Sui and Tang · Ruler and General

Martial Emperor 武皇

Wu Huang

Attested AD 880 - AD 900

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Martial Emperor was a ruler and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 894 乾寧初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 8
AD 900 光化三年十月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 24
AD 897 四年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 10
AD 880 to AD 893 少事克柔／少從征伐
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 6

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Daughter of the Martial Emperor (武皇女)
daughter 女
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 10
Child of Mother of the Martial Emperor and Li Kerou (武皇與克柔之母)
mother 母 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 1
Sibling of Li Kerou (克柔)
younger full brother 母弟 · Full siblings · paternal line
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 1

Places and affiliations

Polity Hedong 河東 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 8

Events and relationships

Dispatched Li Sizhao down the Taihang to strike Huai and Meng
AD 900 光化三年十月 · Military · Order giver · With Li Sizhao (李嗣昭)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 24
Gave his daughter in marriage to Wang Ke
AD 897 四年 · Diplomatic · Father in law · With Wang Ke (王珂), Daughter of the Martial Emperor (武皇女)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 10
Mildly warned Li Sizhao about wine and music
AD 880 to AD 893 少事克柔／少從征伐 · Personal · Admonisher · With Li Sizhao (李嗣昭)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 6
Ordered Li Sizhao to lead troops to aid Wang Ke
AD 894 乾寧初 · Military · Order giver · With Li Sizhao (李嗣昭), Wang Ke (王珂)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 8

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 · 5 passages

李嗣昭，字益光，武皇母弟代州刺史克柔之假子也。 Li Sizhao, whose courtesy name was Yiguang, was the adopted son of Kerou, prefect of Dai and younger full brother of the Martial Emperor.

初嗜酒好樂，武皇微伸儆戒，乃終身不飲。 He had once been fond of wine and music, but after the Martial Emperor gently admonished him, he never drank again for the rest of his life.

乾寧初，王珂、王珙爭帥河中，珙引陝州之軍攻珂，珂求救於武皇，乃令嗣昭將兵援之，敗珙軍於猗氏，獲賊將李璠等。 Early in the Qianning era, Wang Ke and Wang Gong fought over command of Hezhong. Gong brought Shaan troops against Ke, who appealed to the Martial Emperor. Sizhao was sent to his aid, defeated Gong at Yishi, and captured the rebel general Li Fan and others.

及王珂請婚武皇，武皇以女妻之； When Wang Ke sought a marriage alliance with the Martial Emperor, the latter gave him his daughter in marriage;

十月，汴人大寇鎮、定，王郜告急於武皇，乃遣嗣昭出師，下太行，擊懷、孟。 In the tenth month the Bian launched a major assault on Zhen and Ding. Wang Gao sent an urgent appeal to the Martial Emperor, who dispatched Sizhao down the Taihang to strike Huai and Meng.