Li Jitao (李繼韜) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Jitao was a Defector from Jin.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Death

Cause Executed after Zhuangzong destroyed Liang
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 11, passage 12
Executed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 74, passage 91

Attested activity

AD 923 龍德三年春三月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 145, 148
AD 923 to AD 924 同光二年前
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 74, passage 90
AD 923 梁龍德末
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 62, passage 107
AD 921 潞州留後
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 11, passage 4
AD 923 莊宗時
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 32, passage 68
AD 923 龙德三年春三月
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 75

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Li Jichou (李繼儔)
brother · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 146
Child of Li Sizhao (李嗣昭)
father 父
son 子
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 146; New History of the Five Dynasties 32, passage 68

Kinship Role young sons · Count 2 · Sent as hostages
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 147

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Career and standing

Luzhou acting military commissioner 潞州節度留後
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 145
regent of Luzhou 潞州留後
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 11, passage 4
Entered
Rebel
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 32, passage 68

Places and affiliations

Jin 晉
Relation Defected from
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 145
Later Liang 梁
Relation Submitted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 145, 147

Events and relationships

Broke with Jin and submitted to Liang
AD 923 龙德三年春三月 · Military · Defector · At Luzhou 潞州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 75
Defected to Liang
Political · Rebel
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 11, passage 12
Surrendered to Liang
Military · Defector
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 62, passage 107
Surrendered Ze Lu to Liang
Military · Rebel
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 32, passage 68
Political · Defector · Actions offered Luzhou to Later Liang, imprisoned Li Jichou, sent envoys to submit, sent two young sons as hostages · With Li Jichou (李繼儔)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 145-147

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 32, passage 68

References in the histories

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History

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Book of Later Liang 10: Later Emperors Annals 3 · 4 passages

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龍德三年春三月，晉潞州節度留後李繼韜遣使以城歸順。 In the third month of Longde 3 Li Jiyao of Luzhou offered the city to Liang.

先是，繼韜父嗣昭為潞州節度使，戰歿於鎮州城下，晉王欲以嗣昭長子繼儔襲父位。 His father Li Sizhao had held Luzhou and died at Zhenzhou; the Prince of Jin meant to give the post to eldest son Jichou.

繼韜在潞州，即執繼儔囚之，遣使來送款，仍以二幼子為質。 Jiyao imprisoned Jichou, submitted to Liang, and sent two sons as hostages.

澤州刺史裴約不從繼韜之謀，帝命董璋為澤州刺史，令將兵攻之。 Ze prefect Pei Yue refused the plot; Dong Zhang was sent to take Ze by force.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 62Volume 62 Book of Later Tang 38: Biographies 14: Meng Fangli, Zhang Wenli, Dong Zhang · 2 passages

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梁龍德末，潞州李繼韜送款於梁。 Near the end of the Longde reign Li Jitao of Luzhou surrendered to the Liang.

時潞將裴約方領兵戍澤州，不徇繼韜之命，據城以自固。 The Lu general Pei Yue was then garrisoning Zezhou, refused Jitao's orders, and held the city on his own account.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 74Volume 74 Book of Later Tang 50: Biographies 126: Kang Yanxiao, Zhu Shouyin, Yang Li, Dou Tingwan, Zhang Qianzhao, Yang Yanwen · 2 passages

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初事李嗣昭及李繼韜，皆畜養甚厚。 He had first served Li Sizhao and then Li Jiyao, both of whom treated him with exceptional generosity.

繼韜被誅，憤憤失誌。 When Jiyao was executed, Yang Li was bitter and lost heart.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3Volume 3 Later Liang Annals 3: Later Emperors · 1 passage

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三年春三月，潞州李繼韜叛于晉，來附。 In the third month of spring in the third year, Li Jitao of Luzhou broke with Jin and submitted to Liang.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 11Volume 11 Later Zhou Annals 2: Taizu · 4 passages

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潞州留後李繼韜募勇敢士為軍卒，威年十八，以勇力應募。 Li Jitao, regent of Luzhou, was raising bold men for the ranks; at eighteen Wei enlisted on the strength of his daring.

為人負氣，好使酒，繼韜特奇之。 Proud-spirited and quick to drink, he caught Jitao’s eye as someone out of the ordinary.

為吏所執，繼韜惜其勇，陰縱之使亡，已而復召置麾下。 The authorities arrested him, but Jitao valued his daring and quietly set him loose; before long he called him back into his service.

繼韜叛晉附於梁，後莊宗滅梁，繼韜誅死，其麾下兵悉隸從馬直，威以通書算補為軍吏。 When Jitao turned on Jin for Liang, Zhuangzong later crushed Liang and put Jitao to death. The remnant force entered the Imperial Horse Guard, and Wei, skilled in letters and accounts, was posted as a clerk.