Li Keju (李可舉) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Keju was a Military Governor of Youzhou.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Death

died 死
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 192
self-immolation 自燔而死 · At tower 樓
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 181

Attested activity

AD 881 to AD 885 中和中
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 170
AD 884 to AD 885 中和末
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 171-173, 180-181
AD 885 光啟元年春
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 192-193
AD 871 to AD 873 咸通末
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 161, 169
AD 880 广明元年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 18
AD 880 to AD 882 戰雲、蔚間
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 131

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AD 878 to AD 883 攻武皇於蔚州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 18-19
AD 876 to AD 885 李可舉
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 231

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Li Maoxun (李茂勛)
father 父
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 162

gathered his clan before death
Kinship Role clan · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 181

Key source chapters

Origins and identity

Uyghur Abusi clan 回鶻阿布思之族
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 161
Uyghur Abusi clan 回鶻阿布思之族
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 161

Career and standing

acting military governor 節度留後
Appointed as
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 169
Left Assistant Governor of Youzhou 幽州左司馬
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 169
vice military governor 節度副使
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 169
acting Grand Marshal 檢校太尉
Promoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 170
Right Regular Attendant 右散騎常侍
Promoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 169

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 18; New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 18
At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Based at
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passage 18
At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Governed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 169, 180
At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 18

Events and relationships

Attacked by
Military · Besieged governor · With Li Quanzhong (李全忠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 180-181
Conspired to raise troops
Military · Conspirator · At Zhenzhou 鎮州
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 172
Defeated Keyong at Yaoer Ridge
AD 880 广明元年 · Military · Commander · With Li Keyong (李克用) · At Yao'er Ridge 药儿岭
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 4, passages 18, 20
Fought Taizu between Yun and Yu
AD 880 to AD 882 戰雲、蔚間 · Military · Opponent · With Taizu (太祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 131
Incited rear attack
Diplomatic · Inciter · With Helian Duo (赫連鐸)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 172
Joined the attack on the Martial Emperor at Yuzhou
AD 878 to AD 883 攻武皇於蔚州 · Military · Commander · With Martial Emperor (武皇) · At Yuzhou 蔚州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 18

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Seized power
Usurpation · Usurper · At Youzhou 幽州 · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 231-232
Sent general to attack Yizhou
Military · Commander · With Li Quanzhong (李全忠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 173
Relation Secret ally of · Person Wang Chucun (王處存)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 171
Relation Superior of · Person Li Quanzhong (李全忠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 189

Assessments and attributes

Assessment seized-power-through-inbenevolence · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 231, 236

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 131

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 55Volume 55 Book of Later Tang 31: Biographies 7: Kang Junli, Xue Zhiqin, Shi Jiantang, Li Chengsi, Shi Yan, Gai Yu, Yi Guang, Li Chengxun, Shi Jingrong · 2 passages

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朝廷命招討使李鈞、幽州李可舉加兵於武皇，攻武皇於蔚州。 The court ordered Pacification Commissioner Li Jun and Li Keju of Youzhou to reinforce their armies and attack the Martial Emperor at Yuzhou.

君立從擊可舉之師屢捷，及獻祖入達靼，君立保感義軍，武皇授雁門節度，以君立為左都押牙，從入關，逐黃孽，收長安。 Junli followed the campaigns against Keju's army and won victory after victory. When the Ancestor of Offerings fled into the Tatar lands, Junli held the Ganyi army. The Martial Emperor received the Yanmen command, made Junli his left chief guard officer, marched with him through the passes, drove off Huang Chao, and recovered Chang'an.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 4Volume 4 Later Tang Annals 1: Zhuangzong 1 · 2 passages

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广明元年，招讨使李琢会幽州李可举、云州赫连铎击沙陀，克用与可举相拒雄武军。 In Guangming 1 (880) Li Zhuo, Li Keju of Youzhou, and Helian Duo of Yunzhou combined against the Shatuo while Keyong held Keju at Xiongwu.

可举追至药儿岭，大败之，琢军夹击，又败之于蔚州。 Keju chased him to Yao’er Ridge and shattered his force; Zhuo’s troops closed in from two sides and beat him again at Yu Prefecture.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 14Volume 14: Taizu of Later Tang's Family · 1 passage

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太祖與赫連鐸、李可舉戰雲、蔚間，後奔達靼，入破黃巢，克寧未嘗不從行。 From the wars with Helian Duo and Li Keju through exile among the Tatars and the campaign against Huang Chao, Kening always marched with him.