Five Dynasties · General

Li Sizhao 嗣昭

Attested AD 894 - AD 922

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Sizhao was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 894 to AD 922 嗣昭在世
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 190

Assessments and attributes

Assessment loyal; died in service; descendants ruined by wealth · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 190-192

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Book of Later Tang 28: Biographies 4: Li Sizhao, Pei Yue, Li Siben, Li Si'en · 1 passage

史臣曰：嗣昭以精悍勤勞，佐經綸之業，終沒王事，得以為忠，然其後嗣皆不免於刑戮者，何也？ The historian writes: Sizhao, through keen ability and tireless labor, helped build the state and died in its service, earning the name of loyalty. Yet why did his descendants all end on the execution ground?