Five Dynasties · General

Li Siyuan 李嗣源

Attested AD 921 - AD 923

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Siyuan was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 923 同光元年九月戊辰
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 90
AD 923 同光元年閏月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 85
AD 921 天祐十八年十月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 66

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 66, 85

Events and relationships

Defeated Dai Siyuan at Qi City
AD 921 天祐十八年十月 · Military · Commander · With Dai Siyuan (戴思遠)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 66
Took Yanzhou
AD 923 同光元年閏月 · Military · Commander · At Yanzhou 鄆州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 85

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 66
granted the name Li Siyuan but not written as a full son
Field bestowed-name · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 197

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Later Tang Annals 2: Zhuangzong 2 · 4 passages

十月，梁戴思遠攻德勝北城，李嗣源敗之於戚城。 In the tenth month Dai Siyuan of Liang struck Desheng’s north citadel; Li Siyuan routed him at Qi City.

壬寅，李嗣源取鄆州。 On the renyin day Li Siyuan seized Yanzhou.

九月戊辰，李嗣源及王彥章戰於遞坊，敗之。 On the wuchen day of the ninth month Li Siyuan met Wang Yanzhang at Difang and broke him.

後唐太祖置義兒軍如李嗣昭等甚眾，初皆賜姓名，而不全若子，故書李嗣源者，書其所賜姓名爾，不以子書也，與友文、從珂異。 Later Tang Taizu created an “adopted-sons army,” including many men such as Li Sizhao. They were originally granted surnames and personal names, but were not all sons in the full sense. Thus “Li Siyuan” records only the bestowed name, not a filial status, unlike Youwen and Congke.