Li Sizhao 李嗣昭

Other names

Family

• Child of Taizu (太祖)
  adopted son 養子 · Adoptive parentage · paternal line
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 6
• Child of Father of Li Sizhao (李嗣昭之父)
  father 父 · paternal line
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 10-11
• Child of Kerou (克柔)
  raised as a son 養以為子 · Foster parentage · paternal line
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 11

Origins and identity

• Lineage originally Han, adopted into Li 本姓韓氏，養為李氏
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 9, 11

Career and standing

• farmer's son / commoner 民家子
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 9
• commander of the inner guard 衙內指揮使
  Appointed
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 15
• Held
  Adopted son
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 6, 11

Places and affiliations

• Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 15, 183
• At Taigu County, Fenzhou 汾州太谷縣
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 9
• AD 900 三年
  At Mingzhou 洺州 · Relation Captured
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 184
• AD 899 二年
  At Luzhou 潞州 · Relation Captured
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 183
• AD 898 光化元年
  At Zezhou 澤州 · Relation Captured
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 182
• Organization Adopted Sons Army 義兒軍 · Relation Member of
  Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 5-6

Events and relationships

• Adopted after birth
  Personal · Infant taken · With Taizu (太祖)
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 11
• Aided and defeated
  Military · Commander · With Wang Ke (王珂) · At Yishi 猗氏 · Outcome Defeated Wang Gong and captured three generals
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 180
• Defeated relief
  Military · Commander · With Wang Gong (王珙) · At Hubi Fort 胡壁堡 · Outcome Captured one general
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 181
• Defeated
  AD 898 光化元年 · Military · Commander · With Ding Hui (丁會) · At Hanshan 含山 · Outcome Captured one general, beheaded three thousand, took Zezhou
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 182
• Fell into ambush
  AD 900 三年 · Military · Fleeing commander · With Ge Congzhou (葛從周) · At Qingshan Pass 青山口 · Outcome Great defeat
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 185
• Stormed city
  AD 899 二年 · Military · Commander · At Luzhou 潞州
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 183

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment courage surpassed others · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 13
• Assessment prudent and steady · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 15
• loved wine at first; after Taizu's warning never drank again
  Habit
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 14
• short in stature
  Physical description
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 13

Source notes

• From Jintong 進通 · To Sizhao 嗣昭
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 12