Overview
Li Fan was a Military Officer.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 892 景福元年Cause Killed in battle · At Dagou 大溝Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 220
Attested activity
- AD 892 景福元年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 220
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 63 Volume 63 Book of Later Tang 39: Biographies 15: Zhang Quanyi, Zhu Youqian 3 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45 Volume 45 Miscellaneous Biographies 25: Zhang Quanyi, Zhu Youqian, Yuan Xiangxian, Zhu Hanbin, Duan Ning, Liu Qi, Zhou Zhiyu, Lu Siduo 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52 Volume 52 Book of Later Tang 28: Biographies 4: Li Sizhao, Pei Yue, Li Siben, Li Si'en 1 passage
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 13 Volume 13: The Later Liang Imperial Family 1 passage
Career and standing
- successor to Wang Gong at Shaan 代珙Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 60
- military governor of Shanzhou 陝州節度使AD 899 光化二年六月 · Appointed · At Shanzhou 陝州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 153
- yamen officer 牙將HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 60
- staff officer / ya-general 牙將HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 151
- EnteredAD 894 乾寧初 · CaptivityDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 8
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Liang 汴/梁 · Relation Submitted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 153
Events and relationships
- Captured as a rebel general after the defeat at YishiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 8
- Fled to BianFlight · FugitiveDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 154
- KilledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 153
- Submitted to BianAD 899 光化二年六月 · Defection · AgentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 153
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Wang Gong (王珙)Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 8
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment harsh and cruel; lost army loyalty · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 154
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 146
References in the histories
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