Li Tinggui (李廷珪) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Tinggui was a Western Shu northern-route commander.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 漢祖即位後
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 74, passage 131
AD 955 顯德二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 115, passage 129

Key source chapters

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 74 Volume 74 Book of Later Tang 50: Biographies 126: Kang Yanxiao, Zhu Shouyin, Yang Li, Dou Tingwan, Zhang Qianzhao, Yang Yanwen 3 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115 Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 2 passages

Career and standing

northern-route field army commander for Western Shu 蜀北路行營都統
AD 955
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 115, passage 129

References in the histories

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 · 3 passages

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俄而趙匡讚、侯益請昶出師，掠定三秦，因命虔釗與韓保貞等總師五萬出散關，雄武軍節度使何重建出隴右，奉鑾肅衛都虞候李廷珪出子午穀，會於雍州。 Soon Zhao and Hou urged Chang to march and seize the Three Qin. Chang ordered Qianzhao and Han Baozhen to lead fifty thousand men through San Pass, He Chongjian of Xiongwu to advance through Longyou, and Li Tinggui of the Imperial Escort to march through Ziwu Valley. All were to converge on Yong.

廷珪始出子午穀，聞匡讚為王景崇所逼，棄城自拔東去，遂先退師。 Tinggui had barely left Ziwu Valley when he learned that Kuangzan was being driven by Wang Jingchong, abandoned his position, and fled east. He was the first to withdraw.

時虔釗、福誠、保貞師次陳倉，謀不相葉，而侯益聞匡讚已去，廷珪班師，亦誠款中變，閉壘不出。 By then Qianzhao, Fucheng, and Baozhen had halted at Chencang and could not agree among themselves. Hou Yi heard that Kuangzan was gone and Tinggui had withdrawn, changed his mind about submitting, and shut himself behind his walls.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 2 passages

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〈（《九國誌·李廷珪傳》：周師攻秦、鳳，以廷珪為北路行營都統，高彥儔、呂彥珂為招討。 (Jiuguo Zhi, biography of Li Tinggui: When Zhou attacked Qin and Feng, Tinggui was named northern route commander, with Gao Yanchou and Lü Yanke as pacification commissioners.

廷珪遣先鋒指揮使李進以兵據馬嶺，分兵出斜谷，營於白澗，將腹背以攻周師； Tinggui sent vanguard commander Li Jin to hold Maling, detached troops through Xiegu pass, and encamped at Baijian to attack the Zhou from front and rear;