Five Dynasties · Soldier

Wuba 武八

Wǔbā

Attested AD 917

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wuba was a Soldier.

Life and dates

Death

Cause Killed in battle · Killed in action
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 224

Attested activity

AD 917 殺李嗣恩之子武八
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 224

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Li Si'en (李嗣恩)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 224

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 224

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 1Volume 1 Annals 1: Taizu 1 · 1 passage

三月辛亥，攻幽州，節度使周德威以幽、并、鎮、定、魏五州之兵拒於居庸關之西，合戰於新州東，大破之，斬首三萬餘級，殺李嗣恩之子武八。 On xinhai day in the third month he attacked Youzhou. Zhou Dewei, the military governor, met him west of Juyong Pass with troops from You, Bing, Zhen, Ding, and Wei; they joined battle east of Xinzhou and were utterly broken; more than thirty thousand heads were taken, and Li Si'en's son Wuba was killed.