Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Li Yantao 李彥韜

Lǐ Yàntāo

Attested AD 944 - AD 947

Passages
5
Chapters
3
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Yantao as a courtier, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 5 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Li Yantao 李彥韜 Lǐ Yàntāo
Personal name Li Yantao 李彥韜 Lǐ Yàntāo
Personal name Li Yantao 李彦韬 Li Yantao
Personal name Li Yantao 李彥韜

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Courtier
  • General
  • Military Officer
  • Official
  • Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 出帝 · Western Year: AD 944
  • Source Date: Text: 契丹犯京师 · Western Year: AD 946
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:029:s0028
  • Source Date: Text: 開運三年冬十月乙亥 · Western Year: AD 946
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:085:s0009
  • Source Date: Text: 開運四年正月 · Western Year: AD 947
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:085:s0098

Career and standing

  • Status: in-power · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 出帝 · Western Year: AD 944

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 85Volume 85 Book of Later Jin 11: Emperor Shao 4 · 3 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Later Jin Biographies 9: Sang Weihan, Jing Yanguang, Wu Luan · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 49Volume 49 Miscellaneous Biographies 29: Di Guangye, Feng Hui, Huang Fuhui, Tang Jingsi, Wang Jin, Chang Si, Sun Fangjian · 1 passage