Sui and Tang · Jin General under Li Keyong

Li Cunxiao 李存孝

Attested AD 889 - AD 891

Passages: 7
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Cunxiao was a Jin General under Li Keyong.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 890 九月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 50, passage 75
AD 890 to AD 891 大順中
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 13
AD 890 大順元年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 62, passage 53
AD 889 龍紀元年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 62, passages 12, 49

Key source chapters

Events and relationships

Attacked
Military · Commander · At Luzhou 潞州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 50, passage 75
Captured Ming and Ci
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 62, passage 12
Defeated Fangli at Liuli Dam
Military · Commander · With Meng Fangli (孟方立)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 62, passages 12, 49

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 13

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Book of Later Tang 26: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 1 passage

九月，李存孝急攻潞州，汴軍夜遁，獲霸等誅之，武皇乃以康君立為昭義節度使。 In the ninth month Li Cunxiao pressed the attack on Luzhou. The Liang army fled by night, Feng Ba and his fellows were captured and executed, and Li Keyong appointed Kang Junli military commissioner of Zhaoyi.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 54Volume 54 Book of Later Tang 30: Biographies 6: Wang Rong, Wang Zhaohui, Wang Chuzhi · 2 passages

大順中，武皇將李存孝既平邢、洺，因獻謀於武皇，欲兼並鎮、定，乃連年出師以擾鎮之屬邑。 During the Dashun era the Martial Emperor's general Li Cunxiao, having pacified Xing and Ming, proposed to the Martial Emperor that Zhen and Ding be seized together, and for years thereafter led campaigns harassing the counties under Zhen.

及方立平，晉將李存孝侵鎔於南部，鎔求援於幽州。）〉 After Fangli was defeated, the Jin general Li Cunxiao raided Rong's southern territories, and Rong again sought aid from Youzhou.) 〉

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 62Volume 62 Book of Later Tang 38: Biographies 14: Meng Fangli, Zhang Wenli, Dong Zhang · 4 passages

六月，李存孝下洺、磁兩郡，方立遣馬溉、袁奉韜盡率其眾，逆戰於琉璃陂。 In the sixth month Li Cunxiao captured Mingzhou and Cizhou; Fangli sent Ma Gai and Yuan Fengtao with his entire army to give battle at Liuli Dam.

存孝擊之盡殪，生獲馬溉、奉韜。 Cunxiao annihilated their force and took Ma Gai and Fengtao alive.

龍紀元年，克用使李罕之、李存孝擊邢，攻磁、洺，方立戰琉璃陂，大敗，禽其二將，被斧鑕，徇邢壘，呼曰：「孟公速降，有能斬其首者，假三州節度使。」 In 889 Keyong sent Li Hanzhi and Li Cunxiao against Xingzhou and into Ci and Ming; Fangli met them at Liuli Dam, was crushed, and lost both generals; the captives were shackled and displayed before the walls of Xing with the cry, "Lord Meng, surrender at once! Whoever brings me his head shall govern the three prefectures."

大順元年，存孝復攻邢，遷挈邢、洺、磁三州降，執王虔裕三百人獻之； In 890 Cunxiao attacked Xingzhou again; Qian surrendered the three prefectures of Xing, Ming, and Ci and handed over Wang Yuyu and three hundred of his men;