Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Warlord

Li Changshou 李長壽

Attested AD 525 - AD 535

Passages: 11
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Changshou was a general and Warlord.

Life and dates

Death

Killed in battle · Cause City fell when attacked by Hou Jing
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 18

Attested activity

AD 535 大統元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 19
AD 525 to AD 527 孝昌中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 6
AD 534 魏孝武西遷
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 16

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Daughter of Li Changshou (李長壽女)
daughter 女 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 51
Child of Li Bofu (李伯扶)
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 43, passages 3-4
Parent of Li Yansun (李延孫)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 4
Parent of Li Yisun (李義孫)
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 43, passages 4, 39

Career and standing

Commander for Barbarian Defense 防蠻都督
AD 525 to AD 527 孝昌中 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 6
Governor of Beihua Province 北華州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 15
posthumous Grand Commandant and related honors 追贈太尉等
AD 535 大統元年 · Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 19
Duke of Qinghe Commandery 清河郡公
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 15

Events and relationships

Killed when city fell
Military · Defender · With Hou Jing (侯景)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 18
Resisted Eastern Wei
AD 534 魏孝武西遷 · Military · Defender · With Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei (魏孝武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 16

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

Book of Zhou, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Yansun; Wei You; Han Xiong; Chen Xin; Wei Xuan · 11 passages

父長壽，性雄豪，有武藝。 His father Changshou was a bold, formidable man skilled in arms.

孝昌中，朝議恐其為亂，乃以長壽為防蠻都督，給其鼓節，以慰其意。 During the Xiaochang era the court, fearing he would stir up rebellion, appointed Changshou commander for the defense against the tribes and bestowed on him drums and credentials of authority to win him over.

長壽冀因此遂得任用，亦盡其智力，防遏群蠻。 Changshou hoped this would lead to formal employment, and he threw all his wit and energy into holding the tribal peoples in check.

永安之後，盜賊蜂起，長壽乃招集叛亡，徒侶日盛。 After the Yong'an period unrest spread like swarming bees; Changshou gathered deserters and fugitives until his following grew daily.

授衛大將軍、北華州刺史，賜爵清河郡公。 He was made General of the Guard and governor of Beihua province and enfeoffed as Duke of Qinghe.

及魏孝武西遷，長壽率勵義士拒東魏。 When Emperor Xiaowu of Wei withdrew to the west, Changshou rallied loyal volunteers to resist Eastern Wei.

東魏遣行臺侯景率兵攻之，長壽衆少，城陷，遂遇害。 Eastern Wei sent its executive commissioner Hou Jing against him with an army; Changshou had too few men, his city fell, and he was killed.

少從長壽征討，以勇敢聞。 From youth he campaigned with Changshou and won renown for bravery.

及長壽被害，延孫乃還，收集其父之衆。 After Changshou was killed, Yansun came back and rallied his father's former forces.

慕李長壽之為人，遂娶長壽女，因寓居關南。 Admiring Li Changshou's character, he married Changshou's daughter and settled south of the passes.

及長壽被害，其子延孫收長壽餘衆，守禦東境。 After Changshou was killed, his son Yansun rallied the remnants of his father's forces and held the eastern frontier.