Overview
Li Siyuan was a ruler and General.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changed name | Dan | 亶 | |
| Posthumous name | Sagely, Virtuous, Harmonious, Martial, and Reverent Filial Emperor | 聖德和武欽孝皇帝 | |
| Temple name | Mingzong | 明宗 | Mingzong |
| Nickname | Li Hengchong | 李橫衝 | Li Hengchong |
Life and dates
Birth
- Date Source Date: Text: 唐咸通丁亥歲九月九日 · Western Year: AD 867 · At Jincheng county, Ying prefecture 應州之金城縣Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 252
Age
- 13AD 879 帝年甫十三 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 2, 252
- 17AD 884 帝時年十七 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 4
Attested activity
- AD 896 乾寧三年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 22-25
- AD 896 其年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 26-27
- AD 867 唐咸通丁亥歲九月九日Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 252
- AD 879 to AD 896 帝嘗宿於雁門逆旅Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 7-9, 11-13
- AD 879 帝年甫十三Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 2
- AD 884 帝時年十七Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 4
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- AD 892 景福初Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 21
- AD 884 武皇鎮河東Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 5-6
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Ni (霓)imperial father 皇考 · paternal line
eldest son 元子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 249, 251 - Child of Lady Liu (劉氏)son 帝 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 252
Career and standing
- personal-guard officer 帳下Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 3, 27
- commander of the personal cavalry 掌親騎AD 884 武皇鎮河東 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 5
- deputy to the overall Han and non-Han general 副蕃漢大將AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 6
- EnteredEnrolled in clan registers · after the Li surname was grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 241
- took the throne and changed his taboo nameDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 240
Places and affiliations
- Polity Hedong Jin 河東 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 5, 241
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation OpposedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 22, 24
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Born underDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 252
- At northern Dai 代北Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 240
- At Jincheng county, Ying prefecture 應州之金城縣 · Relation Born atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 252
- At Yanmen inn 雁門逆旅 · Relation Lodged atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 7
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- AD 896 其年Organization Hengchong Command 橫衝都 · Relation Commander ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 26
Learning and skills
- Skill mounted archery 騎射 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 2-3
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Questioner · With Yanmen innkeeper (雁門逆旅媼)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 9
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-report Source Work Beimeng Suoyan 北夢瑣言Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 12
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 19
Events and relationships
- CapturedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 21
- Covered retreatDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 26
- DefeatedAD 896 乾寧三年 · Military · Commander · At Rencheng 任城Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 24
- Helped escapeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 4
- Joined personal guardDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 3
- Lifted siegeAD 896 乾寧三年 · Military · Commander · At Yan prefecture 兗州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 24
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- Shared gifts with subordinatesPersonal · DistributorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 18
- Shot flying birds without missingPersonal · HunterDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 3
- Took only a few bolts of silkPersonal · Subject of testDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 17
- Won campaignsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 6
- Relation Served · Person Wuhuang (武皇)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 3, 5, 241
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment later events proved the landlady's words · Mode named-source-report Source Work Beimeng Suoyan 北夢瑣言Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 13
- Assessment martial, decisive, yet humble toward officers · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 14
- Assessment never boasted of battle merit · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 15
- Assessment spirit like his father · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Xianzu (獻祖)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 2
- Assessment trained weapons, lived with integrity and quiet ease · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 16
- Item several bolts of silk 束帛數緡 · Relation TookDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 17
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 240
- From Siyuan 嗣源 · To Dan 亶 · Reason taboo name at accessionDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 240
References in the histories
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