Five Dynasties · General

Li Renfu 李仁福

Attested AD 910 - AD 924

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Renfu was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 924 同光二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 165
AD 910 開平四年七月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 134
AD 910 開平四年九月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 171

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Xiazhou military commissioner 夏州節度使
AD 924 同光二年 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 165
Dingnan military governor 定難節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 134

Events and relationships

Besieged at Xia
AD 910 開平四年七月 · Military · Defender · At Xia Prefecture 夏州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 134, 171, 173
Held Xia until relief
AD 910 開平四年九月 · Military · Defender
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 173, 175

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Book of Later Liang 5: Taizu Annals 5 · 3 passages

《通鑒》：七月，岐王與邠涇二帥各遣使告晉，請合兵攻定難節度使李仁福，晉王遣振武節度使周德威將兵會之，合五萬眾，圍夏州。《Zizhi Tongjian》 records: In the seventh month the Prince of Qi and the Bin and Jing governors asked Jin for a joint attack on Li Renfu of Dingnan; the Prince of Jin sent Zhou Dewei of Zhenwu with fifty thousand men to besiege Xia.

初，劉知俊誘沙陀振武賊帥周德威、涇原賊帥李繼鸞合步騎五萬大舉，欲俯拾夏台，節度使李仁福兵力俱乏，以急來告。 Zhijun had drawn Shatuo Zhou Dewei of Zhenwu and Li Jiluan of Jingyuan with fifty thousand horse and foot, thinking Xia would fall at a touch; Li Renfu was spent and cried for help.

既而大兵圍合，廷隱、漢玫與指揮使張初、李君用率州民防卒，與仁福部分固守，晝夜戮力逾月。 The host soon encircled the city; Tingyin, Hanmei, Zhang Chu, Li Junyong, militia and garrison fought with Renfu for more than a month without rest.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 31Volume 31 Book of Later Tang 7: Zhuangzong Annals 5 · 1 passage

己丑，以夏州節度使李仁福依前檢校太師、兼中書令、夏州節度使，封朔方王； On jichou Li Renfu of Xia kept acting Grand Preceptor, chancellor, and Xia commission and was made Prince of Shuofang;