Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Tuoba Sigong 托跋思恭

Attested AD 881 - AD 884

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tuoba Sigong was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 881 to AD 884 唐僖宗時
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 134, passage 3

Family

Ancestor of Yuanhao (元昊)
forebear…several generations until Yuanhao 其先…傳數世至元昊 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 134, passages 3, 5
Ancestor of Li Qianshun (李乾順)
his forebear 其先 · paternal line
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passage 3

Career and standing

military commissioner of Xia, Sui, Yin, and You 夏、綏、銀、宥節度使
AD 881 to AD 884 唐僖宗時 · Held
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passage 3

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passage 3
At Xia Prefecture 夏州 · Relation Based at
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passage 4

Events and relationships

Defeated
AD 881 to AD 884 唐僖宗時 · Military · Commander · With Huang Chao (黃巢) · At capital 京師
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passage 3

Source notes

From Tuoba 托跋 · To Li 李氏 · Reason imperial bestowal of surname
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passage 3

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 72: Foreign Countries 1: Xixia · 1 passage

其先曰托跋思恭，唐僖宗時，為夏、綏、銀、宥節度使，與李茂貞、李克用等破黃巢，複京師，賜姓李氏。 His forebear Tuoba Sigong served under Emperor Xizong of Tang as military commissioner of Xia, Sui, Yin, and You. Together with Li Maozhen, Li Keyong, and others he routed Huang Chao, restored the capital, and received the imperial surname Li.