Song, Liao, and Jin · Eunuch

Li Tuo 李托

Attested AD 962 - AD 971

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Tuo was an eunuch.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 962 to AD 971 五年至國亡
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 186, 209

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Noble Consort (貴妃)
adoptive daughter 養女 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 186

Career and standing

Inner Grand Preceptor 內太師
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 187

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 65Volume 65: Hereditary House of Southern Han · 3 passages

五年，鋹以宦者李托養女為貴妃，專寵。 In the fifth year Chang made the adopted daughter of the eunuch Li Tuo his Noble Consort and favored her exclusively.

鋹遣龔澄樞守賀州、郭崇嶽守桂州、李托守韶州以備。 Chang sent Gong Chengsu to defend Hezhou, Guo Chongyue to defend Guizhou, and Li Tuo to defend Shaozhou in preparation.

龔澄樞、李托等謀曰：「北師之來，利吾國寶貨爾，焚為空城，師不能駐，當自還也。」 Gong Chengsu, Li Tuo, and the rest plotted, "The northern army has come only for the treasures of our state. Burn everything into an empty city and the army cannot stay — it will return on its own."