Li Sizhao (李嗣昭) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Sizhao as a general, military officer, official, and royal family member. This record brings together 21 passages from 10 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Sizhao	李嗣昭	Li Sizhao
Title	Grand Preceptor of Zhaoyi	昭義侍中
Personal name	Li Siyao	李嗣昭	Li Siyao
Personal	Li Sizhao	李嗣昭
Personal name	Li Sizhao	李嗣昭	Li Sizhao
Personal name	Li Sizhao	李嗣昭	Lǐ Sìzhāo
Given	Siyao	嗣昭	Siyao
Given	Sizhao	嗣昭	Sizhao
Given name	Sizhao	嗣昭	Sizhao

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0095, jiuwudaishi:072:s0097, liaoshi:002:s0053, xinwudaishi:032:s0067
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:065:s0038, jiuwudaishi:074:s0090, liaoshi:113:s0007
Value: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:042:s0041

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

Manner: struck by stray arrow / 為流矢所中 · Place: in the army / 於師 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 十九年四月 · Western Year: AD 922
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0096
Manner: killed in battle · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天贊初 · Western Year: AD 922
Explicit · liaoshi:113:s0007
Manner: fell in battle · Place: below Zhenzhou city / 鎮州城下
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0146
Manner: killed-in-battle
Explicit · liaoshi:002:s0053
Manner: unspecified
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0068

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 龍德三年春三月以前 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: spring · Lunar Month: 3 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:010:s0145, jiuwudaishi:010:s0146
Source Date: Text: 貞明六年九月 · Regnal Year: 6 · Lunar Month: 9 · Western Year: AD 920
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:010:s0045, jiuwudaishi:010:s0046
Source Date: Text: AD 911 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:065:s0038
Source Date: Text: 六年 · Western Year: AD 921
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0044
Source Date: Text: 十九年三月 · Western Year: AD 922
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:062:s0095
Source Date: Text: 同光前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 900 · End: AD 922
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:074:s0090
Source Date: Text: 天贊元年 · Western Year: AD 922
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0053
Source Date: Text: 天贊初 · Western Year: AD 922
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:113:s0007
Source Date: Text: 夾城守城 · Western Year: AD 910
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0041
Source Date: Text: 李嗣昭節制昭義 · Western Interval: Start: AD 906 · End: AD 922
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:072:s0097
Source Date: Text: 莊宗時 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:032:s0067
Source Date: Text: 長興二年 · Western Year: AD 931
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:042:s0041

Family

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Child of Li Kerou (李克柔)
Kinship Term: adopted son / 假子 · Parentage: adoptive · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Parent of Li Jichou (李繼儔)
Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: eldest son · Object Birth Order: 1
Parent of Li Jitao (李繼韜)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Label: military governor of the Zhaoyi Army / 昭義軍節度使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0067
Label: Zhaoyi military commissioner / 昭義節度使 · Action: formerly-held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 長興二年 · Western Year: AD 931
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:042:s0041
Label: Luzhou military commissioner / 潞州節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0146
Label: Zhaoyi Circuit commander / 節制昭義 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:072:s0097
Status: deceased · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 長興二年 · Western Year: AD 931
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:042:s0041

Events and relationships

Kind: ritual · Role: honored deceased · Action: collaterally offered in Zhuangzong's temple · Other Person Id: Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (後唐莊宗) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 長興二年 · Western Year: AD 931
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:042:s0041
Kind: military · Role: defender · Action: held-city · Place: Lu / 潞
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0041
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: rescued-Li-Cun
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0044
Kind: military · Role: Jin commander · Action: sent to relieve Tongzhou
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0046

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · xinwudaishi:032:s0067

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Book of Later Liang 10: Later Emperors Annals 3 · 2 passages

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晉王遣都將李嗣昭、李存審、王建及率師來援同州，戰於城下。 The Prince of Jin sent Li Sizhao, Li Cunshen, and Wang Jianji to relieve Tongzhou and battle was joined under the walls.

先是，繼韜父嗣昭為潞州節度使，戰歿於鎮州城下，晉王欲以嗣昭長子繼儔襲父位。 His father Li Sizhao had held Luzhou and died at Zhenzhou; the Prince of Jin meant to give the post to eldest son Jichou.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 42Volume 42 Book of Later Tang 18: Mingzong Annals 8 · 1 passage

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故昭義節度使李嗣昭、故幽州節度使周德威、故汴州節度使符存審，並配饗莊宗廟廷。 Li Sizhao, Zhou Dewei, and Fu Cunshen were given collateral offerings in Zhuangzong's temple.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Book of Later Tang 26: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 3 passages

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時兄嗣弼為昭義副使，與嗣昭守城，兄弟內外奮戰，忠力威壯，感動三軍。 His elder brother Sibi was then deputy commissioner of Zhaoyi and, with Sizhao, held the city. The brothers fought fiercely inside and out, their loyalty and prowess so imposing that they stirred the whole army.

