Li Yancong (李彥從) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Yancong was a Military Officer and Administrator.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Shiyuan	士元	Shiyuan

Life and dates

Death

AD 950 乾祐三年冬
At in office in the commandery 卒於郡
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 139

Attested activity

AD 950 乾祐三年冬
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 139
AD 948 乾祐初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 137
AD 947 國初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 135

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Li De (李德)
father 父
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 133

Career and standing

honorary Minister of Works 檢校司空
AD 947 國初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 135
Left Flying Dragon Commissioner 左飛龍使
AD 947 國初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 135
prefect of Puzhou 濮州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 138
prefect of Enzhou 恩州刺史
AD 948 乾祐初 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 137
overall cavalry inspector 兵馬都監
AD 948 to AD 950 乾祐初至三年 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 138

Places and affiliations

At Xiaoyi in Fenzhou 汾州孝義
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 132
At Enzhou 恩州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 137
At Puzhou 濮州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 138

Learning and skills

Skill martial arts 武藝 · Level trained-from-youth
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 134

Events and relationships

Broke Chuan army with merit
Military · Inspector · With Zhao Hui (趙暉) · At Qi 岐下
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 138
Led troops to Zhenzhou
Military · Commander · At Zhenzhou 鎮州 · With Han Gaozu (高祖)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 136
Relation Trusted intimate of · Person Han Gaozu (高祖) · Reason fellow-townsman
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 134

Assessments and attributes

Assessment governed-capably-people-pleased · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 138

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 106Volume 106 Book of Later Jin 8: Biographies 3: Wang Zhou, Liu Shenjiao, Wu Hanqiu, Zhang Guan, Li Yin, Liu Zaiming, Ma Wan, Li Yancong, Guo Jin, Huang Fuli, Bai Zairong, Zhang Peng · 4 passages

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李彥從，字士元，汾州孝義人。 Li Yancong, courtesy name Shiyuan, was a native of Xiaoyi in Fenzhou.

彥從少習武藝，出行伍間，高祖典禁軍，以鄉里之舊，任為親信。 Yancong trained in the martial arts from youth and rose through the ranks. When Gaozu commanded the palace guard he took Yancong into his confidence as a fellow townsman.

鎮州逐敵之際，請兵於朝廷，高祖令彥從率軍赴之。 When Zhenzhou needed troops to drive off the enemy, Gaozu ordered Yancong to lead a force there.

趙暉討王景崇於岐下，彥從為兵馬都監，破川軍有功，賊平，授濮州刺史，治有政能，百姓悅之。 When Zhao Hui campaigned against Wang Jingchong at Qi, Yancong served as cavalry inspector, distinguished himself against the Chuan forces, and after the rebels were crushed was made prefect of Puzhou. He governed capably and won the people's approval.