Overview
Meng Zhixiang was a general and Official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 932 長興三年九月壬辰Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 207
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Mother of Li Gui (李瑰母)sister (mother of his nephew) 甥之母 · Uncertain siblings · paternal line
brother 兄 · Uncertain siblings · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 208 - Kin of Li Gui (李瑰)maternal uncle 舅 · maternal line
nephew 甥 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 208 - Spouse of Princess of Blessing and Celebration (福慶長公主)Princess of Blessing and Celebration 福慶長公主
Zhixiang 知祥Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 145, 209
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 207
Events and relationships
- Asked to appoint civil and military officers by provisional ink edict; the court allowed itDiplomatic · PetitionerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 147
- Asked to appoint prefects and lower officials by provisional ink edictDiplomatic · PetitionerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 212
- Asked to bring soldiers' families into Sichuan; the court refusedDiplomatic · PetitionerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 146
- Declared vassalage as before and reported the princess's death and Dong Zhang's defeatDiplomatic · VassalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 209-210
References in the histories
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