〈（案《新唐書·宰相世係表》：嗣昭，國昌有子四人：克恭、克儉、克用、克柔。 (According to the 《New Book of Tang·Tables of Chancellor Lineages》: Sizhao—Guochang had four sons: Ke Gong, Ke Jian, Ke Yong, and Ke Rou.

薛史《李嗣昭傳》云：武皇母弟代州刺史克柔之假子也。 The Xue History 《Biography of Li Sizhao》 says he was the adopted son of Li Keyong's younger uterine brother Ke Rou, prefect of Daizhou.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 62Volume 62 Book of Later Tang 38: Biographies 14: Meng Fangli, Zhang Wenli, Dong Zhang · 2 passages

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十九年三月，閻寶為處瑾所敗，莊宗以李嗣昭代之。 In the third month of the nineteenth year Yan Bao was defeated by Chujin, and Zhuangzong replaced him with Li Sizhao.

四月，嗣昭為流矢所中，尋卒於師，命李存進繼之。 In the fourth month Sizhao was struck by a stray arrow and died in camp; Li Cunjin was ordered to take his place.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 65Volume 65 Book of Later Tang 41: Biographies 17: Li Jianji, Shi Junli, Gao Xinggui, Zhang Tingyu, Wang Sitong, Suo Zitong · 4 passages

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初事代州刺史李克柔，後隸李嗣昭為牙校，曆典諸軍。 He first served Li Kerou, prefect of Dai, then entered Li Sizhao's guard and rose through commands over several armies.

嗣昭每出征，俾君立為前鋒，敵人畏之。 Whenever Sizhao took the field he put Junli in the van, and enemies learned to dread the name.

時莊宗在魏博，救應不暇，人心危懼，嗣昭遣君立率五百騎，自上黨朝發暮至。 Zhuangzong was in Weibo and could not break away to help; panic spread. Sizhao dispatched Junli with five hundred cavalry from Shangdang—they left at dawn and reached Taiyuan by nightfall.

王檀遊軍扼汾橋，君立一戰敗之，徑至城下，馳突斬擊，出入如神，大呼曰：「昭義侍中大軍至矣！」 Wang Tan's scouts held the Fen Bridge; Junli smashed them in one clash, raced to the wall, and wheeled through the Bian ranks like a force of nature, roaring, "The Grand Preceptor of Zhaoyi is here with the main host!"

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 72Volume 72 Book of Later Tang 48: Biographies 24: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan, Ma Shaohong, Meng Hangqiong · 3 passages

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李嗣昭節制昭義，以居翰監其軍，以燕軍三千為部下。 Li Siyao commanded Zhaoyi Circuit and made Juhan supervisor of his army, with three thousand Yan troops under his command.

俄而汴將李思安築夾城以圍潞州，居翰與嗣昭登城保守，以至解圍。 Before long the Bian general Li Si'an built Jiachcheng to besiege Luzhou. Juhan and Siyao mounted the walls to hold firm until the siege was lifted.

自是嗣昭每出征，令居翰知留後事。 From then on, whenever Siyao marched out, he left Juhan in charge of rear affairs.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 74Volume 74 Book of Later Tang 50: Biographies 126: Kang Yanxiao, Zhu Shouyin, Yang Li, Dou Tingwan, Zhang Qianzhao, Yang Yanwen · 1 passage

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初事李嗣昭及李繼韜，皆畜養甚厚。 He had first served Li Sizhao and then Li Jiyao, both of whom treated him with exceptional generosity.

History of Liao, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 2 passages

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李嗣昭領三百騎來救，我軍少卻，存乃得出，大戰，我軍不利，引歸。 Li Sizhao led three hundred horsemen to the rescue; our forces fell back slightly, and Cun broke free; in the great battle that followed our army was worsted and withdrew.

癸亥，李存圍鎮州，張文禮求援，命郎君迭烈、將軍康末怛往擊，敗之，殺其將李嗣昭。 On guihai day Li Cun besieged Zhenzhou; Zhang Wenli sought relief, and Langjun Dielie and General Kang Modan were dispatched against him; they routed the enemy and killed their general Li Sizhao.

History of Liao, Chapter 113Volume 113 Biographies 43: Rebellious Officials 2 · 1 passage

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翰受詔與康末怛往救，克之，殺其將李嗣昭，拔石城。 Han received orders and marched to the rescue with Kang Moda; they took the city, killed the Tang general Li Sizhao, and seized Shicheng.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies of Martyrs to Virtue 12: Wang Yanzhang · 2 passages

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莊宗以李嗣昭為昭義軍節度使，約以裨將守澤州。 Zhuangzong made Li Sizhao governor of Zhaoyi; Yue, a subordinate commander, held Ze Prefecture.

嗣昭卒，其子繼韜以澤、潞叛降於梁，約召其州人泣而諭曰：「吾事故使二十餘年，見其分財饗士，欲報梁仇，不幸早世。 When Sizhao died, his son Jitao rebelled with Ze and Lu and went over to Liang. Yue gathered the people, wept, and said: "I served our old commissioner more than twenty years. I watched him share spoils and feast his men, burning to avenge Liang—then he died too soon.