Sui and Tang · Warlord

Tian Chengsi 田承嗣

Attested AD 776

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tian Chengsi was a warlord.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 776 十一年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 135, passage 45

Family

Kin of Tian Yue (田悅)
nephew 侄
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 135, passage 45

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 135Volume 131 Biographies 81: Li Mian; Li Gao and His Sons Xianggu and Daogu · 1 passage

未行，汴州將李靈曜阻兵，北結田承嗣，承嗣使侄悅將銳兵戍之。 Before Mian could take up the post, the Bianzhou general Li Lingyao rebelled and allied himself with Tian Chengsi to the north. Chengsi sent his nephew Tian Yue with elite troops to hold the city.