outer Tangut and Han deputy overall commander;

帝召李嗣源謀曰：「昭義阻命，梁將董璋攻迫澤州，梁志在澤、潞，不慮別有事生，汶陽無備，不可失也。」 The Emperor called Li Siyuan and said, "Zhaoyi is in revolt and Dong Zhang of Liang is hammering Ze; they have eyes only for Ze and Lu and will not look for trouble elsewhere—Wenyang is open and we must not miss it."

嗣源以為然。 Siyuan agreed.

壬寅，命嗣源率步騎五千，箝枚自河趨鄆。 On renyin he sent Siyuan with five thousand foot and horse, branches in their mouths, racing along the river on Yan.

製以李嗣源為天平軍節度使。 A proclamation made Li Siyuan commissioner of Tianping.

又聞李嗣源自鄆州引大軍將至，己未夜，梁軍拔營而遁，復保於楊村。 Word came that Li Siyuan was marching a great host from Yanzhou; that jiwei night the Liang struck camp and fled back to Yangcun.